UPDATE: Killswitch Engage just announced Howard Jones is no longer in the band. Read the official statement.
Let me begin this post saying that this story is completely unconfirmed. But it sounds rather convenient. A few weeks ago Killswitch Engage announced that Howard Jones left the tour for personal reasons. Nobody was talking about what those personal reasons were. We heard rumors that he had back problems, we heard rumors that Killswitch was sending feelers out to other vocalists because they are looking to replace him, but nothing concrete. And, then yesterday, porn actress Allie Foster tweeted this:
Woah! What a bombshell. Who know's if it's true? We do know that a fellow metal blogger got a tip suggesting that Howard knocked up a porn star a few weeks ago but decided not to run with the story because it seemed absurd. And now this! Further browsing on her Twitter profile shows that Howard suggested the baby get aborted. Oh, did we mention Howard was married? Clearly this could be a big problem for him and his family. Then again, who knows if it's true.
Earlier today, Allie tweeted:
I DID NOT POST ANY OF THAT MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED. THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER POSTS UNTIL I GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
Doing some investigating, you can see that all her previous tweets were posted using Tweetdeck (even before announcing the pregnancy) and yet this one was posted using Echofon. Could it be that somebody gave her a call and threatened some lawsuits if she didn't shut her mouth? Or her account really could have been hacked. Or this could all just be a big ploy for attention. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
