Elton continues rant

Elton rages at the photgraphers
11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Elton John continued his verbal attack on Taiwanese photographers at his Taipei concert last night, calling them the rudest people he'd ever met.

Earlier in the day, he launched a four-letter tirade against TV camera crews and photgraphers who mobbed him while he tried to clear immigration at the airport.

He shouted 'rude, vile pigs' at them before adding 'we'd love to get out of Taiwan if it's full of people like you. Pig! Pig!'

At the concert he told fans: 'The television and photographers at the airport were the rudest people I've ever met. I've been to 60 countries, and they are a disgrace to your country.

'It's great to be here...I'm sorry if I offended anyone in Taiwan, I did not mean to. And to those guys [the photographers], I meant every single word I said.'

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