Victoria Beckham has joined the celebrity backlash against Dolce & Gabbana after the fashion designers said gay adoption was unnatural and called those born via IVF “synthetic children”.

Beckham spoke out on Twitter in support of Elton John, who was called a “fascist” by the designers, after he called for a boycott of their brand in the immediate aftermath of their comments.

“How dare you refer to my beautiful children as ‘synthetic’?” John – whose two sons, Zachary and Elijah, with husband David Furnish were conceived through IVF treatment – wrote on Instagram. “And shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at IVF – a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill their dream of having children.

David Furnish, Elijah Furnish-John, Zachary Furnish-John, and Sir Elton John. Photograph: Michael Kovac/Getty Images

“Your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again. #BoycottDolceGabbana.”

In a comment on the post, Stefano Gabbana responded to John’s remarks, calling the singer a “fascist” and using the hashtag #boycotteltonjohn”.

Now, Beckham and a host of other celebrities have condemned the fashion house using John’s original hashtag. “Sending love to Elton David Zachary Elijah & all the beautiful IVF babies,” Beckham wrote.



Singer Courtney Love said she had gathered up all her Dolce & Gabbana items and wanted to burn them. “I’m just beyond words and emotions,” she said, before asking her followers to “boycott senseless bigotry”.

Screenwriter Ryan Murphy, of Nip/Tuck, Glee and American Horror Story fame, said: “These designers’ horrifying views are never in fashion. Their clothes are as ugly as their hate.”

These designers horrifying views are never in fashion. Their clothes are as ugly as their hate. #BoycottDolceGabbana — Ryan Murphy (@MrRPMurphy) March 15, 2015

Singer Ricky Martin wrote: “Your voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. Wake up, it’s 2015, love yourselves guys.”



.@dolcegabbana ur voices R 2powerfull 2B spreading so much h8 http://t.co/30Oe2hcxNt Wake up,Its 2015 Luv urselves guys #boycottdolcegabbana — Ricky Martin (@ricky_martin) March 15, 2015

Actor Dan Bucatinsky said: “I’m delighted neither Dolce nor Gabbana are parents. They hate themselves too much to give a child love.”



Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are both gay and were previously a couple. Their controversial comments were made during an interview with Italian magazine Panorama, in which Dolce said: “I am not convinced by those I call children of chemicals, synthetic children. Rented uterus, semen chosen from a catalogue … psychiatrists are not ready to confront the effects of this experimentation.”

His business partner Gabbana added: “The family is not a fad. In it there is a supernatural sense of belonging.”



Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce. Photograph: Richard Young/Rex

The pair have since released a statement insisting their remarks were merely “personal views” and that they “did not judge other people’s decisions”.

“We firmly believe in democracy and the fundamental principle of freedom of expression that upholds it. We talked about our way of seeing reality, but it was never our intention to judge other people’s choices. We do believe in freedom and love,” Gabbana said.

Dolce added: “I’m Sicilian and I grew up in a traditional family, made up of a mother, a father and children. I am very well aware of the fact that there are other types of families and they are as legitimate as the one I’ve known. But in my personal experience, family had a different configuration. That is the place where I learnt the values of love and family.

“This is the reality in which I grew up, but it does not imply that I don’t understand different ones. I was talking about my personal view, without judging other people’s choices and decisions.”