Elton John slams British government

October 6th, 2009 LONDON - The father of the 15-month-old Ukranian boy whom Sir Elton John wants to adopt has said the singer must also take him along to London with his son. Thirty-one-year old former drug addict and murderer Sergey insisted that he did not mind the singer becoming his son Lev's guardian.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - The alcoholic mother of the 15-month-old Ukranian child Sir Elton John wants to adopt has said that she will not give up her son to the singer for money. "I will not give my baby to Elton John for any money," the Sun quoted Marina, the mother of the child, as saying.

October 4th, 2009 LONDON - After being banned from adopting a 14-month-old tot by the Ukrainian government, Sir Elton John and partner are considering adopting a boy in Africa. The musician's civil partner, David Furnish, disclosed at the launch of Stephen Calloway's book Gosling: Classic Design for Contemporary Interiors, at the Ritz: "We were in Africa for the [Sir Elton John] Aids Foundation and met a boy, and immediately thought about adopting him," "When we found out he had a maternal grandmother, and brother and sister, we realised it wouldn't be the right thing to take him away from the family he had there," he said.

September 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John has expressed his displeasure on music piracy and asserted that it should be dealt with by cutting off the internet connections of persistent illegal filesharers. "I am of the view that the unchecked proliferation of illegal downloading (even on a "non-commercial" basis) will have a seriously detrimental effect on musicians, and particularly young musicians and those composers who are not performing artists," the Guardian quoted him as stating in a letter written to the business secretary, Lord Mandelson.

September 18th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John may still be hopeful of adopting the HIV positive Ukranian kid, whom he said he wishes to take home with partner David Furnish. Ukraine's family, youth and sports minister, Yuri Pavlenko, who had earlier dismissed any possibility of the musician adopting 14-month-old Lev, has apparently changed his stand.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John cannot adopt the 14-month-old Ukranian boy he wishes to adopt, the Family, Youth and Sports Minister of Ukraine has said. Yuriy Pavlenko has mentioned that the legendary singer cannot take home Lev with his partner David Furnish, as same-sex unions do not have legal status in the country.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Elton john may need to overcome legal hurdles before he gets to adopt the Ukranian child he recently said he wishes to take home. According to the national laws of the country, the 'Candle in the Wind' hitmaker and his partner David Furnish are too old to adopt 14-month-old Lev, as the law does not allow parents 45 years older than the child to adopt.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - English singer-songwriter Sir Elton John is set to follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie and Madonna as he is keen on adopting a baby boy. Sir Elton, 62, has long considered adoption, but always rejected the idea because of his age and touring lifestyle but the singer had his "heart stolen" by 14-month-old Lev on a recent visit to an orphanage in Ukraine and he and longterm partner David Furnish are thinking about bringing the tot back to England, reports newsoftheworld.co.uk.

September 13th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Elton John is planning to adopt a child from Ukraine with partner David Furnish. The singer revealed that a 14-month-old boy called Lev has apparently "stolen his heart." The child had performed at an orphanage in Ukraine while the 'Candle In The Wind' hitmaker was on a visit.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Peter Andre apparently believes that he can match the likes of Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Robbie Williams in future. "When Elton, Rod and people like that were signed up they had seven-album deals.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary rock star Ozzy Osbourne once offered cocaine to an undercover US narcotics agent, a new book reveals. The former Black Sabbath lead has narrated the incident in the book 'Everybody Must Get Stoned,' reports the Daily Star.

July 27th, 2009 LONDON - Singer Elton John was forced to cancel a concert in New York after his musical partner for the show Billy Joel showed flu-like symptoms. Doctors reportedly ordered Joel to rest after he showed signs of an influenza bout, the Daily Star reports.

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Outspoken singer Lily Allen slammed the right wing British National Party (BNP) party during a concert in Australia. Thesun.co.uk quoted Allen as saying: "I wrote this song about the BNP.

June 4th, 2009 LONDON - Model-turned-actress Megan Fox has urged the US government to legalise marijuana insisting she would be the "first person in line to buy a pack of joints". The Transformers actress admits she enjoys smoking the illegal drug and would be happy to see the laws changed to allow it to be sold legally in America, reports contactmusic.com.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - 'Billy Elliot' is heading the list of nominations at the US Tony Awards, with the Broadway production of the British hit musical running for 15 awards at the ceremony on June 7. The musical has picked up nominations for both best musical and best original music for Sir Elton John, while its three young stars are jointly competing for best actor.