
Jon Bon Jovi admits 'there was never a fight' with ex-bandmate Richie Sambora: 'There's no animosity'
Fox News
Jon Bon Jovi opened up about where his relationship with former bandmate Richie Sambora stands today and explained why 'there's no animosity' between the two.
"There was never a fight," Bon Jovi told Entertainment Tonight of Sambora's sudden exit from the band in April 2013. "It was never about money, it was never about a girlfriend. He had issues ... and he literally didn't show up. We were playing for 20,000 people, and there's a black hole on the stage." Christina Dugan Ramirez is a freelance entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
"Substance abuse or anxieties or single parenting, all those things weighed on him, losing his dad. These were all very hard things," Bon Jovi added. "But in fairness, why would I take away the livelihoods of not only the band, but the 120 guys in the crew? Or the millions of people that bought a ticket? What am I going to do? Shut it down because you don't want to go to rehab?"