Jon Bon Jovi recently stopped a woman from jumping off a bridge in Nashville.
The Bon Jovi frontman was filming a music video on Tuesday evening around 6:00 p.m. He was on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge when he saw a woman hanging off the ledge.
She looked like she was about to jump. Jon walked over, talked to her, and convinced her not to jump. He helped her back onto the bridge and gave her a hug. Then, they walked away together.
The Nashville Fire Department and the Metro Nashville Police Department both arrived at the scene. “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Metro Nashville police chief John Drake said in a social media post.
The Metro Nashville Police Department shared the video on social media and said, “A shout out to Jon Bon Jovi and his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge [on] Tuesday night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.”
The musician has a lot of training in talking to people in crisis through his JBJ Soul Foundation, which helps people with problems like homelessness and hunger.
“Nearly two decades ago when I formed the JBJ Soul Foundation and JBJ Soul Kitchens, I saw firsthand and continue to see today the impact of charitable, community-based work,” Bon Jovi shared in a statement earlier this year. “I know this for sure: Helping one’s community is helping one’s self.”
The organization aims to “recognize and maximize the human potential in those affected by hunger, poverty and homelessness by offering assistance in establishing programs that provide food and affordable housing while supporting social services and job training programs,” as stated on its website.
A spokesperson for the singer did not comment on the incident.
A shout out to @jonbonjovi & his team for helping a woman on the Seigenthaler Ped Bridge Tue night. Bon Jovi helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety. “It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,”–Chief John Drake
— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) September 11, 2024