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Originally Posted by Simsense
I'm a first-timer here, so please forgive me, but I can't sift through the enormous "No Richie on current leg of tour" thread to find the answer.
I'm just following internet rumors, but has Richie's status in the band been officially confirmed?
Again, I totally apologize for asking such a n00b question. I'm sure the answer is buried somewhere in these threads; I just can't find it. But as they say on Reddit, please "explain like I'm 5" regarding what's up with Richie (and apparently with Tico?).
Thanks so much.
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Well, we're pretty much kept out of the matters of grownups like 5-year-olds.
It's the most complicated mess ever, but since you asked about officiality, it becomes quite simple to explain and the answer is simple: no, Richie's status in the band hasn't officially been confirmed. It's almost surreal, but the only official statements we've had about this are those citing "personal issues" for Richie's absence from the second and third leg of the tour. They didn't even bother afterwards. Jon, Richie and Tico spoke out about it on video, but without giving us much info, if at all. And that's basically where we are right now, most of us thinking Richie won't be back for this tour and actually fearing for the future of the band as well, while others were still hoping for Richie to be on the plane to the next show as of yesterday.
What happened with Tico is a whole different situation and doesn't really have anything to do with Richie. They had to perform an emergency surgery on him and we're all still waiting for updates on his conditions and the upcoming tour dates.
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