Elton John Reveals Ex 'Threw Himself Under a Truck'

By PopEater Staff Posted Mar 15th 2010 01:03PM

Before he settled down with David Furnish, rock legend Elton John dated a man that he now reveals committed suicide while they were still together. "Years back I had a relationship, and I had absolutely no idea in the world he was going to do this ... he threw himself under a truck," John told the Sunday Telegraph. "There was so much grief."

The 62-year-old singer isn't naming the former boyfriend or even hinting as to when the death occurred. Furnish tells the paper that the man was deeply religious and racked with guilt over his sexuality.

"He was so tortured by the conflicting views between his sexuality and his strong religious beliefs that he chose to take his own life," he said. "It is very sad indeed."

The star's lingering grief inspired him to back a just-opened Broadway play that touches on a similar subject, though in the form of a comedy. 'Next Fall' is about two gay men -- one of them is a Christian from the southern United States who believes homosexuality as a sin, and the other is an agnostic. A serious accident brings them together.

"It's the right timing for this," said Furnish. "The religious divide between Right and Left has gotten wider, and so the rights of gay people never got back to where it was heading."

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Monday 15 March

By SAM

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Damn ! Elton john looks terrible for 62.

By James

Yeah, it's GOD's way of saying "NO, NO."

By Cathy

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It just means he hasn't had any work done. Kudos for honest aging.

By Mike

"There was so much grief."
Poor Elton. But I'm sure he was back on his knees in no time. He's the RocketMan!

By Bill

To many years of fudge-packing has taken its toll !

By Dr Remulak

This sounds like BS, Elton needed some attention so he threw this lie out there to see his name in print. Guaranteed it never happened.

By johnny

Sir Elton , You probably got bored with him and dumped him and where was he going to live like a prince - elton sweetie your not what men would really want to jump into bed with but your bank account looks might good

By Andy

"one of them is a Christian from the southern United States who believes homosexuality as a sin,"

It IS a sin !

By cj1

So is eating seafood, cheeseburgers (product of cow, with cow), wearing cloth of mixed fabric, looking at a woman while she is on her period...but you knew all these things didn't you, and uphold them all, right? HA. Hypocrisy at its best.

By Newmoonlmt

You know, "Andy," I could have sworn that Jesus said judging other people was a sin. Silly me. And do you hate people because of their eye color or their height, too? (Hint to the stupid ignorant homophobic: sexuality is genetic, just like all the other aforementioned physical traits.)

By SYLVI212

WHAT VERSIN OF THE BIBLE DO YOU HAVE?

By Your god not MY god

See how the un-educated religious reveal their obvious weakness?
If I couldn't spell any better than SYLV1212, I wouldn't TOUCH a keyboard!

By mike

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swearing is a dangerous thing

Tuesday 16 March

By raggedyann

everyone has there own opinion. the world doesn't like to be told the truth. Lets just say everyone wants to do whatever they want. The Lord is perfect, he made a man and women from the beginning. He did not make a man to lay with another man. Its not normal for a man to stick his private in another mans butt. God made our butt to empty our feces not to have sexual intercourse. Sexual intercourse through the butt is only for animals not for humans. But the perverse of the world (mankind)practice anal sex.

By Jesus

God hates you.

By Linda Parker

To all the poor, small minded people who judge others. Be very sure you have nothing in your past when you meet your maker. You sorry, self rightous p o s!

By Small mind Bill, Small penis Bill

What a foul mouth to have, Bill, in response to a human tregedy. I suspect guys who resort to your mentality are quite sexually frustrated themselves. But we'll feel sorry for your problem.

By TheThrifters

Elton John has always been one of the most classic and STYLISH person out there in our pop culture.

Do you mean the way you just judged a group of people

To your god not my god, God said in thier wisdom they became fools, so being educated is not a plus especially if you think that makes you better than another, the just shall live by faith,people try to use the phrase that God said not to judge, but we all know what sin is, as a heterosexual if I practice fornication is it not sin, how about a pedefile, is it not sin, a pathetic liar is it not sin, yes people can and do sin but you are not suppose to practice sin. If you sin you need to repent and ask forgiveness of that sin.

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