A former gay lover of singer Elton John committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a lorry it's been revealed this week.
Elton says he's been deeply affected and traumatised by the death of a man he had a relationship with, before he met and married David Furnish.
"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," said the 64 year old singer, "There was so much grief."
"He was so tortured by the conflicting views between his sexuality and his strong religious beliefs that he chose to take his own life," David Furnish, Elton's lover and husband said in a recent interview. "It is very sad indeed."
Sir Elton John, who is worth an estimated £175 million said it was his grief for the former lover that had inspired him to give financial support for a New York stage play that opened last week. Elton and David are also producers of the play, Next Fall, which tells the tale of a gay relationship between a young Christian from the southern states of America and a non-believer.
"It's the right timing for this," David commented, "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."
Meanwhile, Elton John's also rumoured to be in the running to replace outgoing and outspoken Simon Cowell on the next season of American Idol. The gossip that's starting to surface on the web, seems to come from comments made by former Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe that Elton would be the prefect replacement for Cowell who leave at the end of the current season to concentrate on bringing UK hit show X Factor to American TV screens. Lythgoe thinks Elton would love being on the show, it seems a perfect avenue for the singer with a sharp tongue and high opinions. But I wonder if American Idol is ready of Elton!
Jason Shaw.
GayAgenda.com's UK Correspondent
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