Elton ‘happy’ Russia prank put LGBT issues in focus

British singer Elton John said he was “happy to be pranked” by two Russian comedians impersonating Vladimir Putin if it helped shine a spotlight on gay discrimination.

Vladimir Krasnov and Aleksei Stolyarov said they called the singer in a prank call, one impersonating the Russian president and the other posing as a translator, after John told reporters he wanted to meet Putin to discuss lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) rights.

The gay singer posted a picture of Putin on his Instagram account thanking him for the conversation.