- Jon Bon Jovi recounted the frightening ordeal of nearly losing his daughter to an overdose.
- He reflected on what he described as the worst phone call of his life and his most trying moment as a father.
- The singer and his daughter have shared heartfelt moments on stage, and their bond has remained strong despite this challenging period.
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Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea Bongiovi got married in Las Vegas in 1989. Over the past 34 years, the lovebirds, who were high school sweethearts, have welcomed four children: daughter Stephanie and sons Jesse, Jake, and Romeo.
Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Bongiovi attend the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation’s 10-year anniversary at the Garage in New York City on October 6, 2016. | Source: Getty Images
Jon and Dorothea have been through challenges as a couple and as parents, but they have stuck together through it all. Jon revealed that since Stephanie, who was 16 then, is his only daughter, she was the only one who got boyfriends knocking on their door.
The singer joked that he pitied the boys trying to date Stephanie as his daughter was just like her mom, a confident and independent young woman.
Despite a relatively normal life, Stephanie got into trouble when she was 19, something that worried and frightened her parents. Jon’s daughter was arrested in November 2012 after a suspected drug overdose. As per local police, she was arrested and charged in upstate New York.
The Kirkland police department reported responding to a call at 1:51 a.m., stating that a female in a dormitory at Hamilton College had purportedly overdosed on heroin and was unresponsive.