entertainment">Rod (75) accused Elton (73) of his farewell tour last year Farewell Yellow Brick Road was nothing less than money grabbing and that the film about the life of the singer, Rocket Man, far below the biopic Bohemian Rhapsody about Freddie Mercury. That did not go well with Elton, who would not want to speak to his friend afterwards.
entertainment">Of Rocket Man-singer wanted to make amends later, but got no response. “With his continuous bullying and personal criticism of Elton’s recent successes, Rod has crossed the line of their usual friendly rivalry,” said a source to the British tabloid.
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entertainment">“Elton cherishes his friendship with Rod and did not want to do this publicly, so he tried to get in touch with Rod directly to clear the air,” the source continues. “But when his requests to see him were declined or even unanswered, Elton felt compelled to explain once and for all the truth in a new chapter of his autobiography Me.”
entertainment">On the other hand, Rod claims that he just tried to get back in touch with Elton, but that he was ignored himself. “The last time I emailed him I said, ‘I have a soccer field, do your sons like to come?’ Because they love football, you know, ”he said earlier this week in conversation with Chris Evans in his podcast. But apparently the Sailing singer never got a response to that invitation.
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