Jon Bon Jovi is Not Dead

Jon Bon Jovi, the 49-year-old American rock star, is the lastest victim of Internet death hoax. A fake story spreading on Twitter Monday said Bon Jovi was found “in a comma” at a hotel in New Jersey and taken to a hospital where he suffered “cardiac arrest”. The rumor is completely wrong. Jon Bon Jovi is NOT dead. He is still alive and is supposed to perform at a charity program on Monday evening (December 19) in New Jersey.

In a reply to the hoax, Bon Jovi was happy to prove by uploading a photo of himself holding the sign “Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey”.

Jon Bon Jovi, born in 1962, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor and lead singer of rock band Bon Jovi which was named after him. Bon Jovi was announced to be the second richest band in the world for 2011 with nearly $125 million income.

Jon Bon Jovi with his bandmates.

He also succeeds in his own career and receives numerous awards including a Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award nomination for his solo hit, "Blaze of Glory"

Bon Jovi is the most recent victim of celebrity death hoax, joining Lady GaGa, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and dozens of other stars.

On Monday afternoon, the topic “Jon Bon Jovi dead” was the top trending topic on twitter with the fake story that Jon Bon Jovi was “in a comma” and “not breathing”.

To clear up this rumor, David Bergman, Bon Jovi’s photographer friend tweeted a photo on twitter and said that “I happened to be with Jon Bon Jovi when we heard rumors of his death. He's alive and well and I shot this to prove it.” In the photo, Bon Jovi posed in front of a Christmas tree holding a sign “Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey”.

Bon Jovi also uploaded this photo on his facebook to prove that he is still alive and well.

Jon Bon Jovi will perform at a charity event in New Jersey.

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