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Originally Posted by crashed
If it's a bust up and Richie has left in the middle of the tour for any reasons other than health, legal, or family then I don't want him in the band, no matter how much he's an integral part of it to us die-hards.
But I dunno if I think that - they've all said countless times, they have no reason to break up. And I certainly don't believe it's over money.
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I agree, I really don't think this is money. If I am anywhere close with my 'pull-it-outta-my-arse theory, then it's bigger than money for Richie and Jon is making it all the worse, rubbing his nose in it pushing this whole 'it's simple' angle. It's not simple to Richie, it's pissing him right off.
I honestly DO think that video by Ava is contrived. Richie knows Twitter by now, he knows social media or he at least has people around him who do. Everyone involved in this, knows someone who can work a MacBook and can get on a social media listening tool and search for trends, tags and see what Bon Jovi fans are talking about.
What have we been talking about? (Besides Touch The Winky) - Richie is in rehab, he's fallen off the wagon etc etc... Jon is standing by him.
Well, what if Jon is simply standing by a contract and Richie isn't? What if Richie can't make statements, can't answer questions on Twitter and can't contractually do anything with the videos his fans have sent in because he's in breach?
So Jon is on Ellen yesterday, telling everyone it's a personal issue and Richie is the only one who can resolve it and he's still my guitar player and to be fair to Jon, he's right... as I say, he hasn't changed the game, it's always been the same.
But Richie's had it up to here. So Ava (don't feel to bad for her, btw, she could always make her social media posts private if she wanted) flashes the camera at Daddy the very next day... and BOOM, the fans pick it up. It makes us question the 'truth' we've been told. I think this is what Richie wanted. If not, let's not be silly, he'd have said 'don't post that, people will go nuts.' You can't judge Richie and Ava in the same way you judge you and your kids; this family unit knows the media, knows social media and knows the press...