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Jared Leto's Tribute to Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell Will Make You Weep

Aug 27 2017 - 6:43pm

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by suicide [1] on July 20, and his good friend Jared Leto [2] took the opportunity to pay tribute to him and the late Chris Cornell [3] at the MTV Video Music Awards [4] on Sunday. After asking the audience to stand up, Jared told the crowd, "MTV asked me to come here today to say a few words about Chester and the late, great Chris Cornell — two artists that I had the absolute pleasure of touring with. They were close friends with one another; Chester even sang the cover of the classic 'Hallelujah at Chris's funeral." He also spoke to viewers struggling with depression, telling them, "You are not alone. There is always a way forward." Grab some tissues and watch his speech above.


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