Two Russian phone pranksters say they faked Putin’s ‘call’ to Elton John

MOSCOW -- A prominent Russian prank-calling duo confessed Wednesday that they had fooled singer Elton John into thinking he had a heartfelt discussion about LGBT rights with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Yes, it was us," Vladimir Krasnov, who goes by the nickname Vovan, told the Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda. He said an 11-minute recording of the conversation would be […]











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