BREAKING NEWS: Linkin Park singer and father-of-six Chester Bennington commits suicide aged 41 on the birthday of his late friend Chris Cornell
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide.
TMZ reports the 41-year-old hanged himself at a private home in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Law enforcement officials say his body was found shortly before 9am.
The singer had a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
He had six children from his two marriages. He had been married to model Talinda Ann Bentley for 12 years.
Bennington's suicide came on the day of his late friend Chris Cornell's birthday. The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May by hanging.
Chester, as well as Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson, had performed Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' for the crowd of mourners at Cornell's funeral.
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington commits suicide | Daily Mail Online
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has committed suicide.
TMZ reports the 41-year-old hanged himself at a private home in Palos Verdes Estates in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Law enforcement officials say his body was found shortly before 9am.
The singer had a history of drug and alcohol abuse.
He had six children from his two marriages. He had been married to model Talinda Ann Bentley for 12 years.
Bennington's suicide came on the day of his late friend Chris Cornell's birthday. The Soundgarden rocker killed himself in May by hanging.
Chester, as well as Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson, had performed Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' for the crowd of mourners at Cornell's funeral.
Linkin Park's Chester Bennington commits suicide | Daily Mail Online
