Elton John says reaction to Phillip Schofield affair scandal is 'totally homophobic'

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Sir Elton John has said the reaction to Phillip Schofield’s affair with a younger colleague is “totally homophobic”. In an interview with the Radio Times, the 76-year-old singer claimed a heterosexual relationship with a similar age gap would not have attracted such negative coverage.

Sir Elton made the comments as he denounced the status of LGBT+ rights and individuals in America, which he compared to the treatment of the former This Morning presenter.The acclaimed musician, famous for hits including Your Song and Candle In The Wind, said: “Well, it’s all going pear-shaped in America.There’s violence, (discriminatory) laws enacted in Florida, which are disgraceful. “There’s a law now that, if you visit a doctor in Florida, they can refuse to treat you if you’re gay, which I find just unbelievable. “We seem to be going backwards.

And that spreads. It’s like a virus that the LGBTQ+ movement is suffering.” He added: “I don’t like it at all. It’s a growing swell of anger and homophobia that’s around America. “I don’t know if it’s around Britain because I haven’t been here that much.

But I feel that the Phillip Schofield thing has been totally homophobic. “If it was a straight guy in a fling with a young woman, it wouldn’t even make the papers.” Schofield resigned from ITV last month and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise but not illegal” affair with a younger male runner on This Morning.