Elton John‘s mother recently celebrated her 90th birthday – complete with an Elton John impersonator!  Where was her famous son?  Turns out, they aren’t on speaking terms.  “Yes, it’s seven years now in June.  But you know, I’ve got used to it.  And it was all so stupid – so petty.”  She says it started when Elton asked her to cut off contact with two longtime friends who he no longer speaks to.  “I told him, ‘I’m not about to do that and drop them.  Bob is like a son to me.  He has always been marvelous to me and he lives nearby and keeps an eye on me.’  Then to my utter amazement, he told me he hated me.  And he then banged the phone down.  Imagine!  To me, his mother!”  Ah, but there’s more to the story.  She continued, “He told me that I thought more of Bob Halley than I did of my own son.  And to that I said to him, ‘And you think more of that fucking thing you married than your own mother!'”  And therein lies the real issue – she seems to have a very low opinion of David Furnish.  “Everyone who used to be invited to the parties doesn’t get invited anymore…and we know who is behind that.”  Sigh – a story as old as time.