Shirtless Jon Bon Jovi, 49. Did you know he was a super nice guy?

If you go to google “Jon Bon Jovi,” the top suggestions are “Jon Bon Jovi wiki” followed by “Jon Bon Jovi dead” and “Jon Bon Jovi death.” I don’t know why people fall for those Internet rumors, but they do. My issue with them is that when a celebrity actually dies and it’s not of old age I usually don’t believe it at first, because the death rumors seem to be floating around all the time.

So this still quite hittable specimen, Jon Bon Jovi, was the victim of a false Internet death rumor started on Twitter, of all places, by some musician from Pennsylvania. The guy did an interview with the Ashbury Park Press admitting that he started the rumor after being annoyed by seeing Jon Bon Jovie in an Advil commercial. I guess he’s a struggling musician and was feeling frustrated, and he admitted as much and apologized.

In response to the death rumors, Bon Jovi tweeted the photo below showing that he’s very much alive. He’s also just as buff as ever at 49(!) Bon Jovi is one of the many celebrities in St. Barts for the holidays with his family. (See Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou.) He was there with his wife of 22 years, his high school sweetheart Dorothea Hurley, and their four kids: Stephanie, 18, Jesse, 16, Jacob, 9, and Romeo, 7. I don’t pay that much attention to Bon Jovi and didn’t realize he was such a family man. He’s also a philanthropist. He started a restaurant in Red Bank, New Jersey in October called the Soul Kitchen Community restaurant. People can either donate $10 for a meal or volunteer their time and get the meal for free. I visited the website and was really touched by the concept. So not only is Bon Jovi hot, he’s also a great guy. I have a new crush. Dude should stop messing with his face though. Also, is that a wiglet?

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