Elton John Defends Photo Seized By Child Porn Police

AP   |   September 26, 2007 11:04 AM


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Elton John said Wednesday that he owns a photo of two naked girls taken by award-winning photographer Nan Goldin that was seized by police at a British gallery over concerns it amounted to child pornography.

John confirmed ownership of "Klara and Edda Belly-Dancing" in a statement on his Web site. He said it is among 149 images comprising Goldin's "Thanksgiving" installation.

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Define pornography? Define child pornnography? Was the "child" posed doing something lewd and/or indecent? And by whose standards? The child was NAKED with her legs apart and showing her flower, stop the presses. We have to sieze this and investigate it further at the police station. It was siezed by polices because of "concerns it was child pornpgraphy". Concerns by whom?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:23 PM on 09/27/2007

Only people with sick minds look at an image of a nude child and see it as a sexual thing.

Art has featured nudity for centuries and one has to be pretty sex-obsessed to consider it pornography

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:35 PM on 09/27/2007

Elton John is a pervert who likes child pornography.
It is a real shame that he has two cents to rub together. Boycott all things reated to Elton John and his perversions.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:59 AM on 09/27/2007

Aw come on -- everybody knows Elton doesn't like girls...he probably just thinks the piece is pretty.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:51 AM on 09/27/2007

Elton, you aging quiff banger-give up those Mark Foley pictures of you cavorting with young nubile
minors of the male persuasion.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:43 PM on 09/26/2007

Elton John is many things. He's a diva and can be a real bitch. He also has very good taste in art if not his wardrobe. One thing he is NOT is a pedophile. It probably never even occurred to him that this photo could be considered anything other than art.

The only issue that could be raised is if this photo is a work of child pornography regardless of who owned it. Sir Elton is gay, and this photo is of girls. He obviously cannot be condemned for anything other than the objective possession of a questionable piece.

In my opinion, this continuing story is ridiculous.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:06 PM on 09/26/2007

And just how do you know!

The old boy's been outed, like foley.
Maybe his man-boy doesn't do it for him anymore.
Give it up.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:39 AM on 09/27/2007

Why are the headlines insinuating that Elton John has child porn? I really think that there still is prejudice that involves the thought that gays are more likely to be pedophiles. I don't think the facts support this bias.

The fact that EJ is gay actually makes me more certain it isn't porn. You see, they are pictures of girls.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:52 PM on 09/26/2007

Wow it is really sad and perverted that naked pictures of innocent little children are seen as something sexual. Little baby bums are the cutest pictures and yet there are those who are sick enough to actually be turned on. My mind can't even wrap around that kind of mindset.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 PM on 09/26/2007

As I understand it, the photo owned by Elton John doesn't even feature naked kids...the complaint has something to do with the fact that one of the girl's legs are spread apart, or something like that.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:46 PM on 09/26/2007

WRONG!! I saw it, and the child is completely naked, lying on the floor with her legs spread wide open, her entire pubic area in fulll view of the camera!
Whether you consider this pornographic or not, this is incusable for her parents to have their childphotographed in this position, especially knowing it will go public!
And what's up with this site? A hundred previous comments on this topic have been erased, and my previous, much longer comments, were never posted!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:19 PM on 09/26/2007

If the picture is indeed the way you describe it then it is porn. Period.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:34 PM on 09/27/2007

I agree with you jnik.
Elton John is trash for buying the picture.

More important than anything else the Democratic party needs to stop pandering to perverts, including Elton John and Barney Frank.

A person or the persons who are obviously very gay sympathic censor anything that questions gay rights and their unhealthy behavior.


They also censor out some critical comments about HuffPro darling, that O-bomb-able person.

They cherry pick out comments they wish to present and delete others that show any weakness of the HuffPro agenda. Just like Fox and the GOP there is empire building going on and they use litarary censors to control the spin.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:53 AM on 09/27/2007

That reminds me, does the suntan lotion which used a picture of a dog playfully pulling on a little girl's bathing suit & showing the little girl's booty still use that ad on outdoor & instore advertising? If they are or somebody collects these ads, bust them for kiddie porn & beastility.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:44 PM on 09/26/2007

Buca di Beppo chain restaurants usually have mens' rooms decorated with old photos of Italian statues and 2-4 year old boys urinating in public. Are these to be considered pornography as well?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:29 PM on 09/26/2007

Who knows? But I hear that it's a waste of time to cruise there since nobody goes to the restaurants anymore. Restrooms in bus stations, airports & parks have more traffic & trade.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:49 PM on 09/26/2007

An honest response, he's not trying to hide anything, as many others might. An approach well taken, to a very sensitive subject, he deserves credit for taking it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 PM on 09/26/2007
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