Chester Bennington’s son Jaime has revealed he is getting death threats from Linkin Park fans after publicly slamming the band’s new lead singer Emily Armstrong.

The son of Chester – who died via suicide at the age of 41 on July 20, 2017 – said on his Instagram Stories Sunday that he was opposed to Armstrong, 38, taking his late father’s place in the ensemble, more than seven years after his tragic passing.

Jaime, 28, said that he found problematic Armstrong’s ties with Scientology, and past support of actor Danny Masterson, who was convicted of rape and sentenced to at least 30 years in prison.

Now Jaime has shared shocking messages from internet trolls telling him to ‘kill himself like his dad did’ – and claimed he fears for his life should he attend the new Linkin Park tour.

He also claimed that Chester’s bandmate Mike Shinoda had blocked him on Instagram amid his public rants.

 

Chester Bennington’s son Jaime has revealed he is getting death threats from Linkin Park fans after publicly slamming the band’s new lead singer Emily Armstrong

 

The son of Chester said on his Instagram Stories Sunday that he was opposed to Armstrong, 38, taking his late father’s place in the ensemble, more than seven years after his tragic passing (seen Armstrong and Mike Shinoda)

Jaime said he believes attending the concert will be ‘cathartic in terns of closure’ as he is still grieving the loss of his father.

He previously said: ‘People aren’t having a difficult time wrapping their heads around the prospect of Linkin Park reinventing itself,’ Jaime said Sunday, according to Page Six.

He added: ‘They’re having a hard time wrapping their head around how you: 1). hired your friend of many years @emilyarmstrong to replace [Chester].’

 

Bennington – who died via suicide at the age of 41 on July 20, 2017 – was pictured in NYC on February 21, 2017

 

Jaime said of the band: ‘They didn’t ask me how I felt, they didn’t offer me a ticket, there’s reasons why they may not let me go’ – referring to the band’s upcoming September 11th show at LA’s Kia Forum – he later secured tickets from a follower

 

Now Jaime has shared shocking messages from internet trolls telling him to ‘kill himself like his dad did’ – and claimed he fears for his life should he attend the new Linkin Park tour

 

Jaime shared a shocking message from a troll branding him a ‘r****d’

 

He also claimed that Chester’s bandmate Mike Shinoda had blocked him on Instagram amid his public rants

 

He reached out to Shinoda for help securing tickets – but said he was blanked

 

Jaime slammed Armstrong joining the band over the weekend

Jaime said that the musical group ‘has refused to acknowledge the impact of hiring someone like Emily,’ who has since said that she ‘misjudged’ the Masterson situation and believed she had been ‘supporting a friend.’

Jaime said that that Shinoda, 47, mistimed the announcement of Armstrong joining the band in September, which is Suicide Prevention Month.

Jaime said Shinoda and his associates ‘quietly erased [his] father’s life and legacy in real time’ and had ‘betrayed the trust loaned to you by decades of fans and supporting human beings including myself.’

He added, ‘We trusted you to be the bigger better person … because you promised us that was your intention. Now you’re just senile and tone deaf. Insane.’

Armstrong, who once fronted the group Dead Sara, said on Instagram Stories Sunday said that she ‘shouldn’t have’ supported Masterson by attending one of his court hearings.

‘I always try to see the good in people and I misjudged him,’ she said. ‘I have never spoken with him since.

‘Unimaginable details emerged as he was later found guilty. To say it as clearly as possible: I do not condone abuse or violence against women, and I empathize with the victims of these crimes.’

The band on Thursday revealed they were reforming with Armstrong in the lead vocalist spot, with Colin Brittain replacing Rob Bourdon as drummer, saying the latter ‘decided to step away’ from the group, the AP reported.

 

Jaime said Shinoda and his associates ‘quietly erased [his] father’s life and legacy in real time’ and had ‘betrayed the trust loaned to you by decades of fans and supporting human beings including myself’