Article 58PQ3 Elton John voices support for face masks after being accused of breaking rules

Elton John voices support for face masks after being accused of breaking rules

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Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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Singer responds after complaint filed over photos of him without face covering on Italian island of Capri

Elton John's spokesperson has said the singer is fully supportive of wearing a mask in public" after he was accused of flouting face mask rules during a visit to the Italian island of Capri this week.

Codacons, Italy's leading consumers' association, filed a complaint to local and regional authorities, saying John should be fined after photos appeared of him not wearing a mask outside a hotel. The Campania region, of which Capri is part, last week made it obligatory for face coverings to be worn outside as it attempted to stem a rise in coronavirus infections.

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