Jon Bon Jovi appeared on This Morning back in April – and viewers flocked to Twitter to dissect his behaviour after he made a very swift exit following the end of his interview.
The Bon Jovi legend was on with hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley to look back at his 40-year career in the music industry and the band’s new documentary.
However, talk soon turned to Richie Sambora, who left the group in 2013.
This Morning chat with Jon Bon Jovi turns sour
The guitarist had struggled with alcoholism and, in the film, explained that he had to depart the band for personal reasons.
Jon explained that he had no idea Richie was going to leave the band when he did and was shocked that he didn’t show up mid-concert. However, during the “awkward” interview, he stressed to Ben and Cat that there was “no animosity” between them.
“It’s been 11 years, so we’ve all had to move on from that. But there’s nothing but love. There was never any animosity. He had issues that he had to confront,” he said.
Look, I keep saying to you, there is no animosity, I swear to you.
Cat then asked if they watched the new documentary series together. Jon confirmed that they did watch the first three episodes together. Cat then pushed again and asked if any emotions had been stirred up while watching.
Jon replied: “There was joy. We sat together just the two of is. I can’t reiterate enough, there was no animosity. He’”
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