Elton John doesn't have an issue with Ellen DeGeneres being friends with former President George W. Bush. 'I admire Ellen for standing up and saying what she said,' the iconic singer told NPR.
"I admire Ellen for standing up and saying what she said," the iconic singer told NPR during an interview to promote his new memoir, titled"Me."There was a bit of an uproar when DeGeneres and Bush were spotted -- accompanied by Bush's wife Laura and DeGeneres' wife, actress Portia de Rossi -- in a stadium suite enjoying the Cowboys taking on the Green Bay Packers in Dallas.The daytime-talk-show-host-turned-media-mogul used Twitter to discuss hanging out with Bush.
"A lot of people were mad. And they did what people do when they're mad ... they tweet.""When I say, 'be kind to one another,' I don't only mean the people that think the same way that you do," she added."I mean be kind to everyone."John said"George Bush has made a lot of mistakes. I made a lot of mistakes. Ellen DeGeneres has made a lot of mistakes.
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