I typed in another celebrity's name and it wouldn't go to that page, either, so I don't think this is exclusive to Richie's account.

It must have been a temporary problem, Richie's page seems to work just fine to me now.

Twitter wasn't working. Even if you could go to the home page, the updates were over 30 minutes. If you go back now, it seems to be working again.

This exactly. I don't understand how it can be seen differently. If it was Jon that walked out he would be the unprofessional one. I am not saying it about Richie because I'm a Jon fan, it just is what it is.

I'm not saying that ultimately Richie isn't to blame. I'm saying we dont know.
Until we can say something without the word "if" then there's no way we can add a judgement.

Sorry to anyone who's read something where I've put a theoretical scenario involving Jon being to blame. I'm playing devil's advocate - it could be anyone's fault (literally, at this stage, anyone. I won't be shocked if it turns out to be George W Bush's fault at this stage). Jon is just the go-to person given it seems its something between the two of them.

When people say that a legitimate reason would be "health issues", I wonder if that includes mental health as well as physical health. Since Richie /appears/ physically healthy, I just wonder if there could be something else going on mentally that isn't so obvious to us.

Just a thought.

NOBODY BUY ANYTHING EVER IN CASE SOMETHING MAYBE GOES WRONG!!!

I think that's the gist of your point. If only everyone had the same foresight and pragmatic view on life you do.

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Totally agree here. However, its also what he has (and hasn't) done since he left the tour that is unprofessional. His tweets have been nothing short of disrespectful at times. If he really is "f****** great", then do the professional thing and finish the tour.

I must have missed the bit where the band were offering refunds on hotels, flights, trains...

And the part where they offered to get in touch with people's bosses to reschedule holiday time and days off?

You're absolutely right, with the band offering to do all that, nobody has any reason to moan...


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People really need to stop dismissing the financial and 'customer' aspects of this mess. When the whole picture is considered, refunds aren't all that suitable for some. While I personally have come mostly to terms with the situation, and will make the most of what's available, I will have huge amounts of sympathy for those who still feel aggrieved at paying for something they didn't get. They've put their money where their mouth is, as they saying goes, so they are perfectly entitled to complain if they feel they've been short changed.

heres my opinion (for what its worth) as we near the date for the Gig we are attending.....BON JOVI without Richie is like a three wheeler car (remember them) yes they function as a car but without that fourth wheel at the front its never going to perform like a proper car......When this shit kicked off i truly thought it was health/addiction problems for Richie, but as the pictures/tweets came out of Richie looking quite well it became obvious to me that indeed He and Jon were at loggerheads......looking back we all should have seen it coming, right back before The Circle when all this CEO crap surfaced for real, the lack of some decent guitar work.....even back to when the fan club became the backstage with JON Bon Jovi club......you only have to watch live appearances its clear that the dynamic duo arnt a duo anymore (hurricane sandy special was a good example Richie hardly glances at Jon).....no matter how hard Jon tries to act it out........at this moment in time I think THEY BOTH need to take the rap for this shambles, Richie for saying hes busy fuc#ing dressmaking and worse than that agreeing to tour in the first place, and Jon for overinflating his own ego so much its casued this!!!!
So as we approach "E" day (Ethiad) im expecting to see JBJ giving it his all (and I respect him for that), but without Richie its not going to be the best Gig I have seen....I may be wrong but as I have said, when the final few notes of Wanted are played and Jon is out there on his own with his rasied guitar pointing skyward, he is going to look a lonely figure....I find it (not sure of a word that describes it)"motivating when they BOTH do this little showpeice, its the same with Blood on Blood in the older days with them both at the one mike, perhaps even "Water" in the last of the Sambora gigs where the Jon & Richie thing takes over............but alas its not going to happen this time around and its THAT!!! that really pi#ses me off.....dont get me wrong I love and admire them both but FFS after what is now 28 years of being a loyal fan, being denied a true BON JOVI experience, the very experience that MADE them what they are (were) today............so right now JBJ needs to deflate that CEO attitude, let Richie get a good share of the input towards the setlist (his own songs) and some real rocking guitarwork......whilst Richie should drop his bloody sewing machine and tape measure and get back on the road where he belongs!!!!