Chester Bennington’s son shuts down “bullshit” conspiracy theories about his dad’s death
nme.comLinkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington, has taken to TikTok to shut down conspiracy theories about his dad’s death.Chester Bennington took his own life in 2017 after struggling with depression.The singer’s widow Talinda Bennington launched the 320 Changes Direction initiative shortly afterwards to support those with mental health issues and to break down the stigma attached to depression and addiction.
A festival focused on bringing awareness to mental health issues followed in 2020.Chester Bennington’s 17-year-old son Tyler Lee has also used his TikTok page to raise awareness about depression and to advocate for mental health.Last month he said he’d be using his page more and shared a tribute to Chester on what would have been his 47th birthday.
The post said “mental health is just as important as anything else” alongside the hashtags “fuck depression”, “make Chester proud” and “suicide prevention awareness”.However, one person commented with the claim “your dad didn’t kill himself” before adding “he was doing good in this world and they didn’t like [it].”Responding to the conspiracy theories surrounding Chester’s death, Tyler said: “This is the bullshit I will not be dealing with on my page.
This person is getting blocked. I’m a child, this is inappropriate to comment on my post or anybody’s post for that matter.”He went on to say that “there’s no evidence to any of these theories that have been made.
Read more on nme.com