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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest-Vol. II [View all]rocktivity
(44,604 posts)87. Complete List of All The Famous People Chris Christie Hangs Out With
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(Disclosure: I am a big Bon Jovi fan, and during my tenure as a rock music journalist, I wrote about Bon Jovi, interviewed a member, and became an acquaintance of a member of Jon Bon Jovi's immediate family.)
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/15/02/05/complete-list-of-all-the-famous-people-chris-christie-hangs-out-with
...Governor Chris Christie has drawn some tough press in recent weeks for associations with America's rich and famous. But these guys are only a handful of celebrity friends that Christie has accumulated since becoming governor in 2010. Here's the most complete list ever compiled about famous people who Christie has hung out with...Know of others? Contact [email protected] or https://twitter.com/mattkatz00.
Runs the gamut from Roger Ailes to Bono to Sofia Vergara. But this is the one that jumps out at you:
JON BON JOVI, ROCK STAR: The Jersey rocker known for liking Democrats became friendly with Christie after Bon Jovi's daughter nearly died from a drug overdose (in November 2012).
Jon's daughter OD'd in New York, but no charges were filed -- not because she's a celebrity offspring, but because New York has a "Good Samaritan" drug law "providing legal protection to those who call 911 for drug overdoses." No doubt out of gratitude that the law may have saved his daughter's life and definitely kept her out of jail, Jon joined the ongoing community effort to get one passed in New Jersey.
When Christie signed a Good Samaritan bill...Bon Jovi came to the bill signing. He later gave $1 million to the Sandy Relief Fund started by Christie's wife and toured his Sandy-ravaged hometown, Sayreville, with the governor. They warmly embraced when they saw each other that day.
And if the timing, weren't enough, Jon's donation jumps out at you because he has been running his OWN charitable foundation since 2006. Bribe? Shakedown? Quid pro quo? Surely not between such good friends!
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