However, in an interview where both Tico and David are said to be there Tico said, "Richie is a brother, and you just don't brush that off."

http://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-t...001222239.html

I think it is just a case of writers using what they want to use out of an interview. One just told what David had said while the other told what Tico and David both said.