No Richie on current leg of the tour

Which makes the theory that he's back in rehab all the more plausible. Either that or he's involved in a legal matter hence the lack of Twitter however I would expect to see some paparazzi shot if that was the case.

Which version is it? The Crush version or the slower, sadder This Left Feels Right version?

Which is so bizarre. LA is a bubble. TMZ and all the gossip sites were all over this story. How have the paparazzi not spotted him somewhere??

My bet is that he's not really in LA.

jublke

Whichever version scans better.

jublke

I was thinking the same thing that he might be in Jersey trying to get his mom back into her house. This Sun (April 21) will be 6 years since his dad died so maybe she's been on him about going home...just a thought.

Very possible, but I'm surprised the paps didn't at least get a shot of him at the airport leaving since the media jumped on the story of him not rejoining the band on the road.

Maybe he drove somewhere? I agree, it is curious. But kudos to him for outwitting the paparazzi. Eleven days since he updated his Twitter feed ...

Of course it's fake -- it's written in Portuguese, not Spanish! Does the band know about this?

I think the lack of Richie sightings and tweetings indicates he's in rehab. He snuck in through the back door so the paparazzi wouldn't see him and everyone on the inside is tied to confidentiality laws to protect him. It what makes the most sense at this point. He may be in some facility in Utah or somewhere else out of the limelight.