Stars join Elton John’s call for Dolce & Gabbana boycott

LOS ANGELES (AP) — From the Oscars red carpet to the TV smash “Empire,'' Dolce & Gabbana is everywhere in Hollywood. But might that soon change?

Several celebrities have joined the boycott bandwagon launched by Elton John after fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana criticized samesex parents and the use of in vitro fertilization in an Italian magazine, calling the resulting children “synthetic.''

Courtney Love, Ricky Martin, talk-show host Andy Cohen and “American Horror Story'' creator Ryan Murphy are among those pledging to ditch their Dolce & Gabbana clothes and support the boycott.

“My D&G shirts are going in the bin – don't want ANYONE to wear them,'' tennis star Martina Navratilova posted on Twitter.

Murphy said not only will he personally cease to wear the brand, he won't allow the characters in any of his shows to wear it, either.

Blogger Perez Hilton, who runs a website about fashion and celebrity, thinks the designers' comments could hurt their Hollywood relationships.

“If a stylist or a celebrity has a choice of a designer to wear right now, I don't think anybody will be choosing Dolce & Gabbana,'' he said. “Because they haven't just offended gay people, they've offended people across the board.''