I must admit, as a long-time follower of Bon Jovi, I did not see this one coming! Bon Jovi has actually fired long-time manager, Jack Rovner of Vector Management, after it was reported that Rovner messed up several times during Bon Jovi’s current “The Circle” tour.

The first mistake supposedly occurred when $1,000 VIP tickets were sold which included a meet-and-greet with Bon Jovi, however, fans complained that after shelling out the dough, they were never granted access to meet the band. Can you imagine? This is horrible! I had actually thought for a split second of shelling out the $$ myself when Bon Jovi came to Los Angeles. But then I realized, wait, I have met them all for free before…and $1,000 is a ridiculous amount, especially for a celeb magnet. So, ya, no. And man, am I happy I saved my money. I can’t imagine paying THAT much money and getting the shaft. Hearing that must have driven Jon bonkers.

Another snafu consisted of Rovner booking the band an exclusive “artist in residence” gig on NBC, which prevented Bon Jovi from promoting their new album The Circle on other networks – a pretty big marketing mistake if you ask me or anyone that knows about marketing! Why would anyone limit publicity to one source? Not that Bon Jovi needs the promotion, but still, that sounds like a bad move.

And the real icing on the cake was Rovner’s role in the Showtime documentary When We Were Beautiful, in which “Jon makes the rest of the band admit they are paid employees and owe everything to him” says a band insider. I had previously watched that documentary and been shocked to see that unfold on film. I always thought Jon and the boys were all on equal footing; guess I was wrong. I also wondered myself how the rest of the band would feel after 20+ years of playing together, as a “family unit” only to have to admit publicly that Jon is basically their boss and keeps them on payroll.  You can see how something like that could cause a rift between band members, “employees” or not. So, obviously Rovner had to take the fall.

When news hit that Rovner was reportedly told he was “lucky to have a job” after sending his lawyer Michael Guido to ask Jon for a raise, Jon Bon Jovi decided to stop the rumors and take a stand and tell his side of the story. He did so by e-mailing the New York Post: “Though I personally live for and love Page Six, I’m sorry to say that the tidbit gossip you have received regarding the split between Vector Management and Bon Jovi is inaccurate. The boring truth is we decided to go in different directions and thanked both Jack and his team for a great job. He is and will remain a close friend and someone who I will be very grateful to for his dedication.”

A spokeswoman for Vector Management said: “Jack and everyone at Vector are very proud of the work they did [with Bon Jovi] together over the last five years, including their first Grammy awards, first No. 1 chart debuts globally, and even a No. 1 on the country charts. Vector continues to represent the nation’s top-selling acts, including Kings of Leon, Kid Rock, Dierks Bentley and many others.”