law enforcement is praising John bonjovi for his Swift action yesterday while he was filming a music video in Nashville during the shoot he was on a bridge over looking the Cumberland River when he noticed a woman climbing over the barricade seemingly preparing to jump John bonjovi quickly paused the video shoot and approached her initiating a conversation after exchanging a hug and with the assistance of his team he managed to help her safely back over the barricade here's more on the story local authorities are commending John Bon ji for his quick thinking during a video shoot on a Nashville Bridge the incident occurred on Tuesday while Bon Joi was filming a new music video for his song the people's house during the shoot he observed a woman who had climbed over the guardrail appearing to be on the verge of jumping recognizing the seriousness of the situation Boni immediately intervened in a video from the scene Bon Joi can be seen approaching the woman who is shown with her face obscured for privacy through their conversation he successfully convinced her to climb back over the barricade they shared a hug before bonjovi and his assistant helped her to safety bonjovi continued to comfort her until law enforcement and fire officials arrived the Metro Nashville Police Department issued a statement publicly thanking John bonjovi for his actions stating a shout out to John bonjovi and his team for helping a woman on the bridge Tuesday night bonjovi played a crucial role in persuading her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River and to safety a source told TMZ that bonjovi frequently works with people in crisis through his jbj soul Foundation addressing adding issues from Hunger to homelessness his training in Crisis Intervention was evident in the situation The Source remarked that Bon Jovi was in the right place at the right time and handled the situation with notable skill