Jaime Bennington, the son of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, has raised more questions about his father’s death. On Instagram, Jaime shared some thoughts and stories, expressing doubts about the official account of Chester’s passing.
In his Instagram bio, Jaime wrote, “I is Jaime. My father, Chester Bennington, did not die the way they said he did.”
He also shared several stories to back this claim. In one, Jaime said, I’ll be the first to say it. Given the recent activities of ‘those closest to Chester’ I would bet that IF Chester’s death was MADE to look like a suicide… Both the HUGO BOSS BELT with which he ‘strangled’ himself and the ALCOHOL found on scene are red herrings. If it were true. A skilled magician would have coupled both Chester’s history with ‘caring too much’ and ‘substance abuse’ to create the illusion of a precedent for suicide,” he added. “Planted both THE BELT and THE BOTTLES for the purpose of bias confirmation. And then, used his ‘death’ as a natural mechanism for the shaping of international mental health awareness.”
Jaime also mentioned, “What THEY would want you to see… A man with a history of substance abuse and suicidal ideation m hangs himself from his closet door with a corporate sponsor’s belt after facing ‘hour-by- hour’ struggle with alcoholism following the death of a close friend and colleague.” He continued in another story, “The absurdity of the scene itself… On Chris Cornell’s birthday, Chester (recently off of his anti- depressants, aggressively lucid, and sober) hangs himself from a closet door he is taller than with a corporate sponsors belt within hours of returning home for an unspecified LINKIN PARK project.”
“I mean… come on. This guy had plans to go to DISNEYLAND with his sister Tobi Bennington only days after his passing,” he concluded.
Jaime has also spoken out about the current state of Linkin Park. He previously claimed that Mike Shinoda had been running the band since Chester’s death. “The band is not Mike Shinoda’s band,” he said. “‘Fort Minor, ‘The Rising Tied,’ ‘Post Traumatic,’ those are Mike’s solo projects.”
“I’ve antagonistically claimed that ‘Post Traumatic’ is actually a Linkin Park album and that they’ve never stopped Linkin Park — it’s just been undercover for multiple years experimenting with their process and on their audience using techniques that I believe are grooming techniques,” Jaime continued.
Jaime is not alone in his concerns. Chester’s mother has also voiced her disappointment with the band’s choice to continue performing with a new singer. “It’s painful to hear someone else singing my son’s songs,” she said in an interview.
However, Mike Shinoda has denied both claims, explaining that the band is not trying to erase the past but is instead moving forward into a new chapter.
