Tom Pettys Daughter Slams Rolling Stone After Widespread False Reports Of Her Dads Death

[bathroommonkey76]

The Instagram account @dadlivesmatteronelove — which several people have attributed to Annakim Violette, the daughter of Tom Petty — posted a searing attack on Rolling Stone today amid widespread reports of the legendary rockers death. If we take the account at face value, Violette has been posting tributes to her father all day, and one such post is one of his old Rolling Stone covers, where she goes off on the magazine for its “tabloid” nature, and for reporting his death when it has not been confirmed:

“@rollingstone my dad is not dead yet but your f—ing magazine is ⚡️⚡️⚡️your slim😵has been pieces of tabloid dog sh*t. You put the worst artists on your covers do zero research. How dare you report that my father has died just to get press because your articles and photos are so dated. I will f—ing sh*t down your throat and your family’s. Try not being a trump vibe. This is my father not a celebrity. An artist and human being. F–k u"

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[still_one]

1. cannot blame her, and I hope Tom Petty gets through this, and comes back and shoves it back in their

face

[brush]

3. Did he die?

[still_one]

5. He is in very grave condition, and it doesn't look good, but it would be very nice if somehow he was

able to pull through

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. I guess I'm just of a different generation

When my parents were dying, the last thing I felt like doing is posting on social media.

[SHRED]

7. I know right?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. Your parents werent international celebs and you had privacy

Whereas this family is being told prematurely that their loved one is dead and are likely being hounded

[Mariana]

12. Did you have condolence calls coming in before they even died

because reports of their deaths were published while they were still alive? That may have changed what you felt like doing just a little bit.

[Skittles]

31. that report was widespread

why the venom directed specifically at one magazine? Sounds like it originated with LAPD.

[Initech]

4. Wow. Actual fake news.

Great job guys!

[SHRED]

6. Didn't this originate with LAPD??

The confusion started with CBS News and the Los Angeles Police Department. CBS published Petty's obituary after tweeting that the LAPD had confirmed his death. The trade paper Variety followed, citing an unnamed source confirming the rocker's death.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-02/los-angeles-police-deny-confirming-tom-petty-s-death-to-cbs

[anneboleyn]

15. Yes, and it's said that he was/is brain dead and was/is on life support. I'm guessing the life

support is the issue and perhaps the family is having trouble with the decision whether to withdraw life support. He suffered a massive heart attack at home (his wife's 911 call is online -- she didn't know how to do cpr apparently).

[anneboleyn]

18. Yes -- his wife's 911 call is online too (she didn't know how to do cpr). Tmz and Reddit were

posting this story right after the lapd info came out. I don't know why she thinks Rolling Stone is responsible.

[JenniferJuniper]

8. Sounds like one of those awful situations

where the family can't agree on whether to withdraw life support.

[MFM008]

9. Don't back Down Tom

Stand your ground!

[Atman]

11. Sorry, sounds like a Trump rant.

Ridiculous attacks about RS covers, dated articles and bad photos. That's not defending her dad, that's just ripping the magazine for things that have no relation to reporting on Petty's death -- a story RS did not break anyway.

[Blue_true]

16. Did you read what she wrote?

She ripped Trump for going off half cocked like she think RS did.

Her language could have been better, but Tom Petty is a pretty big liberal and I am guessing his daughter is too.

[anneboleyn]

17. I know. The story was broken by the LAPD and then Reddit, tmz, twitter etc picked up on that -- RS

didn't "break" this story.

[TexasBushwhacker]

28. And RS did try to get confirmation

From Rolling Stone:

"A rep for Petty did not immediately return a request for clarification."

RollingStone.com was the first place I went to read about him and I imagine millions more did as well. They really didn't have a choice about covering the story, CBS was the one who said he was dead.

[Skittles]

13. I understand she is under a tremendous amount of stress

but that statement is just plain ugly

[Blue_true]

19. Yes. It was. But I understand.

When my Mom passed, I did not get the news until late in the day, she passed that morning. I was the farthest away and had only taken out my work phone, not my personal phone. At a time like she is experiencing now, a person feels hollowed out, it is easy to lash out.

[Skittles]

26. not sure why she's picking solely on one magazine

reports of his death were quite widespread

my dad shot himself in the head and lived for six days - day three was my birthday so I have BEEN there

[Blue_true]

33. His daughter is likely stressed.

We lost parents but I don't think either was a bigtime well known person, my Mom wasn't.

My Mom died suddenly from diabetes related cardiac arrest. But your situation sounds much more horrible than what I went through. You must still have tense moments with your memories. I was 1500 miles away, but my sister told me my Mom didn't suffer, she passed almost instantly. I know now, I wonder why I didn't call my Mom earlier that morning on what looked like a normal day for her and me. Your questions must be worse.

[Grammy23]

20. I agree. In a day that has been full of confusion and sadness, it just seems classless

For his daughter to go on a rant. She needs to be at her father's side if he is as bad off as it was portrayed. Popping off on social media in a nasty post over a mistake seems a bit much. I am not unsympathetic to her situation. My father became ill and died in 8 days when I was 18 years old. So I know how that feels. We knew that recovery was unlikely and we were gathered at the ICU pretty much on a death watch. The very last thing on my mind would have been to lash out over something that was not intended to hurt or harm anyone. Blame it on her stress, I guess, but I hope she will think before she posts from now on, because it only made her look unhinged.

[TexasBushwhacker]

25. For the record, she's 35 n/t

[Bluepinky]

14. Sounds like s nice person.

Really, if she had some vocabulary, there's a better way to express herself. I can't focus on what she's trying to say after the first or second F- bomb.

[bathroommonkey76]

22. I'd tell the media I'd shit down their throats

if they lied about my dad dying. And I'd piss on their burning corpses, too.

[sarcasmo]

21. Nice.

[Coventina]

23. People can judge her after THEIR loved one is reported dead in the media without confirmation.

This place is so judgemental sometimes.

[Skittles]

27. it was widely reported

why is she trashing one magazine?

[Coventina]

30. Probably because it's a music magazine, and should probably make doubley sure

of their facts about a musician.

Yes, this was a fail on multiple media outlets, but considering the numerous times Mr. Petty has been interviewed and appeared in the pages of RS, it felt more like a personal betrayal.

I'm not going to pass judgement on someone having one of the worst days of their life, and having their loved one splashed across the world while he's still breathing, brain dead or not.

It's just irresponsible and callous.



Celebrities have families who have feelings.

[Skittles]

32. I'm betting there's another reason she hates RS

[Coventina]

34. Whatever the reason, it doesn't matter. I'm not going to sit in judgment.

No, it wasn't a good statement to put out there, but I've said horrible things when I've been in extreme emotional pain.

She's human, she just lost her dad.

I'm not worried about RS's fee-fees.

They f'd up, yes, along with others, but they are the ones in the wrong, here.

[Skittles]

35. they tried to get confirmation

I am done here

[Coventina]

39. "Trying" doesn't cut it in journalism. n/t

[SoCalMusicLover]

24. If He's Brain Dead, He's Dead

Only his body is still alive. Everything that was Tom Petty, is gone. You don't come back from being brain dead for an extended period of time.

[jimlup]

29. yes

it takes people time to understand this though

[Blue_true]

36. Tom Petty was born a few miles from where I was born and live.

He is a music icon around these parts. His birthplace and the area are no longer backwater north central Florida, but when he got his first hit, it was certainly a small town southern boy made it big, because the area didn't have many people back then, or at least nothing like today. Then he went on to become a worldwide superstar.

[longship]

37. Yup. If you are brain dead it means you are a corpse.

They can keep the other organs going artificially, but the person is just plain dead.

It is always a tragedy when families get involved in such disputes.

Nobody comes back from brain dead.

[rockfordfile]

38. I agree with her on this