Elton John befittingly responds to trolls: 'people are so cruel to each other' Entertainment Thu, Apr 15, 2021 Elton John has befittingly responded to trolls on social media and claimed they must be held accountable for their 'hateful' remarks. The music icon on Wednesday said: "people should be held accountable for their 'hateful' remarks. He added that people 'are so cruel to each other' and something needs to be done to stop it. Sir Elton's statement comes after people anonymously sent racist and homophobic comments on his Apple Music 1 show Rocket Hour with Zane Lowe and Rina Sawayama. The 74-year-old said of the themes in his collaboration song with the singer, 30, Chosen Family: 'We've lived through two or three years of divisiveness throughout the whole world, and especially in America, but around the world.'