Elton: lambaste, diatribe, invective
Elton John lambasted photographers in a diatribe filled with invectives during a speech he was giving at the Cannes Film Festival.
lambaste - (verb) 1. to attack verbally 2. to accost
diatribe - (noun) bitter and abusive speech or writing
invective - (noun) an abusive expression; insulting language
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