BUT YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO RUB ANYONE'S NOSE IN IT...

Having spent a month or so watching Boy George giving interviews to the Ilkely Advertiser and Through The Night With Spiggy on Radio Kent, Elton John has taken the opportunity of a piece in Rolling Stone to hit back. John enthuses over Eminem and rolls his eyes at George's natterings:

"From the start, I've always admired Eminem's thinking.

"That's the reason I wanted to appear on the Grammys with him when I was asked, despite all the nonsense talked about his being homophobic.

"Let the Boy Georges and the George Michaels of the world get up in a twist about it if they don't have the intelligence to see his intelligence."

This is all for a special edition where stars and Dave Matthews are invited to pen appreciations of other greats.

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