Elton John is sort of backing off his Madonna bashing.

A week after ripping Madonna for lip-syncing on stage, Elton told the media at a Los Angeles charity this week that his criticism "was probably a bit unfair because there are people who lip-sync worse and whole shows are lip-synced. Her show is not wholly lip-synced." "Madonna is a great artist," said Elton.

His Madonna moment came earlier this month at a London awards ceremony after Madonna's nomination for best live act.

"Since when has lip-syncing been live?" scoffed Elton, using some colorful expressions often found in a Robin Williams routine.

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