After his band Good Charlotte performed in Arlington, VA, Friday night, Joel Madden walked offstage when Hot 99.5 morning show deejay Kane announced to the crowd, “He got engaged yesterday. Congratulations, Joel!”
To that, Madden quickly glanced back over his shoulder but was otherwise unresponsive as he made a hurried exit from the stage behind brother Benji.”We heard this morning,” Kane told PEOPLE following Good Charlotte’s 40-minute set. Crediting he got the word from “good sources,” Kane said he hadn’t seen Richie since hearing the news, but added he had offered his congratulations to Madden earlier in the night. “He said, ‘Thank you so much,'” recalled Kane.
“They’re very excited about the baby and the wedding. They want to keep their personal life personal,” he added.
There has been no official word on the engagement, so until we see a ring on Richie’s finger, we can all continue to speculate.