Elton John DENIES claims he will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration celebration
ELTON JOHN will not be performing at the inauguration of Donald Trump, despite members of the president-elect's team saying he will sing at the event.
Elton John denies claims he will perform at Donald Trump's inauguration celebration
Anthony Scaramucci, a member of the transition team, told the BBC that the musician would take to the stage at the inaugural concert early next year.
Speaking in an interview for HARDTalk, he said: "This'll be the first American president in US history that enters the White House with a pro-gay rights stance.
"Elton John is going to be doing a concert on the Mall for the inauguration."
But, representatives for the 69-year-old have denied Anthony's claims and insisted that he would not sing for Donald Trump.
Anthony told the BBC that Elton would play at Trump's inauguration
Elton's representatives have denied the claims and said he will not be performing
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They simply told LA Times: "Elton will not be performing." His London representative added to BBC News: "There is no truth to this at all."
The Republican may have used some of Elton's songs during his campaign rallies but that doesn't mean the star is a fan of the president-elect.
Speaking after the businessman became the nominee for the party, the Tiny Dancer hitmaker said that he didn't want his music to be associated with him.
"I don't really want my music to be involved in anything to do with an American election campaign," he commented.
"I'm British. I've met Donald Trump, he was very nice to me. It's nothing personal."
Trump used a number of songs by the musician during his campaign
Earlier this year, Elton referred to Trump as a barbarian
Elton told the Guardian: "His political views are his own, mine are very different, I'm not a Republican in a million years. Why not ask Ted… Nugent? Or one of those… country stars? They'll do it for you."
The singer instead rallied for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and played a solo concert to help raise money for her campaign in October.
According to reports, he made his feelings for Donald very clear when he referred to him as a "barbarian".
He told the crowd: "We need a humanitarian in the White House, not a barbarian."