Elton John Pranked, Tricked Into Taking Call From 'Putin'

Elton John had earlier expressed his desire to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss LGBT rights, so you can imagine the singer's elation upon receiving a call from the Russian president. However, it was all a prank, orchestrated by pranksters Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov.

Krasnov, who is also known as Vovan, said that they didn't think it would be that easy to prank John. They wouldn't have admitted to the prank but when John posted an Instagram thank-you for Putin and the Kremlin denied that such a conversation had occurred, the jig was up and it was time to own up to the act.