[Jamesy]

It wouldn't surprise me if Perez has his agent or a lawyer outside the house threatening the producers left right and centre.

Perez is certainly in control here though. He knows the edit will be concentrating on him, moreso with the secret room, and he knows how important that is for the producers to keep a story. So he can easily use that to his benefit and threaten to leave just to get some perks along the way.