David Bridges
Chester Bennington‘s son Jaime says he is getting demise threats from Linkin Park followers after criticizing the band’s controversial lead singer, Emily Armstrong.
Jaime claimed in an IG vid Monday individuals have been sending him nasty messages, together with some telling him to kill himself and questioning whether or not he really understands what his dad would need if Chester have been alive in the present day.
Jaime highlighted the hypocrisy of their messages, saying if they actually understood how his dad died, they’d understand their trolling feedback are inappropriate, and manner off. Chester died by suicide in 2017.
Jaime additionally declared he didn’t really feel secure going to Linkin Park’s first comeback present set for Wednesday … saying he is cautious of basic admission and spending $500 on 2 tickets, as a result of he is unsure who may acknowledge him and react aggressively.
However, he’s not backing down … including in a later IG Story he’s going to the present as a result of he’s grieving and desires some closure after his dad’s demise 7 years in the past.
As we lined … Jaime was very outspoken on IG, blasting LP’s co-founder Mike Shinoda for betraying followers by selecting Emily as the brand new lead singer — particularly throughout worldwide suicide prevention month.
Jaime addressed Emily’s alleged ties to Scientology and her help for Danny Masterson. This all got here up after The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala resurfaced some messages … displaying Emily attended a 2020 preliminary listening to in help of Masterson. This hit followers exhausting, as Chester had overtly mentioned surviving sexual abuse.
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