Any popsters planning on taking part in Band Aid III better not make any difficult demands. In his latest bid to get a slot on BBC2's Grumpy Old Men show, Elton John has lashed out at two unnamed artists who, he claims, demanded huge fees to appear at the recent charity show organised by Sharon Osbourne in aid of her Colon Cancer Foundation and Elton's Aids Foundation.
He told reporters: "Sharon asked two major stars to do it and they wanted at least $500,000 for the privilege and I think that's completely disgusting. I said to Sharon: "No way are you paying that money"."