CLOSE The sports world is speaking out in support of Keaton Jones, a middle school boy from Knoxville, Tennessee, after a heart-wrenching video of him responding to bullying surfaced over the weekend. Time_Sports
Jon Bon Jovi: I stand with Keaton. (Photo: Jesus Aranguren/Invision/AP)
Jon Bon Jovi stands with Keaton.
The Sayreville rocker tweeted out a message of support for Keaton Jones, the Tennessee grade school boy whose heart-breaking video of him asking why bullies bully has gone viral.
“Keaton, the bullies won’t win,” said Jon Bon Jovi in a post from his, @jonbonjovi. “You are strong, you are loved and you have a lot of support and friends who are standing with you and your family. I’m with you. #StandWithKeaton.”
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Keaton was filmed by his mom after she picked him up from school. The video was posted over the weekend and has more than 20 million views on his mom’s Facebook page.
Keaton, the bullies won't win. You are strong, you are loved and you have a lot of support and friends who are standing with you and your family.
I'm with you. #StandWithKeatonhttps://t.co/Yyn6PShghj — Jon Bon Jovi (@jonbonjovi) December 11, 2017
“Just out of curiosity, why do they bully?” asks a teary Keaton in the video. “What’s the point of it? Why do you find joy in taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to them? It’s not OK. It’s not OK! People that are different don’t need to be criticized about it. It’s not their fault.”
“They make fun of my nose. They call me ugly. They say I have no friends.”
Meet Keaton Jones a very smart little boy who is being bullied at school. This video is heartbreaking!! I want to bring Keaton to Vegas and hang out at UFC Headquarters. If anyone knows how i can reach the family please let me know. Thank u everyone pic.twitter.com/BR8c4ldDFc — Dana White (@danawhite) December 10, 2017
Keaton now has a lot of famous friends, Bon Jovi included. Snoop Dogg, Lebron James, Sean Hannity, UFC President Dana White, Donald Trump Jr., Millie Bobby Brown from “Stranger Things,” LeVar Burton and more have voiced their support.
Members of the Tennessee Titans offered him tickets to a game and Captain America Chris Evans offered tickets to the “Avengers” premiere coming up in Los Angeles.
Social media has picked up the hashtags “#WeLoveKeatonJones” and “#StandWithKeaton.”
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