Elton John Was Behind Donatella's Intervention

In an explosive new book House of Versace, author Deborah Ball reveals that Donatella Versace's good friend Elton John staged an intervention at her daughter Allegra's 18th birthday back in 2004.

A concerned Elton told her assistant that they were "doing nothing but enabling Donatella by protecting her. She's going to die if we don't do something!"

At the time, Donatella was spiraling out of control due to her unhealthy and almost deadly coke addiction. The white pony made the head of the fashion house paranoid, semi-coherent, erratic and her mood swings scared the shiz out of her kids.

How sad!

Two weeks before the much needed intervention, Donatella was so strung out on coke during a dress rehearsal two body guards had to sit on either side of her on the couch to prop her up.

Yikes!

The ghost of Lindsay Lohan's future is also said to have enjoyed going on 3 day blow benders with Madonna's brother Christopher Ciccone and (not surprisingly) Courtney Love.

Thankfully, Donatella accepted the rehab hand out and immediately boarded a plane to a treatment facility in Arizona.

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