Elton John Confirms That Lady Gaga Is His Son's Godmother

By John Mitchell Posted Apr 22nd 2011 01:40PM

After much speculation, Elton John and his partner David Furnish have confirmed to Barbra Walters, in an interview airing tonight on '20/20,' that Lady Gaga is the godmother of their four-month-old son, Zachary.

"Yes, yes she is," John said when asked if Gaga was one of Zachary's godparents. "When you get to the real person under there, there's a real simple person under there who loves her parents."

Furnish told Walters, according to MTV, "Zachary's going to inherit an incredible musical legacy from his father one day, and she will be a good person to guide him through the ins and outs of the music business, 'cause she sure knows everything about the business now."

The confirmation comes after months of speculation by the media. MTV UK reports that Furnish was reluctant to confirm that Gaga was the godmother, but told reporters in February, "We haven't publicly confirmed that yet but your sources are very good! I prefer not to comment on it because we are going to make a statement about godparents later on."

For his part, John has been joking about the rumors for some time. During his hosting stint on 'Saturday Night Live' on April 2, he joked, "For those of you concerned that we are unusual parents, do not worry. It's not like we are the only two people involved in the child's life. His godmother is Lady Gaga. That's true, that's not a joke ... which is ironic because I've always said that Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. And Gaga loves Mars. She says Mars has good schools and great discos."

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Monday 25 April

By Julie

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THEY ARE CRUEL FOR TAKING THIS CHILD AWAT FROM IT'S BIOLOGICAL MOTHER. EVERY CHILD WANTS HIS MOTHER AND THE MOTHER WHO GAVE THIS CHILD UP IS CRAZY. IT'S DISGUSTING THAT THEY PUT THEMSELVES BEFORE THE NEEDS OF THIS CHILD!

By miguel

The kid is destined to be a homo.

By Juice

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Ray - sorry, I'm not gay. You don't need to be gay to support gay marriage. And, ultimately, I'm just tired of seeing jw blast everyone that is not black on here.

By MyMarie

Obviously, the definition of godmother has changed over the years. I believe Elton is describing a mentor, not a godparent who would be responsible for the child's religious upbringing in the case the parents were not able to fulfill this role. The entertainment industry, either real or fiction seems to throw around the term "godmother, godfather" like they are describing a scene from a Mario Puzo novel, not a religious sacrament. Wait a minute... Lady GaGa is the "godmother", Elton John is the father, we don't know who the mother is.... they all fell down the rabbit hole. I'm going back to bed... Who cares!!!

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