Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become the proud parents to a baby boy named Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John.
Zachary was born weighing 7 lbs., 15 oz. via a surrogate mother in California on Christmas Day. This is the first child for John, 62, and Furnish, 48. The couple married in 2005 after being together for 12 years.
In a joint statement to Us Magazine, the couple said: "We are overwhelmed with happiness and joy at this very special moment. Zachary is healthy and doing really well, and we are very proud and happy parents."
Sir Elton John and Husband David Furnish Welcome Baby Boy
By PopEater Staff Posted Dec 28th 2010 04:00AM
A rep for the couple has stated that John and Furnish intend to protect and respect the privacy of the surrogate and will not be discussing any details relating to the surrogacy arrangements made.
According to the Daily Mail, the couple had first attempted to adopt an HIV-positive child from the Ukraine last year. The adoption, however, was rejected on the grounds of John's age and the fact that the country does not recognize civil marriages. John then made a commitment to support the boy financially.
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How'd that happen? Which of them gave birth?
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It's like a pattern. Elton John, George Michael, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Neal Young, Boy George, on and on and on. Nearly all of the top artists are. Too many to be a co-incidnence. What's up ?
IS David Bowie Gay? I thought he married Iman (the fashion model)
I HOPE THEY KEEP NOTHING FROM YHE KID THEY NEED TO TELL THE HOLE THING!!
Celebrities use to parade their pets now its children. They go around the world and collect children like it was something to advance their standing. John is 62, he will be 82 when the child is 20. What if a woman adopted at age 62 there would be an outcry. Children aren't to be used as status symbols they need a home, a family. I'm sure Elton and his partner would love this child but don't you think its a little too late????
Al, Neil Young is married with children in Mt. View, CA. Dang, I guess now I have to specify that he is married to a woman!
Read the article and you will find the answer
On todays tv news CBS, Elton was refered to as the wofe..Golleeee..Golleee. What a world what a world!!!!
I sure as hell hope those two dont have any ideas about molesting that poor little baby, I hope people are watching those two very closely!! Its so wrong what they are doing..Kids need a mother and a father, not two fathers.. just horrible being raised by these two nutcases...
The only biological result of their union would be a dented turd nugget. "Hateful?" How about TRUTHFUL?
No. David Bowie is not gay, and he is married to iman and they have a teenage daughter together
Interesting that you put your ignorance here for all to see. Please, do not propagate your species.
Al, Neil Young is not gay. He is married and was or is (not sure) a drug user but everyone NOSE that.
Who went straight for a New York minute????
You are so crazy.
WHAT?! How'd you like to be their kid? On 2nd tho't...lol For starters, they really are too old. Had they tho't about a dog? Wouldn't you just love to be this child's teacher on visitation day?
God help us.
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Ask God to help YOU PAT and all the other unchristian, unloving, hateful people posting here.
God certainly did help a great deal in making this adoption work well. You should be glad that this baby will get everything in life that no other child could expect. It will be priviledged and protected and loved. Everything any child could ask for.
Yeah, better to be like Newt "I know you're dying but could you sign these divorce papers?" Gingrich, or Rush "4th times the charm" Limbaugh, or Ann "the 50-year old virgin" Coulter. "If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket, then what's the difference to me?"--Thomas Jefferson. For Texans out there, Jefferson is one of our Founding Fathers.