Elton John's partner says the musician was devastated that he wasn't allowed to adopt an HIV-positive Ukrainian toddler, but plans to support the boy anyway.
The 62-year-old pop star met 14-month-old Lev at a home for HIV-positive children in September. But he was refused permission to adopt the boy because he was too old and not married.
John's partner David Furnish said Tuesday the couple was "massively gutted" by the rejection.
Furnish told BBC radio they were working to ensure Lev and his brother "have the best health care, education and family options available to them."
John and Furnish tied the knot in 2005 in a civil union in Britain. Ukrainian authorities do not recognize gay unions as marriage.
Furnish said the couple would campaign for a change in Ukrainian law.
A smokin'-hot lingerie model not only got Tiger's attention -- she also got a bundle of his dough to stay in his den, an astounding new report says.
Jamie Jungers, 26, used the scads of money she got from the 34-year-old Woods to enhance her already striking looks, Life & Style magazine reports in its new issue, on newsstands today.
"Tiger gave Jamie thousands of dollars," said an insider quoted by the mag. "She took that money to get liposuction on her thighs."
Jungers met Woods in Las Vegas in 2005 while working as a so-called "Trashy Girl" for the Trashy Lingerie line. They supposedly cavorted without the knowledge of Woods' wife, Elin Nordegren, for more than a year -- and at the same time the curvy Jungers was engaged, the report says.
Malika Menard at Miss France Beauty Pageant 2010 in Nice, south of France (Dec 5, 2009)
With numerous movie and television roles under his belt, Josh Duhamel will bring his intensity and charisma to the Scottish Highlands next May by participating in an endurance challenge that is not for the faint of heart.
Josh will compete in the 2010 Drambuie Pursuit, an epic outdoor adventure race across the wild terrain of the Scottish Highlands - and hes looking for adventurous Americans to join Team Josh!
