He didn't mention HFH. He just said that he thinks the people who own IT own a few others as well. Although it has been implied, by others, in the past that Kayla is just a managing minority partner, this was not referred to directly. While it is likely that it is this rumour he was referring to, he could have heard another rumour.
Besides Paul's involvement in HFH will continue to breed these rumours, regardless of what the actual situation is because of two reasons: 1) the gender bias of the majority of this board's members; 2) the 'management' assistance that Paul and Kayla both freely acknowledge that make people wonder what the advantage is to Paul.
Why are you so touchy about this issue? I personally think both of their spas are the best in the city. SRM, Allure, Platinum, HI etc. are very good, but HFH and IT give me a feeling of quality and relative legality that I don't get in the other places. I personally like a place where the atmosphere itself tends to dissuade 'illegal extras' as I am at risk if a girl in another room steps over the 'accepted' line with LE.
I think the moderator of a board, especially one like this should work harder to keep their personal emotions in check.