Molly Meldrum Elton John concert

Actor Samuel Johnson has criticised Molly Meldrum over his now infamous speech at the Logies in 2017, in the wake of another stunt by the star.

He said Meldrum had been “drunk as a skunk” on-stage at the Logies, and asked: “Who’s looking after him? “And recently, he took away the moment of Elton John as well. The whole thing was 100 per cent my idea – no one else knew what I was doing. As for my performance being more revealing than it should have been … Nobody understood, and he took away my moment. 25+ news channels in 1 place.

Samuel Johnson has slammed Molly Meldrum following his lewd act at Elton John's farewell gig in Melbourne on Friday.

He then asked: 'Who’s looking after him? And we disagreed on that,' Johnson told 4BC's Afternoons with Sofie Formica on Monday And I'm sick of him doing this. Sadly, his victory was undermined when Meldrum barged on stage during his acceptance speech He shouldn't be allowed out in the afternoon - he's sozzled by that time.' And we disagreed on that.' He later blamed his behaviour on a faulty belt buckle - an excuse Johnson did not buy Instead, a rambling and incoherent Meldrum made it all about himself Is he okay? 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. It was an absolute catastrophe,' the actor said. He wasn't nominated, it was my moment,' Johnson said.

Aussie actor Samuel Johnson has called out Molly Meldrum's antics at Elton John's farewell concert in Melbo...

"And recently, he took away the moment of Elton John as well. And on stage, one thing led to another." "Nobody understood, and he took away my moment. "I shouldn't have crashed Elton's show. Everyone should be proud of him. "I'm so very proud of Sam. "He wanted to make it all about the network and I wanted to make it all about cancer and we disagreed on that and didn't speak to each other the whole night." READ MORE: [shock the crowd by dropping his pants](https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/molly-meldrum-moons-crowd-elton-john-concert-melbourne/5a758143-2d80-4713-b5ea-93b48081a8f7) and appearing to bare his backside. [Why singer Marie Osmond won't leave fortune to her eight kids](https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/marie-osmond-inheritance-children/ab48ab10-d3bc-4aa3-bcd5-282773720f60) "A few years ago, I won a Gold Logie for playing Molly Meldrum and we weren't getting along at that point because for six months, he told me who to thank and he wasn't even nominated for the Gold Logie," Johnson recalled. [Jailed TV star ordered to complete mental health treatment program](https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/jen-shah-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city-mental-health-treatment-program-after-prison/7e909e07-da02-4e56-bea8-8098a8ff65e0)

Samuel Johnson has taken aim at Molly Meldrum, telling him to "hang up his hat" over his recent Elton John stunt that saw him pull down his pants and moon ...

He added, “And recently, he took away the moment of Elton John as well. At the time he was cut off, Johnson was discussing his charity, Love Your Sister, and thanking his sister, Connie, who was battling cancer at the time and later died. Nobody understood, and he took away my moment. Meldrum was in the audience for Elton’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour and the star paid tribute to him by calling him a “national treasure” and thanking him for his “love and loyalty”. Sam Johnson called him out over the stunt, accusing him of stealing Elton John’s moment. Meldrum this jumped on stage and stood next to John as her performed ‘The Bitch Is Back’.

He played Molly on screen but now actor Sam Johnson has shared his concern for a music legend ...and regrets over that Logie night.

He was not nominated, it was my moment. “For years, I have not said anything. I don’t want to say anything. He visited my sister in hospital when she was sick with cancer when she was 11 in the 1980s. He has helped me out of a legal pickle. “I want to do him a service, not a disservice.