Chester Bennington‘s son Jaime says he is getting loss of life 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 actually understands what his dad would need if Chester have been alive at present.
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 method 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 common admission and spending $500 on 2 tickets, as a result of he is undecided who would possibly 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 loss of life 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 assist for Danny Masterson. This all got here up after The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala resurfaced some messages … exhibiting Emily attended a 2020 preliminary listening to in assist of Masterson. This hit followers onerous, as Chester had overtly mentioned surviving sexual abuse.
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