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Molly Meldrum's lewd act at Elton John's farewell concert in Melbourne on Friday was the last straw for his former protégé Samuel Johnson, who has vowed to never speak to the TV legend again after his latest attention-seeking display.
The former Countdown presenter, 79, joined his long-time friend Elton on stage for a performance of The B***h Is Back, where he exposed his bare buttocks to the crowd.
He later blamed his behaviour on a faulty belt buckle.
Johnson, while acknowledging his long friendship with Meldrum, said on Tuesday the mooning incident was the last straw after years of holding his tongue, adding that he was 'sick' of the music critic's increasingly erratic behaviour.
Molly Meldrum's (pictured) lewd act at Elton John's farewell concert in Melbourne on Friday was the last straw for his former protégé Samuel Johnson, who has vowed to never speak to the TV legend again after his latest attention-seeking display
He told The Morning Show hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur: 'He's helped me out of a legal pickle, I've known him for 20 years. He visited my sister in hospital when she was sick with cancer when she was 11 in the 1980s.
'I'm really grateful for everything that Molly's done in our lives.'
He then referenced Meldrum's infamous speech at the Logie Awards in 2017 when Meldrum stole his spotlight when he was on stage accepting the Gold Logie for his performance in the Channel Seven miniseries Molly.
Johnson (right), while acknowledging his long friendship with Meldrum, said on The Morning Show Tuesday the mooning incident was the last straw after years of holding his tongue
'When I won the Gold Logie, I was about to have my million-dollar moment and I told him not to come up on stage. He wasn't nominated, it was my moment,' Johnson said.
He wanted to use the moment to promote his charity, Love Your Sister, and to thank his sister Connie, who was battling cancer at the time and would die months later.
Johnson hoped the moment would to be similar to Carrie Bickmore's Gold Logie speech two years earlier when she launched her Beanies 4 Brain Cancer charity.
The former Countdown presenter, 79, joined his long-time friend Elton on stage for a performance of The B***h Is Back, where he exposed his bare buttocks to the crowd. He later blamed his behaviour on a faulty belt buckle - an excuse Johnson did not buy
The legendary Australian music critic was watching his old friend Sir Elton in the crowd at AAMI Park for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, before he was brought up on stage
'I wanted to make [my speech] about cancer and he wanted to make it all about the network... It was an absolute catastrophe,' the actor said.
'He warbled in a very drunken fashion for eight whole minutes! Now I've seen him do it again at the Elton John concert.'
Johnson then expressed concern for the music legend.
'Maybe it's time to hang up your hat, mate,' he said. 'I hope he's okay.'
Johnson said he never forgave Meldrum for upstaging him at the 2017 Logie Awards (pictured), where he had hoped to use his time on stage to promote his charity, Love Your Sister. Instead, a rambling and incoherent Meldrum made it all about himself
Johnson went on to say he didn't buy
