The singer apparently thought he was chatting about gay rights with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, posting an Instagram photo thanking Putin for the call.
But a Russian TV personality now says it wasn`t the Kremlin on the line.
In an interview with Russian tabloid newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, a Russian celebrity prankster known as "Vovan" — whose real name is Vladimir Krasnov — described how he and his comedy sidekick made a prank call to the British singer, playing the roles of Putin and a press secretary.
"We thought Putin wouldn`t want to meet him or call him at least in the nearest future, but it turned out Elton John`s been waiting for such a call," Krasnov told the newspaper. "That`s why he immediately believed we were exactly those whom we introduced ourselves as."
Russia denies Putin called Elton John
17 September 2015
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Did pop star Elton John get punked?
