Elton John welcomes second son
LONDON (AP) - Elton John and David Furnish say they have become parents for a second time.
The couple say they are "overwhelmed with happiness" at the birth of Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.
John's spokeswoman Fran Curtis confirmed an announcement on the singer's website that the baby was born Friday in Los Angeles. The infant, born to a surrogate mother, weighs 8 pounds, 4 ounces (3.7 kilograms).
John, who is 65, and 50-year-old Furnish wed in a British civil partnership in 2005 and are parents to 2-year-old Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, born in California in December 2010, also through a surrogate mother.
John told The Guardian newspaper last year that he hoped to have a sibling for Zachary because "it's difficult to be an only child, and to be an only child of someone famous."
John and Furnish told Hello! magazine Wednesday that "the birth of our second son completes our family in a most precious and perfect way."
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Which one is the wife? Or do they take turns? Just wondering. I have always liked Elton Johns music.
@Pointblank Who knows.Some gay men prefer to only be the "catcher" or "pitcher" and then a lot are versatile.I know that generally they call each other "husband.I hope that helps.
Good for them, but at the same time... he'll be 80 when the kid is 15. That's fine, but at the same time sad.
 @JTesla LOL, JTesla. That isn't even close to being sad. I've seen a lot of parents in my lifetime, and I can tell you of hundreds who I personally have seen, that are sadder than being raised by an aging rich person whose energy level may not be high.Â
 @JTesla Sad!!?? Come on! The kid has one of the wealthiest parents in the world. So what if his dad is 80 when he's 15. There's nothing "sad" about that. It's just the facts. Parents can fall over dead at age 25, 35, 50, or 102.  This is a lovely story and you look for "sad" in it. Sheesh.Â
@KKStJohn I'd hope that the kid would rather have his dad than have his dad's money. Perhaps the "sad" is that we live in a society where many value the opposite.