Elton John's husband, David Furnish attended the Tony Awards in New York on Sunday night and spoke with People about why Elton performed at Rush Limbaugh's wedding.People reports:
"To put it in Elton's exact words, when he got the invitation, he was 'a little surprised,' " his partner David Furnish told PEOPLE. "And then, when it turned out to be a genuinely sincere invitation … Elton said, 'Life is about building bridges, not walls.' "That's certainly well-intentioned, Elton, but what was Rush Limbaugh's response?
John also saw it as another opportunity, in his words, "to go where people wouldn't expect me to go."
"And maybe if I can make a great impression," Furnish quoted him as saying, "people might change their perspectives on life."
"Elton, during the performance made a lot of cracks: 'I suppose you all wonder why I'm here tonight?' " says Furnish. "But ultimately, it's a bit like an olive branch, I guess."
Did he accept the olive branch, or did he simply snap it in two, like a dead twig?
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