Madonna walked off with the Golden Globe for best original song Sunday night — but wasn’t exactly honored by Elton John or his husband.
Before the show, Elton John, 64, belittled the 53-year-old’s chances of winning for her song “Masterpiece,” from her directorial effort “W.E.”, telling a red carpet reporter that, “Madonna doesn’t have a f—— chance of winning.”
“Those are fighting words,” the reporter said.
“Those are accurate words,” retorted John.
His prediction proved wrong hours later. Sir Elton — who was nominated for “Hello Hello,” his song with lyricist Bernie Taupin from the animated movie “Gnomeo & Juliet” — was caught on camera grimacing when Madonna’s name was called.
His husband, David Furnish, immediately took to his Facebook page to make his feelings known.
“Madonna. Best song???? F**k off!!!,” he posted. “Madonna winning Best Original Song truly shows how these awards have nothing to do with merit. Her acceptance speech was embarrassing in its narcissism. And her criticism of Gaga shows how desperate she really is.”
The music icons’ feud dates back at least seven years, according to Marie Claire magazine, when the Rocket Man slammed the Material Girl after she was named Best Live Act at the 2004 GQ Awards.
“Madonna, best f**king live act? F— off,” he said at the time. “Since when has lip-synching been live?”
