R u for real ? You are a fu$king clown .

All I'm gonna say is this:
If Richie leaves Bon Jovi for good, then I'm leaving Bon Jovi for good. He is pretty much the only reason I'm still hanging on... :(

Not the kind of news I wanted to wake up to this morning.

If it was legal/Richie just throwing the towel Jon had better get him back cos Jovi aren't selling out stadiums without him.

If it was medical to do with him I think they'd have put out a generic statement. They were pretty open about him being in rehab the last time and I think if he'd had a heart attack they'd want to reassure fans that at the very least he was stable.

Hopefully its something private to do with his family and he's asked for it remain out of the public eye.

2 hours ago Ava was on Twitter and what she was posting then suggest that Richie is quite ok, at least in medical terms... I supposed that if it was about her grandmother, she wouldn't be in good mood, too, so... who knows what's going on.

BTW, if Richie leaves Bon Jovi, it isn't Bon Jovi anymore, the band should then be renamed to Jon Bon Jovi & Friends...

You'd think, given the reasons Richie was absent in the past, they'd be quick to quell any rumour that he has relapsed if that absolutely isn't the case this time... but they haven't, so if I was a betting man, I'd have to say that's where my money is.

I hope it's not the case obviously but its fair to assume that whatever it is, it's serious enough for him to bail on shows. Just hope it's all resolved quickly for everyone involved. :(

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/inde...vi_missin.html

Heavily moderated... Lol

Y'all who already bought tickets should demand a partial refund.

Very inadequate information. This leg? Does that mean just Canada? Europe? Summer?

Something tells me, all is not good in Joviland.

this leg end on April 25th

I would assume it means until the next 'break' -- so all the North American shows this month before they head to South Africa.