HIS business... it's HIS business. They could be doing exactly what he wants them to do. Which is my point - Richie doesn't need you or I to protect him, we don't know him, we don't know them.

Welcome to social media, blogging, online marketing... you are supporting the band by writing on here but do they need it? Why should they stay quiet just because a Richie without Bon Jovi offends some people? And of course Richie needs the support, his album - a good album, IMO - bombed and the tour did even worse; because most people's appreciation of him begins and ends with his involvement with Jon. If he's not standing next to Jon, those people who idolised him yesterday couldn't give a sh*t about him today - all without knowing the facts. That's fine, I'm not judging. But they'll still leap all over anyone who dares tweet about a new song?!?!?! I just don't see the sense.

But yeah, get Cher on board. She's never out of the press so I'm sure her endorsement would tip it over the edge.