Wow, that's pretty sad. He was great 20 years ago but he should know when to quit. Which is now. Forcing a comeback isn't good for anybody.
True but if other newspapers are reporting the same/similar things in other countries then it has a probable chance of being true.
Jay Leno told a joke a couple of weeks ago about Axl Rose getting beat up by Tommy Hilfiger in a bar fight. I don't know it he was making fun of a real event or just making stuff up, though...