John
then wrote a response on Instagram: "If this unfortunate incident has
helped push this vital issue back into the spotlight, then I am happy to
be pranked on this occasion.
This time, Elton John appears to have had an actual phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin
called the British musician Thursday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov
told the Russian state-run Sputnik news agency, days after news emerged
that a prankster claiming to be the Russian leader had phoned him to
talk about gay rights.
In the real Putin-John call, the Russian President agreed to meet the singer if their schedules coincided, Peskov said.
"Putin
called and said, 'I know you were called by pranksters; don't get
offended by those guys, they are harmless, though this certainly does
not justify their actions,' " Peskov said, according to Sputnik. Culled from CNN
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