Whoever puts these up in the site is an absolute tool.

They would rather put up any old positive review than leave out the ones that talk about Richie like that.

I mean, to me, by copy and pasting that on the official site it's confirmation.

This was always what I had suspected.... Mostly because of the timing.

Richie releases a solo album, plays a few shows on his own (I know not all of them sold fantastically but I'm sure playing solo still gave him a boost) and then? Go on tour, yet again, with Jon and his ego and play the most static setlists of your career with a front man who, at the time, was standing at the mic motionless for almost the entire show.

If I had to put money on it, Richie probably just asked him why he wasn't moving very much and questioned the song choices. And what we now have is the result of questioning the leader.

Jon is too proud to apologise and Richie is probably enjoying the break, so neither are bothering to talk.