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Giuliana Rancic Pregnant Via Surrogate

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:57:46 CDT

Following her successful treatment for breast cancer, more good news for E! personality Giuliana Rancic: She's expecting a baby with husband Bill. "We are so thrilled that our prayers have been answered," she tells E! . The couple struggled to conceive and is using a gestational surrogate, who is carrying their...

Elton's Hubby Slams 'Narcissistic' Madonna

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:32:34 CST

The longstanding Elton John-Madonna feud showed no signs of cooling down last night, when John's husband David Furnish took to Facebook to slam Madonna after she beat out John in the best song category. "Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!" he wrote, according to TMZ . Furnish continued, "Madonna winning Best Original...

Elton John: In US, I'm '2nd-Class Citizen'

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 13:24:45 CST

In Britain, they call him "Sir," but the United States makes him feel like a "second-class citizen," complains Elton John. Speaking in California, the AP reports that the new dad/singer swiped at the state's gay-marriage ban, saying that "as I get older, I get more angry about it." It's a...

Elton John, Hubby Welcome Baby Boy

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:20:00 CST

Piano man Elton John and husband David Furnish have welcomed a baby boy into their lives. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was born Christmas Day to a surrogate mom in California whose identity has not been released, reports Us . "We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy," said John, 62, and Furnish,...

Elton John Lost Lover to Suicide

Harry Kimball — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:37 CDT

Saying it’s “the right timing,” Elton John and husband David Furnish have revealed that one of the singer’s past lovers committed suicide because he could not reconcile his strong Christian faith with his homosexuality. "I had absolutely no idea in the world he was going to do this," says the...

Elton John Can't Adopt: Ukraine

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:00:00 CDT

Elton John will not be able to adopt a 14-month-old Ukrainian child because the pop star is too old and isn't traditionally married, Ukraine's minister for family affairs says. The pop singer toured a hospital for HIV-infected children in eastern Ukraine on Saturday as part of a charity project and...

Elton John: Gay Victims "Could Have Been Me"

Peter Fearon — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:02:52 CDT

Pop icon Elton John attacks the bullying of gays around the world and discusses his recent marriage. Under his own byline in the British magazine The New Statesman , the 60-year-old musician says he was afraid crowds would jeer at him following his London marriage to partner David Furnish 15 months...