Chester Bennington’s son blasts Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda for replacing late dad with Emily Armstrong
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Chester Bennington’s son slammed Linkin Park founder Mike Shinoda for replacing his late father with vocalist Emily Armstrong.
Jaime Bennington took to his Instagram Story to call out the musician after the band announced they were reinventing themselves following a seven-year hiatus after Chester died by suicide in 2017.
“People aren’t having a difficult time wrapping their heads around the prospect of Linkin Park reinventing itself,” Jaime posted Sunday.
“They’re having a hard time wrapping their head around how you: 1). hired your friend of many years @emilyarmstrong to replace [Chester].”
Jaime went on to call out Armstrong’s alleged history with the Church of Scientology and convicted rapist Danny Masterson, who was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison last year.
The 28-year-old also claimed the band “has refused to acknowledge the impact of hiring someone like Emily.”
Jaime alleged they “quietly erased [his] father’s life and legacy in real time” when they announced that Armstrong, 38, would be the new lead vocalist last week during Suicide Prevention Month.
“You have betrayed the trust loaned to you by decades of fans and supporting human beings including myself,” he wrote to Shinoda, 47.
“We trusted you to be the bigger better person. … Because you promised us that was your intention. Now you’re just senile and tone deaf. Insane.”
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