Elton John Singles Out Anti-Grooming Laws as Why He Won’t Have Another US Residency

Elton John Singles Out Anti-Grooming Laws as Why He Won’t Have Another US Residency
English singer Elton John leaves from the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on March 27, 2023. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
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As his farewell tour wraps up, pop singer Elton John said he has no plans to do a residency in the United States again due to the country’s “growing swell of anger and homophobia.”

That’s according to what the “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” musician said in an interview he gave Radio Times, where he noted what he described as a growing number of anti-grooming laws being passed in states, including Florida, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He specifically singled out Florida’s laws, calling them “disgraceful.”

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