Legendary singer Elton John has slammed Russian movie distributors after they censored his biopic Rocketman and excluded several scenes showing gay sex and affection from the film. The singer and the makers of Rocketman issued a joint statement saying they rejected the censorship "in the strongest possible terms", reported people.com.

"We reject in the strongest possible terms the decision to pander to local laws and censor 'Rocketman' for the Russian market, a move we were unaware of until today," the statement read. "Paramount Pictures have been brave and bold partners in allowing us to create a film which is a true representation of Elton's extraordinary life, warts and all," the statement continued.