Jon Bon Jovi was the latest mega star to fall victim of a death hoax earlier this month. Now, the man who claims to have started the false rumors has revealed why he did it.
Pennsylvania musician Jeffrey Goho, 30, told the Asbury Park Press on Tuesday that he was the first to perpetrate the rocker’s fake death news via his friend’s Twitter account.
Why would Goho do such a thing? He said it was a hasty decision stemming from his frustration for the attention Bon Jovi had been receiving away from his music.
“All I heard was ‘Bon Jovi this,’ ‘Bon Jovi’s starting a restaurant,’” Goho told the publication. “What was the latest one? The Advil commercial (featuring Bon Jovi)? It was like, ‘Jeez, (Bon Jovi) was a household name due to the music, not the business.’ So I’m not proud of it. I’m getting a lot of backlash from it, but as stupid as it sounds, that’s how it started. I just had a blurb and went with it.”
Following the post, apparently Bon Jovi fans somehow got a hold of Goho’s email address despite the message being posted
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