–
The Guardian.“data-reactid =” 20 “> Renate Blauel, ex-wife of Elton John, brought a legal action against the singer in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, in a rare intervention by a woman who has avoided advertising for decades. Blauel presented the legal documentation last week and in it seeks, among other things, a court order against his ex-partner, according to the documents to which he has had access The Guardian.
A German sound engineer, her professional relationship with the singer came from afar: they had met in 1976 during the recording of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, one of the artist’s most popular songs. Elton, who was going through one of his worst stages of cocaine addiction in the mid-1980s, appreciated Renate’s company during the recording of Breaking hearts: working with her was peaceful and fluid and the songs came out on their own. He had, he explained, much more desire to be with Renate than with his boyfriend Gary. The relationship ended in divorce in 1988, four years after going through the altar. Later, John announced that she was gay and met her future husband, David Furnish, with whom she is currently raising her two children.
his biographical film Rocketman, in which Celinde Schoenmaker performed it. “data-reactid =” 22 “> Ever since she divorced the artist, Blauel has always fled the media spotlight and struggled against renewed interest in her relationship with John, following the premiere last year. of his biographical film Rocketman, in which Celinde Schoenmaker interpreted it.
In legal documents, Elton John is named as the defendant. His representatives declined to comment on the case to the British newspaper. The motive for the lawsuit’s request is unclear, but it appears to have to do with issues related to Blauel’s privacy and her desire to avoid publishing more of the couple’s personal material.
In his autobiography Yo (published by Penguin Random House) last year, Elton John describes his agony over his divorce from Blauel and his struggle to accept his sexuality. “I had broken the heart of someone who loved and loved me unconditionally, someone I couldn’t blame in any way,” he wrote. “Despite all the pain, there was no acrimony at all. For years afterward, every time something happened to me, the press would appear on his doorstep: I would tell them to leave him alone.”
In his story, the singer also talks about his addictions and admits that he made his partner very unhappy: “Renate not only married a gay drug addict, but a gay drug addict whose life was about to fall apart.” “Cocaine made me a monster,” says Elton John. “I started taking cocaine in 1974. I liked how it made me feel. That jolt of confidence and euphoria, the feeling that I could suddenly open up, that I wasn’t feeling shy or intimidated, I could talk to anyone. There was something else to the cocaine. than the way it made me feel. Cocaine had a certain prestige about it. It was fashionable and exclusive. Taking it was like becoming a member of a small elite clique, secretly indulging in something dangerous and illicit. Pathetically, that really attracted me. I had become successful and popular, but I never felt great. “
–
