Stars Support Sir Elton John's D&G Boycott

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Stars of the film and music world have spoken out in support of Sir Elton John's boycott of Dolce and Gabbana after their comments about IVF-born children.

The singer, who has two sons with husband David Furnish, ripped into the Italian fashion designers on Instagram saying: "How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'."

Domenico Dolce's and Stefano Gabbana's remarks were attributed to an interview with Panorama magazine in Italy, where they criticised same-sex families and the use of fertility treatment.

Responding to the boycott, Mr Gabbana said in a statement that "it was never our intention to judge other people's choices. We do believe in freedom and love".

But the gay designers' comments have already prompted a wide backlash.

Hollywood actress Sharon Stone tweeted: "To spending [sic] time raging against a closed mind is to waste oneself, a self that can be better spent loving where that love has been removed. #boycottdolceandgabbana."

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Gallery: Celebrity Guests Arrive For Elton John's Wedding

Actress Liz Hurley was one of the many celebrity guests at Elton John's wedding to David Furnish. She tweeted a picture with the caption: "Me and the Newly Wed Elton John #ShareTheLove #bestwedding"

Comedian Jimmy Carr arrives at the wedding in Old Windsor

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The Beckham family were among many celebrities who received an invite

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Comic David Walliams and his Dutch wife model Lara Stone drive to Elton John and David Furnish's mansion for the wedding party

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Liz Hurley later tweeted a picture of her and Walliams at the lunch.

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Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, whose twin sons were born to a surrogate mother, wrote: "@dolcegabbana ur voices R 2powerfull 2B spreading so much h8. Wake up, its 2015. Luv urselves guys #boycottdolcegabbana."

Courtney Love wrote: "Just round up all my Dolce & Gabbana pieces, I want to burn them. I'm just beyond words and emotions. Boycott senseless bigotry! #boycottD&G."

Gay actor Matt Lucas tweeted: "Just read Dolce and Gabbana's weird, bigoted comments about raising kids. Ugh, those guys are so creepy. #BoycottDolceAndGabbana"

And former Czech-American tennis star Martina Navratilova, who married her gay partner in December, tweeted in support of Sir Elton: "Wow - I had no idea. It will be interesting to see if this ridiculousness hurts them in the bank. BoycottDolceGabbana."

Chief executive of the LGBT rights charity Stonewall, Ruth Hunt told Sky News: "We strongly dispute the comments made by Dolce and Gabbana. Being a good parent has nothing to do with sexual orientation or whether a child has two mums or two dads. The important is a loving family, whatever its make up."

Mr Dolce and Mr Gabbana's full comments in the interview read: "We oppose gay adoptions. The only family is the traditional one.

"No chemical offsprings and rented uterus: life has a natural flow, there are things that should not be changed."

Mr Dolce said that creating children "must be an act of love", adding: "You are born to a mother and a father - or at least that's how it should be.

"I call children of chemistry, synthetic children. Uteri (for) rent, semen chosen from a catalogue."

In an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Mr Gabbana said he did not expect Sir Elton's reaction and the #boycottdolcegabbana hashtag.

"I did not expect it from somebody I considered – I stress, considered – intelligent such as Elton John. First you preach understanding, tolerance and then you go on the attack? And simply because somebody has a different opinion?"

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