Elton John ends decades-long feud with Madonna
Madonna and Elton John ’s nasty years-long feud has finally come to and end after the “Tiny Dancer” singer pleaded for her to forgive him. The unlikely reunion happened backstage at “SNL” on Saturday night as John was the musical guest for the show.
of the two music icons hugging, the “Vogue” singer shared that she has been a lifelong fan of John, having snuck out to see him perform when she was in high school.Kelly Clarkson wants to quit her talk show and leave NYC — but NBC is desperate to keep her happy'White Lotus' scrapped sex scene between two unlikely characters in Season 3 finale: 'Very disappointing' “It was an unforgettable performance that helped me understand the transformative power of music,” she wrote, adding, that it changed the course of her life. “I had always felt like an outsider growing up and watching him on stage helped me to understand that it was OK to be different-to stand out- to take the road, less traveled by. In fact, it was essential.”“Over the decades it hurt me to know that someone I admired so much shared his dislike of me publicly as an artist. I didn’t understand it,” she wrote. She said that the first words out of the “Your Song” crooner’s mouth was “forgive me” and the “wall between us fell down.”“Forgiveness is a powerful tool,” she noted. “Within minutes. We were hugging.” The rift began more than 20 years ago when John, 78, slammed Madonna’s “Die Another Day” song, labeling it the “worst Bond tune ever.”As he accepted his award the “Rocket Man” singer groused from the stage: “Madonna, best live act? F–k off. Since when has lip-syncing been live? Sorry about that, but I think everyone who lip-syncs on stage in public when you pay like 75 quid to see them should be shot. Thank you very much. That’s me off her Christmas card list, but do I give a toss? No.”Madonna’s publicist responded: “Madonna does not lip-sync nor does she spend her time trashing other artists. Elton John remains on her Christmas card list, whether he is nice… or naughty.” John later walked back his comments, sharing that Madonna had been to his home for dinner and “it was something I said in the heat of the moment, and probably should not have said.”“Madonna winning best original song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit,” he wrote on Facebook. “Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism.”John had previously predicted that Madonna had “no f–king chance’ of winning against his track “Hello Hello” for the animated film, “Gnomeo & Juliet.” Madonna politely responded: “Elton has been known to get mad at me, so I don’t know. He’s brilliant, and I adore him, so he’ll win another award. I don’t feel bad.”“ is such a nightmare,” the Oscar winner sniped. “Sorry, her career is over. Her tour has been a disaster and it couldn’t happen to a bigger c–t.” “She’s been so horrible to Gaga,” he continued. “If Madonna had any common sense she’d have made a record like ‘Ray Of Light,’ stayed away from the dance stuff and just been a great pop singer and make great pop records which she does brilliantly. “But no, she had to prove that she was, like… and she looks like a f–king fairground stripper,” he viciously added.“I used to make fun of for lip-syncing on stage, but the problem really started when she ran Gaga down on an American chat show,” he wrote. “I got that Gaga’s single ‘Born This Way’ definitely sounded similar to ‘Express Yourself,’ but I couldn’t see why she was so ungracious and nasty about it, rather than taking it as a compliment… particularly when she claims to be a champion for women.” “I think it’s just wrong — an established artist shouldn’t kick down a younger artist right at the start of their career,” he added.“Then he told me had written a song for me and he wanted to collaborate,” she shared. “It was like everything came full circle!! “And you can tell everybody , This is Your Song……….💙,” she ended the missive, quoting one of John’s most famous songs. ‘DWTS’ pro Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy shares the six books that made her fall back in love with reading45 best celeb-loved women’s luxury gifts to spoil her for Mother’s Day 2025Meghan Markle reveals 'huge medical scare' in podcast premiere: 'It's so rare' Zoë Kravitz, Austin Butler spark dating rumors after breakups from Channing Tatum, Kaia Gerber: reportBlake Lively finally reaches out to Taylor Swift after dragging her into 'It Ends With Us' legal drama: Here's where they stand nowIvanka Trump matches sister Tiffany in blue floral dress at her baby shower ‘DWTS’ pro Jenna Johnson Chmerkovskiy shares the six books that made her fall back in love with readingMadonna/InstagramGetty Images
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