New details are emerging in the former marriage between Elton John and Renate Blauel. The singer and Blauel wed in 1984 and have been divorced since 1988 but according to new court documents, Blauel claims she “attempted suicide” during their honeymoon in St.
Tropez by taking an overdose of Valium after John told her “the marriage was not working and that he wanted her to leave”. The sound engineer’s claim stems from a lawsuit she filed last year against John over her depiction in the hit film “Rocketman” and in his memoir, Me.
Blauel has kept a low profile since the couple’s split and now alleges the disclosures in both the movie and book triggered her longstanding mental health issues and breached their divorce agreement.
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