Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.
WATCH: J.K. Rowling got pranked hard on Zoom and wow, what an uncomfortable 12 minutes
It’s safe to assume Vlodymyr Zelensky has more pressing matters to attend to than quizzing J.K. Rowling on Dumbledore’s love life, but the Harry Potter author believed she was speaking with the Ukrainian president during a recent Zoom interview.She was not, of course.Rowling joins the ranks of celebrities like Elton John, Prince Harry and Billie Eilish who have been duped by popular Russian duo Vovan and Lexus.
The pair posted a video of Rowling’s side of the call, in which “Zelensky” asks about Harry Potter, the Russian war on Ukraine, and at one point, references her repeated anti-transgender remarks.“Tell me a secret – I’m interested as your fan.
Is Dumbledore gay? I won’t tell anyone. And who did he sleep with?” the pranksters ask at one point.Related: JK Rowling probably wasn’t prepared for these brutal responses to her play’s Pride tweet“I said in 2007 that I always saw Dumbledore as gay,” Rowling says. “That’s the truth and it was a big scandal at the time that I said it.
But yeah, that’s how I still see it. He’s an old man when we see him in the books so his love life is no longer very important.”“I will never tell this to anyone.
