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Elton John‘s bid to adopt a HIV-infected Ukrainian child will be rejected, according to a government minister.
Sir Elton and his male partner David Furnish want to adopt 14-month-old Lev who they met at an orphanage in the Ukrainian city of Makeyevka last Saturday.
However Ukraine requires that adoptive parents be married and does not recognise same sex weddings, Family, Youth and Sports Minister Yuriy Pavlenko told The Associated Press.
Mr Pavlenko also said at age 62, John is too old to adopt according to Ukrainian law that requires a prospective adoptive parent to be no more than 45 years.
Sir Elton had previously said that he recognized his age might be a problem and that Mr Furnish might have to take the lead, although the Canadian filmmaker is himself 46.
The proposed adoption has been controversial, especially with Sir Elton previously jokingly dismissing the idea that he might join celebrities such as Madonna and Angelina Jolie in adopting children from disadvantaged countries.
Child advocates in the UK have warned children must be carefully screened in cases of international adoption as children are sometimes put into orphanages as a calculated means of getting them into a wealthier Western family.
The child has HIV, do you really think he has much of a chance of being adopted otherwise? I say let Elton adopt him, and give the child the best possible chance at having a good life.
source: Ukraine set to block Elton John adoption [news.com.au]
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The combined star power of Lily Allen and Elton John presenting the GQ Men of the Year Awards must have looked like a dream ticket on paper.
But the two stars didn’t exactly see eye-to-eye at last night’s star-studded event at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.
As the evening wore on, Lily’s state gradually deteriorated as she continually sipped champagne on stage.
The 23-year-old, decked out in an extravagant ball gown, soon began slurring, swearing and ad-libbing – and it was only a matter of time before she had an all-too-public fall-out on stage with co-host Elton.
When she came to announce ‘…and now the most important part of the night’, Elton chipped in ‘What? Are you going to have another drink?’
She fired back: ‘F*** off Elton. I am 40 years younger than you and have my whole life ahead of me!’
The shocked audience fell silent.
A clearly rattled Elton replied ‘I could still snort you under the table’. To which she replied: ‘F*** off. I don’t know what you are talking about.’
On more than one occasion, Elton could be seen having a stern word with her in the wings between awards.
She barely made it off the stage after the awards ended – before drinking even more at the afterparty.
I just can’t fathom, what compelled Lily to tell Elton John to FO. I mean… he’s Elton John, you just don’t tell him to FO.
source: ‘I could still snort you under the table’: Elton’s shocking reply after worse-for-wear Lily verbally assaults him onstage [daily mail]
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While Matt Damon, Sarah Silverman, Ben Affleck and Jimmy Kimmel are having some sordid sexcapade, Sean Penn has been seeking solace in the ample bosom of Petra Nemcova.
The new couple has been airing out their romance the past few weeks. They first appeared together at the CAA party, then Elton John’s AIDS Foundation screening party and they were not shy about their relationship last night.
Sean Penn and his soon to be ex wife Robin Wright announced their split in late December. The rumor was that Robin caught Sean in bed with two Russian whores while on vacation together. Petra on the other hand had a brief romance with James Blunt around Oscar time last year.
Taking someone to the Oscars pretty much confirms the bumping of uglies. He might of well have had her panties in his mouth.
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Sharon Stone was pictured at Elton John’s Oscar party, wearing a rats paw on her lapel. When asked about it, she said:
“It’s for luck.”
I remember back when I was in high school, wearing fur was popular, but it was mostly rabbits fur that everyone wore [not that rabbits don't matter]. I haven’t worn fur since high school, I’m 42.
When PETA came along, it then became a matter of being humane and for the love of vegetarian. It’s made me look at fur differently. Yes, rats are gross… but that’s all the more reason, no?
What others said:
- Dlisted says, “Somebody perform some sort of ritual on that rat’s paw and bring it back to life. Sharon needs a beat down and that rat paw is the one to do it.”
Sharon certainly loves her fur. What say now, PETA?
  
source: Sharon Stone Wearing A Rat’s Paw [dlisted]
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 “Maybe Sharon, passed over by the Academy yet again, was jealous of Ratatouille’s Oscar win and thought a rodent paw might go with her haggard look. Her accessories these days are as dead as her career.”
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Elton John is involved in a child porn case after a photo he donated to an art exhibition was seized by cops.
 Art gallery bosses at The Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England have withdrawn the explicit photo a day before the exhibition is due to start on Wednesday (26Sep07), reports British newspaper The Sun.
The photo, taken by famed photographer Nan Godin, features two young girls posing provocatively – and is one of 4,000 pictures used in the Sir Elton John Photographic Collection. The Rocket Man hitmaker is said to admire the “directness, truth and poignancy” of Godin’s work.
Police are said to be investigating whether the gallery has broken the law for using the image. A police spokesperson says, “Who owns it or owned it is also part of the investigation.” John’s publicist declined to comment.
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Elton John might have beef with Al Gore after that whole inventing the internet thing. Yep, Sir Elton wants the world wide web closed down.
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 music and that’s not going to happen with people blogging on the internet.
“I mean, get out there — communicate.
“Hopefully the next movement in music will tear down the internet.
“Let’s get out in the streets and march and protest instead of sitting at home and blogging.
“I do think it would be an incredible experiment to shut down the whole internet for five years and see what sort of art is produced over that span.
“There’s too much technology available.
“I’m sure, as far as music goes, it would be much more interesting than it is today.â€
Maybe Elton’s opinions come from his self-described technophobia. The man doesn’t even have a cell phone, let alone an iPod.
But his feelings are kind of contradictory to his actions. Elton’s 60th birthday concert was streamed live over the internet, and he’s also announced this year that his entire back catalogue of albums will be made available for digital download. So which is it, Sir Elton?
His complaint lies mostly in the the quality of the music being made these days:
“In the early Seventies there were at least ten albums released every week that were fantastic.
“Now you’re lucky to find ten albums a year of that quality.
“And there are more albums released each week now than there were then.â€
There’s some crappy music, sure, but that’s always been the case. And with the internet we have access to so many artists that it’s amazing. I have to disagree with you, Elton. There may be more to filter through to find the good stuff, but it’s worth it.
Source: The Sun
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