Elton Loses Libel Suit

Poppa John can't win every case.

The High Court in London has just ruled that a spoof column satirizing Elton was not defamatory.

Elton and his camp claimed that the article in The Guardian made fun of Elton's serious charity work. They claimed it even joked about important events, such as the White Tie Ball, saying Elton only held them for self-promotion and to meet celebs, not to raise serious money.

Puhlease. This is Elton John! He doesn't need a charity event to meet stars. He just calls them up!

The article, which was printed this past summer, titled A Peek At The Diary Of..., was written as if Elton were the one writing about the event.

Elton and his camp described it as having a "gratuitously offensive, nasty and

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