(CNN) Elton John doesn't have an issue with Ellen DeGeneres being friends with former President George W. Bush.

"I admire Ellen for standing up and saying what she said," the iconic singer told NPR during an interview to promote his new memoir, titled "Me."

There was a bit of an uproar when DeGeneres and Bush were spotted -- accompanied by Bush's wife Laura and DeGeneres' wife, actress Portia de Rossi -- in a stadium suite enjoying the Cowboys taking on the Green Bay Packers in Dallas.

The daytime-talk-show-host-turned-media-mogul used Twitter to discuss hanging out with Bush.

She addressed the criticism she faced after being seen laughing with Bush, saying "People were upset."

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