Original sentence: Dion claims that he won the toss, but ultimately decided that since the $36 fare () equaled the monthly rent his parents paid for his childhood apartment, he could not justify the indulgence.In contradiction to the testimony of Allsup and Jennings, Dion has since said that Holly approached him along with Valens and Richardson to join the flight, not Holly's bandmates
Edited sentence: Dion dubiously claims that he won the toss, and even though he was already a multi million-seller Rock star he ultimately decided that since the $36 fare () equaled the monthly rent his parents paid for his childhood apartment, he could not justify the indulgence.In contradiction to the testimony of Allsup and Jennings, Dion has dubiously since said that Holly approached him along with Valens and Richardson to join the flight, not Holly's bandmates