Editing David Gest (section)

===Plot to kill Elton John===
In 2017, [[Associated Press]] carried a report claiming that Gest had attempted to have [[Elton John]] killed. Gest was reportedly infuriated by a reference John made to Gest's sexuality after Gest's marriage to [[Liza Minnelli]]. The alleged plot did not progress.<ref name="Plot to Kill Elton John">{{cite news |title=David Gest hired hitman to kill Sir Elton John |url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-elton-john-david-gest-c7b6025ed0d546feb6eb884fb98faf85 |access-date=4 October 2023 |work=Celebretainment |agency=apnews.com |publisher=Allied Press (AP News) |date=12 April 2017}}</ref>