Elton John's ex-wife demands £3million payout after star wrote about marriage in autobiography
Sir Elton John's ex-wife Renate Blauel is demanding £3million amid claims he broke the terms of their divorce dealShe claims comments in the book, which were entirely positive, broke the terms of an agreement they made when they split up in 1988 and triggered long-standing mental health problems.Sources close to, 73, say he has had an amicable relationship with his ex, and that the book contains nothing not already in the public domain.
One said: “Elton is shocked and saddened by Renate’s claim, especially as he has only ever praised her publicly.”Sir Elton went on to marry David Furnish and has two kidsElton met sound engineer Renate in 1983 while working on his Too Low for Zero albumThe court papers state Sir Elton agreed to remove certain passages before publication of the book, Me, last year.
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