Jon Bon Jovi, not dead, enjoyed his Christmas Day on the beach in St. Barts with his family.

The only way we want our Bon Jovi ... is alive.

 

In case you see a flurry of reports online that Jon Bon Jovi is dead ... not true.

Bon Jovi's rep says the singer is alive and well and performing at a charity event.

He may be livin' on a prayer, but he's still livin'.

He may be wanted dead or alive, but the latter is where it's at ... at least for now.

He was NOT shot thru the heart.

We'll be here all week.


4:42 PM PT: And if you still don't believe us -- JBJ himself just tweeted the following picture, containing today's date ...

TMZ has learned, Bon Jovi's upcoming concert tour will go on, despite the fact that Richie Sambora will be entering rehab.



According to a rep for the band, Richie "will be absent from upcoming shows for the time being" -- but the rep adds, "We very much look forward to his healthy return."

We're told no shows will be canceled -- but the good news, Richie is still in the band.

Jon Bon Jovi was targeted in a string of burglaries in New Jersey recently -- in which a man allegedly jacked $100,000 worth of jewelry from the rock star's home.



21-year-old Nicholas Tracy was arrested on Wednesday -- after he allegedly tripped a burglar alarm in a neighboring house ... the latest in several homes the man is accused of pillaging.

All told, Tracy was charged with FOUR counts of third-degree burglary and three counts of second-degree theft -- after allegedly breaking into four separate homes ... and stealing more than $500,000 worth of bling.

Officials say all of the jewelry Tracy took from Bon Jovi's home belonged to the singer's wife.

Tracy's bail was set at $100,000.

New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi showed off his fit 48-year-old abs on the beach in the Hamptons this weekend.


Jon is the definition of rock ... and no rolls.

We took your questions today on everything -- including Charlie Sheen showing clear signs of a plea deal, Mel Gibson owning the rights to Oksana's music, and the dude who KO'd Suge Knight gets violently choked out.



Plus: Jon Bon Jovi -- caught in some seriously scandalous pics!

Jon Bon Jovi never wanted the world to see these incredibly awesome photos of him and half-naked women from the '80s -- but they're coming out now ... and TMZ has this peek inside the vault.



According to a new book -- "Sex, Drugs and Bon Jovi" -- the bodacious pics of the band cavorting with topless women on a bed are from a 1985 photoshoot that was deemed way too risqué for the public. So, the sexy snapshots never saw the light of day ... until now.

The guy who wrote the book -- Bon Jovi's tour manager at the time -- claims Jon went ballistic trying to keep the photos under wraps ... because he was afraid they'd ruin his reputation. It's unclear if he was more worried about the bedroom shots or the pose with Michael Jackson.

No need to fear, Jon. The pics just prove what everyone already assumed -- being a rock star is AWESOME.

Jon Bon Jovi really was "Livin' on a Prayer" last night after he injured his calf during a concert at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey, but finished the show like a champ.



In the video above, you can clearly see Jon struggling to walk around on stage -- but he sings the ironic closing song, "Living On a Prayer" as if nothing is wrong. In the video below, you can see Jon thanking the crowd before being carried off by the rest of the band.



A rep for Bon Jovi tells TMZ: "Near the end of Bon Jovi's two-and-a-half hour show at New Meadowlands Stadium on Friday night, Jon Bon Jovi sustained a torn calf muscle ... The injury will not prevent Bon Jovi from playing any of their upcoming stadium dates this summer."

He may not be on the "Jersey Shore," but Garden State native Jon Bon Jovi still tanned his buff physique at the Delano hotel in Miami on Tuesday.



The 48-year-old is giving The Situation and Pauly D a run for their GTL money.

 

One of Jon Bon Jovi's sons was taken to the hospital early this morning.

Law enforcement sources in Middletown, NJ tell TMZ a call was placed from Bon Jovi's home at around 2:20 AM. Because of weather conditions, an SUV transported the boy to a local hospital instead of an ambulance.

He was taken to Rierview Medical Center in Redbank, NJ and released early this morning.

We don't know the nature of the emergency.

Jon Bon Jovi may give love a bad name, but his face doesn't.


Here's the 22-year-old Jersey boy back in 1984 (left) -- and 25 years later, the 47-year-old version at an event in NYC on Thursday (right).

His love is like good medicine.