David Furnish has leapt to the defence of his boyfriend Elton John after Gorge Michael's public letter to the flamboyant rocker.

The former WHAM! star responded to Elton's criticisms of his "strange lifestyle" and labelling his career "disappointing" in British magazine HEAT on December 15, 2004.

In the publication, Michael said, "Most of what Elton thinks he knows about my life is pretty much limited to the gossip he hears on what you would call the 'gay grapevine'. Elton John knows very little about George Michael, and that's a fact."

David admits he does not approve of Michael's Heat feature and insists Elton respects Michael as a friend.

David says, "It wasn't a rant. I think if you read what Elton actually said it was a fair and honest statement to a friend that he cares about. How George has chosen to respond to that is his business."

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