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'Rock Star: INXS' Winner Homeless After Getting Fired

Filed under: News, Holy Hell, TelevisionAfter winning a reality show to be the new frontman of INXS, J.D. Fortune was riding high. Now, four years later, the singer is without a job and without a home.Fortune is now back in his native Canada, living out of a pickup truck after the band fired him. "I was in an airport in Hong Kong and literally got handshakes of 'Thank you very much,'" he said in an interview with 'Entertainment Tonight Canada.' "I found myself really alone because I had travelle...

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14:52 on February 20 2009

INXS singer living in his car after being sacked from band

NME — INXS singer JD Fortune has been reduced to living in his car after being sacked from the band at the end of their last tour. more info
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14:55 on February 20 2009

News Ticker: Jane’s Addiction, INXS and ELO’s Kelly Groucutt

Rolling Stone — Photo: Winter/Getty Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery posted a message on the reunited band’s official blog, recounting how Jane’s got back together and how Nine... more info
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03:19 on February 20 2009

INXS singer says broke, homeless after fired from band

Reuters — SYDNEY (Reuters) - The lead singer of Australian rock band INXS, J.D. Fortune, who was picked to replace the late Michael Hutchence in a contest on a reality TV show, sai... more info
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11:58 on February 20 2009

Singer claims: 'INXS dropped me'

BBC News - UK — JD Fortune, the singer who won a reality TV competition to front Australian rockers INXS, is claiming he has been sacked by the band. more info
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14:00 on February 20 2009

'Rock Star: INXS' Winner Homeless After Getting Fired

Spinner.com — Filed under: News, Holy Hell, TelevisionAfter winning a reality show to be the new frontman of INXS, J.D. Fortune was riding high. Now, four years later, the singer is wi... more info
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