NEWS – Man Takes the Blame for Jon Bon Jovi Death Hoax as a Protest
Published on December 27, 2011 by Christian Sellers · No Comments
Last week rock star Jon Bon Jovi became the latest victim of the internet when a rumour was spread online that the forty-nine year old had passed away. The news originated from a bogus press release and soon made its way across numerous sites, forcing the singer to post a photo on his band’s Facebook page proving that he was still alive. “Rest assured that Jon is alive and well! This photo was just taken,” a caption underneath stated.
The Asbury Park Press report that a fledging musician has taken credit for the hoax, allegedly as a protest to Bon Jovi’s ventures outside of the world of music. “I’m in a band as well, and I was going into the recording studio, and we had talked about how the music industry just started taking a turn into crazy new worlds that no one, really, can assess,” Jeffrey Goho, the man in question, said.
“Long story short, I was talking to my band members on their down time, and we got so worked up in the conversation, I just kind of took the liberty and started (the rumour), because I was so irritated. “All I heard was “Bon Jovi this,” “Bon Jovi’s starting a restaurant.” What was the latest one? The Advil commercial (featuring Bon Jovi)? It was like, “Jeez, (Bon Jovi) was a household name due to the music, not the business.” So I’m not proud of it. I’m getting a lot of backlash from it, but as stupid as it sounds, that’s how it started. I just had a blurb and went with it.”
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