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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Comments On Chester Bennington Suicide

SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 24: Singer Chester Bennington (L) and musician Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park perform onstage during the MTVu Fandom Awards at Comic-Con International 2014 at PETCO Park on July 24, 2014 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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In the aftermath of the shocking news of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's death by suicide, some less reputable websites are reporting that Bennington's death is a hoax, that he's really alive and well. But Mike Shinoda, Bennington's fellow Linkin Park vocalist, has issued the first public statement from the band since news of Bennington's death broke.

What an awful thing to have to do.

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