It seems JD Fortune Wasn’t Kicked Out Of INXS so says his manager.
JD competed against thousands of hopefuls on reality TV show Rock Star: INXS and eventually won the lead spot in the Australian rock band. He toured with them for 23 months and lived the life of a rock star.
He then developed a drug habit he says.
JD Fortune won the role to be their lead singer back in October 2005 after a long search after the suicide of Michael Hutchence. Fast forward to now… he’s homeless and jobless.
JD (aka Jason Dean Bennison) recently did an interview with ET Canada and said he was let go by INXS at a Hong Kong airport with little more than a handshake and a “Thank you very much”.
By his own admission he is a heavy cocaine user, which sadly is the same drug that was found in Michael Hutchence’s system after his death.
JD sadly told Canada’s Entertainment Tonight:
“I found myself really alone because I had travelled with these guys for 23 months”.
INXS’ creative director and global business strategist Chris Murphy has spoken out against JD’s accusation of being abandoned on behalf of the band who are confused by his allegations. He is even still named as a member of the band on the INXS website.
Murphy says:
“Not only are we shocked by the claims, even the place the supposed incident was to have taken place is a mystery to the band. What annoys me the most after viewing Fortune’s interview is the bloody slant he makes toward the founding band members. These guys are the nicest people on this planet; they are not the people he portrays.”
Although now, in an apparently self inflicted blow, it seems that JD really can consider himself fired now:
“The band has always stated to me that Fortune’s services could potentially be contracted again when INXS next tour. In fact he was next on my list to call regarding a very big recording project I am putting together for INXS at present” explained Murphy, “I guess I have no reason to call him now.”
JD’s also plugged his new solo album, which he’ll release on his Myspace page.
JD chose the last name ‘Fortune’ as his moniker, but sadly it seems he blew his fortune.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
This guy Murphy has only been INXS’s manager since December (after a long hiatus), has he even met JD? He is saying that JD was a member of the band but then says he could *potentially* be contracted again. I call BS!
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