Jon Bon Jovi jokes about death hoax

By: Camille Mann
Topics: Celebrity

Jon Bon Jovi

(Credit: David Bergman)

(CBS) The Internet has been abuzz about Jon Bon Jovi's alleged death, but fans of the Jersey-born singer can rest assured the rocker is very much alive and laughing.

Bon Jovi poked fun at the rumors by posting a picture to his Facebook page holding a piece of paper that read, "Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey, Dec. 19th 2011, 6:00."

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A fake story circulating on Twitter reported that the rocker had suffered a fatal heart attack.

On Monday night, he played at the Hope Concert at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., and appeared to be fit and healthy, singing classic hits including "Born to Follow," "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Who Says You Can't Go Home," according to NJ.com.

During his performance he also reportedly referred to the hoax several times and even talked about taking phone calls from concerned friends, the site reports.

Bon Jovi is not the first celebrity to be a victim of a death hoax; others have included Justin Bieber, Bill Cosby, Mick Jagger and Will Smith.

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by MalloryDavis December 21, 2011 4:15 AM EST: What a bunch-a-hooey! People pull these hoaxes and when the real thing happens we don't care as much. Too much information traffic in the WholeWideWorld...; Reply to this comment


by julianpenrod December 20, 2011 12:42 PM EST: As craven and self-serving as the corporate rich have been shown to be, none of them could last a minute ambulatorily sane if they knew death was inevitable. They have all arranged not to die. Literally. And it's not buying into a pig in a poke, the cravenly corporate rich make absolutely certain of things before they commit! At least part of what they use to live forever is what it can be said they work to deny everyone else, namely, influence, physicaly or mentally, over millions or billions of others. They fight all competition for a place in the public's consciousness. Fortunately for that end, many if not most people are too shiftless to even try or too witless to have anything to impart. But that is only part and a miniscule part of what leads to their accomplishment. Crucial even more than that is working within God's will. In fact, the craven act to provide an obstacle for the noble to contend with, the very nature of the corporate rich is so utterly loathsome that to oppose their machinations all but makes one righteous! The corporate rich, then, do serve God's purpose in providing a sieve for the truly worthy to prove themselves. So many don't trust their eyes when they see someone resembling JFK or Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana walking around, and commit the ultimate act of betrayal by refusing to even trust themselves when, in fact, they are being given the opportunity to accept the truth and learn from it.; Reply to this comment

by newsworthy8 December 20, 2011 10:20 AM EST

He's also a tax cheat

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by mari1963 December 20, 2011 10:56 AM EST: I don't know about that, but he is a phony. I am so sick of this guy and seeing his face on TV and everywhere else. I wish he would retire and disappear. He can take his his alcoholic side kick Richie Sambora with him. Yuck.


by guest173 December 20, 2011 12:01 PM EST: I barely ever see this guy, but I also don't watch much tv except pbs and the news. there's worse out there than this guy, look up your local zip code on the Registered Sex Offender Database and you'll find plenty worse out there right in your neighborhood.