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Elton John: America Is A 'Very Uncomfortable Place To Be At The Moment' Wednesday, November 17, 2010 By Nicholas Ballasy (CNSNews.com) - Sir Elton John said that “America is an uncomfortable place to be at the moment” whether it’s with politics, sexuality or religion because people are “standing and screaming” in the country and “not talking to each other.” “It seems to be in America at the moment that people are standing and screaming at each other and are not talking to each other and there’s a lot of spite, whether it’s with politics, sexuality, religion, whatever. It’s a very...

<p>Zev Chafets, who has ridden the publicity train for his new, sympathetic biography of Rush Limbaugh into a gig as Limbaugh's emissary to the rest of the media, explains why the talk show host booked Elton John to play his wedding -- for $1 million.</p>

Rush Limbaugh and Sir Elton John's relationship started with problems. Heart problems, that is. According to conservative talk radio host Mark Levin, a guest at Limbaugh's wedding last weekend, Limbaugh and John were staying at the same hotel in Hawaii when Limbaugh had his heart attack scare earlier this year. John checked up on Limbaugh to see how he was doing, and from there, a friendship formed. "As Elton John explained it to the 400 or so people there, he and Rush have kept up a fairly regular e-mail exchange," Levin said on his show Tuesday. He called John "gracious...

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — What was Elton John doing at Rush Limbaugh's wedding? John performed at the reception when Limbaugh married Kathryn Rogers in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday, according to the Palm Beach Post. John has not made a statement on why he chose to perform for Limbaugh, in spite of the outcry from the gay community. Some reports say John earned a million dollars for the gig.

Elton John and Rush Limbaugh may seem like an unlikely pair to be found at the same event, but perhaps a wedding is as good a place as any to put politics aside.

I can’t stop asking myself how did Elton John,gay pop icon, ended up performing at at Rush Limbaugh’s wedding. Anyway, the act took place in Palm Florida on Saturday night.The guests included celebrities such as Fred Thompson, Sean Hannity, Bush adviser Karl Rove, golfer Tom Watson and Rudolph Giuliani. Did i forget to mention it was a 400 guests wedding? Limbaugh and Rogers met six years ago at a charity golf tournament. There is a 20 years difference between the two but that doesn’t seem to be a problem for them. Kathryn Rogers said she is “sometimes not able to...

<p>PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Conservative talk radio king Rush Limbaugh is getting married for a fourth time - and Elton John will sing at the reception.</p> <p>The Palm Beach Post reports that the 59-year-old Limbaugh is getting married Saturday night to 33-year-old Kathryn Rogers in a Hawaiian-themed affair. About 400 people are expected to attend at the swank Breakers Hotel.</p>

Sir Elton John lost sight of his British etiquette when he snubbed former vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin at the TIME 100 gala Wednesday night. "It's nice to be at an event where you meet some unusual people, like Sarah Palin," said the Brit, immediately following his remark with an eyebrow raise. When asked who he wanted to meet most at the gala, Elton followed with another jab saying, "Not Sarah Palin but anybody else would be fine." Fellow TIME 100 honorees included actor Neil Patrick Harris, Taylor Swift, Ben Stiller and Ashton Kutcher. "I can't even get my dogs...

"I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems. On the cross, he forgave the people who crucified him. Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East -- you're as good as dead." – Elton John The above statement from pop star Elton John which appears in this week’s Parade Magazine has many Christians upset including Dr. Gary Cass of the Christian Anti-Defamation Commission.....

Elton John: 'There's A Lot Of Hate In The World' by Dotson Rader In this week's issue of PARADE, Elton John talks to Dotson Rader about the transition from his raucous rock-star years to becoming a committed philanthropist. In the web exclusive below, the music legend opens up about the life-threatening downside of fame, his partner David Furnish and his take on Jesus. Making early mistakes in love. "I'd always choose someone younger. I wanted to smother them with love. I'd take them around the world, try to educate them. One after another they got a Cartier watch, a Versace...

JESUS was GAY - according to the gospel of SIR ELTON JOHN. The singer makes his controversial claim about the Lord in a new US interview that will enrage America's bible belt. Elton, 62, declares as he pours out his heart to a magazine: "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems." He adds: "Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving. I don't know what makes people so cruel. Try being a gay woman in the Middle East - you're as good as dead." He goes on in the same interview to describe how...

Elton John 'Is A Sinner': Church Attacks Singer Over His Plan To Adopt Ukrainian Baby Boy By WILL STEWART Elton John was branded a 'sinner' by the Orthodox Church in Ukraine last night in the row over his wish to adopt a baby from the country. The comment came after officials confirmed there has been no application yet for the 62-year-old singer to adopt Lev, a 14-month-old boy whose mother has HIV. [Pic in URL] However, at least one government source speculated that liberal politicians might seek to put a law through the Ukrainian parliament to enable the pop star...

Sir Elton John BARRED From Adopting Little Lev... He's Too Old And Gay Weddings Don't Count, Says Ukrainian minister By WILL STEWART 15th September 2009 [Pics on Elton John & Kid in URL] Elton John's hopes of becoming an adoptive father to a 14-month-old boy were ruled out last night. Ukraine family minister Yuriy Pavlenko declared that gay couples were judged not suitable to adopt children under his country's law. At the same time, Mr Pavlenko stressed there must be an age gap of no more than 45 years between a child and its adoptive parents.

ELTON JOHN SOLVES GAY MARRIAGE CONTROVERSY Posted by: Michael Medved at 1:40 PM Thursday, November 20, 2008 One of the world’s most prominent gay entertainers offered some rare common sense on the explosive issue of same sex marriage. In New York City for a gala AIDS benefit, rock legend Sir Elton John appeared with his long-time partner, David Furnish. “We’re not married,” he told the press, “Let’s get that straight. We have a civil partnership…I don’t want to be married! I’m very happy with a civil partnership. The word ‘marriage,’ I think, puts a lot of people off. You get...

Elton John is to give a solo fundraising concert in New York next month for Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, under the unlikely billing "Elton and Hillary: One Night Only." The April 9 concert at Manhattan's pre-war Radio City Music Hall will be the British pop icon's first public solo concert in New York City without his band since he performed alone at Madison Square Garden in 2000. "I'm not a politician but I believe in the work that Hillary Clinton does," John said in a statement announcing the fundraiser. "I'm excited to support Hillary by performing at what will...

POP legend Sir Elton John wants the internet CLOSED DOWN. Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the Rocket Man has waded into cyberspace with all guns blazing. He claims it is destroying good music, saying: “The internet has stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff. “Instead they sit at home and make their own records, which is sometimes OK but it doesn’t bode well for long-term artistic vision. “It’s just a means to an end. “We’re talking about things that are going to change the world and change the way people listen to...

"I've no wish to be living sixty years on." A 23-year-old Elton John sang those words at his first U.S. concert, at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles on Aug. 25, 1970. On Sunday night at a sold-out concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, John will open with the same song, "Sixty Years On." The show, not coincidentally, will also be his 60th sell-out appearance there. More significantly, it will mark the day that the global pop star reaches 60 years on himself. Much like the narrator in The Who's "My Generation," who hopes to expire "before I get...