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t was a scene straight out of a rock 'n' roll dream. Paul McCartney was singing "I Saw Her Standing There." Ringo Starr was on the drums. Actually, so was Moby. Beach Boy Mike Love was singing harmony, alongside Donovan and Bettye LaVette. Ben Harper was playing guitar. And Sheryl Crow was shaking a tambourine and dancing around -- so was Eddie Vedder, playing maracas. It was odd and beautiful like most of the work of "Blue Velvet" director David Lynch. And, like most of his work, it was made possible only through Transcendental Meditation. Never mind what you may...

Yes, but is she a vegetarian? Rumors--with wings--have been flying all day since British tabloids the Sunday Mirror and Sunday Telegraph published reports that Paul McCart…er, make that Sir Paul McCartney, is poised to marry gal pal Nancy Shevell, whom he began dating a little over a year ago in the midst of his messy $50 million divorce from Heather Mills.

He's already painted himself as the most avant garde Beatle, now in what seems like another attempt to rewrite history, Sir Paul McCartney claims he was responsible for radicalising their their political views In a statement that forces us to read Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da as a commentary on American neo-colonialism, Sir Paul has said that it is he who turned the Beatles on to politics, introducing John, Paul and Ringo to the evils of the Vietnam war. Whereas John Lennon is widely considered the "political one", penning songs like Revolution and Give Peace a Chance, sweet Sir Paul is now presenting...

Ted Nugent, who calls himself “Dirty Harry with a ponytail,” is offering to provide personal security for rock ’n’ roll animal rights activist, Sir Paul McCartney. Apparently, the Beatles icon has been threatened by Muslim extremists if he plays a concert in Israel to celebrate the country’s 60th birthday.

I've never been a fan of The Beatles or of Paul McCartney, who did a lot of drugs and then got caught up in the pet left-wing causes of both his past wives (the PETA veganism of the late Linda Epstein/"Eastman" McCartney and the anti-land mines and anti-everything else of ex-Heather Mills). But now I'll have to re-adjust my view, as McCartney's shown he really is a man of uncommon courage and principle amidst a gaggle of celebrity cowards and left-wing Israel-haters (like George Clooney and Alan Rickman). An Islamic militant leader warned that former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney could...

A Muslim terrorist leader based in Lebanon has threatened to send suicide bombers to kill former Beatle and international music icon Paul McCartney when he performs in Israel later this month. McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv as part of ongoing celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Israel’s modern rebirth. In remarks carried by British tabloid Sunday Express, Sheikh Omar Bakri said that makes McCartney the enemy of all Muslims.

(IsraelNN.com) Muslim Sheikh Omar Bakri has threatened to make singer Paul McCartney a target of suicide bombers if he carries out his plans to perform in Israel later this month, the London Sunday Express reported. One website called McCartney an infidel. McCartney has rejected pressure by pro-Arab groups that he call off the event. Bakri, preaching in a weekly Internet broadcast from Lebanon where he lives in exile from Britain, charged that McCartney will make "more enemies than friends" by appearing in Israel. "If you speak about the Holocaust and its authenticity never being proved historically in the way the...

How The West Was Won The rapid and unexpected decline of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq was officially recognized this week, when Maj. Gen. John Kelly, commanding the Marine Expeditionary Force, turned operational control of Anbar Province over to the Iraqi army and police. Anbar, a vast expanse of desert the size of North Carolina, had been the stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. For years, foreign fighters loyal to al-Qaida had sneaked across Iraq's northwestern border with Syria, into Anbar and down a "rat line" of safe houses in Haditha, Ramadi and Hit. From Fallujah, the arch terrorist Zarqawi...

When Chad and Keri McCartney say their infant daughter, Macie Hope, is born again, they aren’t referring to religion — the month-old miracle baby really was born twice.

Sir Paul McCartney is said to be "horrified" that his new eco-friendly car was flown 7,000 miles from Japan. The Lexus LS600H, which costs £84,000, was a gift from Lexus to the 65-year-old former Beatle, who helped promote the hybrid vehicle. But instead of arriving by boat as expected, the car was flown to Britain on a Korean Air flight, creating a carbon footprint almost 100 times bigger than if it had come by sea.

Heather Mills 'may return to court for new Paul McCartney fight' By Emma Henry Last Updated: 3:29pm BST 01/04/2008 Heather Mills wants secret documents exposing Sir Paul McCartney's alleged behaviour during their marriage published and may return to court to make it happen, her lawyer has said. In an interview with the Evening Standard, David Rosen said Miss Mills wants to put the record straight over claims that she is a gold-digger who was only interested in the former Beatle's £400 million fortune. Heather Mills was described by Mr Justice Bennett as ‘her own worst enemy’ He said his client...

Heather Mills is trying to prove Sir Paul McCartney is worth much more than the £400million he claimed in their divorce battle. She has told friends she is employing a team of forensic accountants to examine her former husband's finances. Such information, she hopes, will lead to the divorce ruling being overturned and see more money go to their daughter Beatrice, four. In her impromptu press conference after the divorce hearing at the High Court, Miss Mills said: "We all know he's worth £800million. He's been worth £800million for the last 15 years." The Sunday Times Rich List put the...

LONDON (AFP) - Heather Mills on Tuesday hit out at a judge's comments in his ruling on her divorce from Paul McCartney and admitted pouring a jug of water over the lawyer representing the former Beatle. The 40-year-old former model turned charity campaigner, who lost a bid to keep the full judgment on the divorce private, told the BBC that judge Hugh Bennett's criticisms of her as "less than impressive" were "outrageous". She also said that the decision to put the entire ruling in the public domain, including her home addresses, threatened her security and that of her daughter, four-year-old...

THE judge who heard the Sir Paul McCartney v Heather Mills divorce case said in his judgement that Heather’s evidence was “not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid." In his explosive ruling made public today, Mr Justice Bennett added: "Overall she was a less than impressive witness.” Mills hoped to be paid £125m from the Beatles' singer's fortune. And it has emerged she said she needed over £3million to fund her life of luxury. The judgement says: "In her letter of 31 January 2008 the wife computes her reasonable needs for herself and Beatrice at £3,250,000 p.a....

ONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney was ordered on Monday to pay his estranged wife Heather Mills 24.3 million pounds ($48.7 million) after an acrimonious divorce battle. McCartney, 65, married the former model and charity campaigner Mills, 40, in 2002 but they split four years later, blaming media intrusion into their private lives. They have a daughter, Beatrice, aged four. Speaking outside the court, Mills criticized McCartney's lawyer, accusing her of handling the case badly and of calling her names. "I am so glad it is over," she added. "We are very, very pleased." The split was fought out...

Money and plenty of it is all Heather Mills wanted to say hello, goodbye to Paul McCartney for good, and it looks like she's getting it. Two years after their highly publicized plans for a divorce were announced, Sir Paul has agreed to give Mills more than $108 million - a tidy $27 million for every year of their marriage, London's Daily Mail reported. Mills, 40, will pocket a nearly $40 million lump sum, with $5 million annual payments until their 4-year-old daughter Beatrice reaches 18.

Sir Paul presents Linda McCartney exhibition By Nigel Reynolds, Arts Correspondent Last Updated: 9:08pm GMT 15/01/2008 This photograph of Sir Paul McCartney in a dressing gown playing with his young children, Stella and James, in the garden of a Scottish cottage in 1982 is one of several intimate family portraits taken by the late Linda McCartney, which will form the centrepiece of an exhibition of her photographs to mark the 10th anniversary of her death. Paul, Stella and James in Scotland, 1982 Sir Paul McCartney, currently going through acrimonious divorce proceedings from his second wife, has spent the past three...

DUBLIN, Ireland - Heather Mills McCartney, who is reportedly seeking millions of dollars in her breakup with Paul McCartney, denounced the world's rich as misers and snobs Wednesday. Mills McCartney delivered the critical comments during her 90-minute speech to the debating society of Trinity College Dublin. Former model Mills McCartney, 39, married the 65-year-old music legend in 2002 and gave birth to the couple's only child, Beatrice, a year later. But the couple separated last year, and McCartney filed for divorce alleging "unreasonable behavior" by his wife. Mills McCartney said she was reluctantly obliged to befriend the world's wealthy because...

LONDON (Reuters) - Heather Mills has parted ways with the law firm representing her in a bitter divorce battle with former Beatle Paul McCartney, the firm said on Friday. The news emerged just over a week after the 39-year-old charity worker and former model lost her main PR adviser, who quit before she gave a series of emotional television interviews for which she was slammed in the media. "We can confirm that she is no longer a client," a spokeswoman for top legal firm Mishcon de Reya said. The Sun tabloid reported that the company had "fired" Mills over her...

LONDON (AP) - Heather Mills McCartney broke her silence Wednesday about her divorce from Paul McCartney, saying in TV interviews that she fears for her life because of death threats and blaming tabloids for her problems. Mills McCartney appeared on an ITV television morning show to complain about media coverage and to announce that she would seek European legislation to compel newspapers to apologize for untruthful stories. She also urged the public to stop buying sensationalist newspapers. "We've had death threats, I've been close to suicide. I'm so upset about this," Mills McCartney said on the ITV show. "I've had...

UNDATED -- The Paul McCartney-Stevie Wonder hit "Ebony and Ivory" tops a new list of the worst duets. BBC Radio Six conducted the poll, seeking listeners' views on the collaborations they like the most -- and least. The 1982 tune is one of two tracks the former Beatle has in the top 10 worst list. "The Girl Is Mine," his duet with Michael Jackson, has the No. 6 spot. Elton John and David Bowie also have two collaborations on the worst list. Elton's "Live 8" performance of "Children of the Revolution" with British rocker Pete Doherty is coming in at...

Paul McCartney offers Heather Mills £20m By Joshua Rozenberg, Legal Editor Last Updated: 1:08am BST 20/07/2007 Sir Paul McCartney has reportedly offered a divorce settlement worth £20 million to his estranged wife Heather Mills. Heather Mills is reportedly holding out for £50 million At one stage there was speculation that the divorce settlement could leave the former Beatle with a bill for £20 million, but it is reported that Lady McCartney is holding out for £50 million. If the couple do not reach agreement, their financial dispute could be fought out in the High Court next year. The case is...

I like sizzling meat on the grill. Wild, huh? Anybody? Now, we all know ol' Nuge isn't by any stretch of the imagination a weirdo when it comes to an omnivorous diet. Especially here in the great Republic of Texas, a smiling, drooling preference for succulent, protein-rich, nutritious backstrap over aromatic mesquite coals is as American and natural and right as Mom, apple pie and the flag. It's beautiful, really. But a culture war rages against such universal, self-evident truths. It would be laughable if it were not so deranged. Some weirdos actually are on a crusade to outlaw the...

Earlier this week while channel surfing, I came across the end of an interview with Paul McCartney who turns 65 this year. He is promoting his new CD "Memory Almost Full". The last statement from the host was, "Is this going to be a revolution in music?" I'm thinking Rubber Soul, Sgt. Peppers and the White Album. Maybe Paul put it all together again? Yesterday I was in a book store and saw a stand filled with the new CD, right next the coffee table photo books discounted 80%. That should have been my first clue. In fact, Paul's CD...

It was 40 years ago today. Ah, you knew the story would start like that. What other way to begin? June 1, 1967. That's when "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" hit the streets in the United Kingdom, a day later in the United States, and hit the consciousness of the pop world like a dose of something strange in the Kool-Aid. It was the eighth (British) Beatles album but also the beginning of a new chapter for the band and for a popular culture entering into the Summer of Love and a period of heightened experimentation with music, fashion,...

McCartney fraud charge over 'love child' By Harry de Quetteville in Berlin Last Updated: 2:23am BST 19/05/2007 Sir Paul McCartney is facing fraud charges in Germany after a German woman, who says she is his love child, claimed the former Beatle faked a paternity test. Sir Paul McCartney faces claims that he fathered a child in Hamburg in the early 1960s The case is the latest twist in a paternity battle over Bettina Krischbin, who is now 46, that has rumbled on for decades. Miss Krischbin, who has two children of her own, lives in Berlin but says she was...

Heather Mills’ thus-far successful stint on ABC’s “Dancing with Stars” has convinced one former Heather-hater that “America should apologize” for making Paul McCartney’s estranged wife the villain in their bitter divorce battle. “I’m ashamed that I had a judgment against her based on everything that you read in the newspapers,” a caller identified as “Pat” told Ryan Seacrest who had the ex-Mrs. Beatle on his West Coast radio show yesterday. The caller continued to say he’d “love to apologize to her” for how the former model and animal activist “was wrongfully treated,” moving Mills to tears, People maggie reported.

With an acrimonious divorce dragging on through the courts, you’d think a 64-year old man might learn something. Not Sir Paul McCartney. He’s formed a bond with Sabrina Guinness, a former girlfriend of Prince Charles and heiress to the beer dynasty. After Australia’s Herald Sun finishes listing her laundry list of suitors, you get the feeling that “The Cute One” is reaching for the bottom of the barrel.

The estranged wife of Paul McCartney will be "Dancing with the Stars" when the ABC competition returns next month. On "Good Morning America" on Feb. 21, talk show host and former "Dancing With the Stars" cast member Jerry Springer announced the men and women who would be on the hit show's new season. Heather Mills will be the first contestant with an artificial limb. She lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 1993. Springer told ABC that Mills may be the sentimental favorite -- even though her favorability ratings from some Beatles fans may put her on a par...

Time for a dose of Pop Culture. The biggest story of the week, Food Network Chef Rachel Ray's husband really into kinky sex. Sir Paul McCartney has a bad face day. We've lots of blind items, an update on Katie Holmes' wedding lingerie-heh- and that joke of a Michael Jackson concert. Finally, the Borat controversey. He lied and people feel cheated.

LONDON (AFP) - Fans have rushed to buy the first "new" Beatles album for a generation -- a radical remixing of some of the group's most famous songs -- more than 35 years after the break-up of the iconic band. "Love", which has the backing of surviving Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, comprises 26 of the Fab Four's hit songs, but many of them mixed together using previously unheard material from the studio. "I hope this will help people to hear Beatles music again," said Giles Martin, son of the group's original producer Sir George Martin who is often...

Heather Mills McCartney Sues Newspapers Oct 24 11:13 AM US/Eastern By TARIQ PANJA Associated Press Writer Heather Mills McCartney's lawyers said Tuesday she is suing two newspapers over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" stories surrounding her divorce from Paul McCartney. The law firm Mishcon de Reya named the Daily Mail and London's Evening Standard as the subject of legal proceedings, adding that a suit will also be filed against The Sun. Associated Newspapers, publishers of the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard, had no immediate response. Mills McCartney had been vilified in the media and was now being stalked by...

Heather Mills has taped evidence to back up claims that Sir Paul McCartney physically attacked her, say friends. When her explosive court divorce papers accused the ex-Beatle of violently attacking her during their four year marriage she was branded a 'fantasist' and a 'liar'. But, according to supporters of Miss Mills, she is ready - and able - to back up her claims with recorded, indisputable evidence. 'Suggestions that Heather simply made up the accusations about Paul attacking her are, understandably, incredibly upsetting for her,' said a source close to Miss Mills. 'Whatever she says or does now, Heather feels...

Sir Paul McCartney has hit back at the claims made by his estranged wife Heather Mills that he repeatedly attacked her. In a statement issued by his lawyers, the Beatles pop star said: "Since the breakdown of his marriage Sir Paul McCartney has maintained his silence in not commenting on the media stories believing that it was best for all concerned, particularly his children, for there to be some dignity in what is a private matter. "Our client would very much like to respond in public and in detail to the allegations made recently against him by his wife and...

Heather Mills is accusing her estranged husband Paul McCartney of repeated violence against her. Explosive court papers lodged by her lawyers in their £1billion divorce battle portray him as a 'vindictive' man who once tried to choke her and even attacked her while she was pregnant. Last night, Sir Paul's spokesman refused to comment on the allegations, but it is understood he denies them and that they will be fiercely contested in court. In an extraordinary escalation of their dispute, Miss Mills claims in the documents that the ex-Beatle: Subjected her to four violent attacks, including one in which he...

Two American tourists have reportedly broken into Sir Paul McCartney's country estate in Sussex and filmed themselves wandering around his house and grounds. The trespassers, who posted their video footage on popular website YouTube, can be seen strolling around his grounds laughing nervously as they film the three bedroom farmhouse in Peasmarsh. A woman's voice is heard on the video saying: "This is it. This is his house. It's beautiful. Oh God, we are going to be in so much trouble." The security breach has reportedly left Sir Paul fuming at staff and he has ordered security to be tightened....

London, Oct 5 (ANI): Designer Stella McCartney is reportedly taking a swipe at dad Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills in her very own limited edition Little Miss storybook. And apart from the fact that the designer is now trying her hand at story books, what also has people buzzing is that the character of Little Miss Nobody in the book, who turns into a somebody after Little Miss Stella takes pity on her and makes her an outfit, has a lot in common with Heather Mills. Pals of the designer insisted that though McCartney did not write in...

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney won the Man of the Year title at the GQ magazine awards held in London. Sir Paul was honoured for his latest album and his successful US tour. "Paul McCartney is not only one of our greatest living legends, he's also probably the most dignified," said GQ editor Dylan Jones. Other winners included Extras creator Ricky Gervais, presenter Jonathan Ross and singer Rod Stewart - who was given the outstanding achievement award. Embraced By PublicTop Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson won TV personality of the year, and received his award from Stewart's fiancee Penny Lancaster. GQ...

LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Sir Paul McCartney has fired seven people from his New York offices - because he allegedly wants to cut all ties with estranged wife Heather Mills. According to America's New York Post newspaper, the former Beatle decided to dismiss the staff from MPL Communications, his lucrative music publishing house, this week in an unexpected cull. Paul's spokespeople have so far refused to comment on the sackings, but speculation is rife he made the tough decision because of their connections to Heather, who reportedly had a hand in the majority of his business affairs. Earlier this...

And not just any birthday: Mr. McCartney celebrates his long-anticipated 64th today, an occasion he immortalized 39 years before the actual event when he wrote "When I'm Sixty-Four" for the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. The song is, of course, a wry preview -- from the perspective of youth -- of the cozy domestic bliss of an imagined old age. But domestic meltdown is more like the situation at the McCartney household, as Paul and Heather Mills McCartney recently filed for divorce after six years -- four of them as man and wife -- and one baby...

LONDON - "When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now," sang Paul McCartney on "When I'm Sixty-Four," a jaunty tune from The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album. A spokesman would not say how McCartney planned to spend the day, but he could be excused for skipping a party. It has been a traumatic year, in which the former Beatle split from his wife of four years, Heather Mills McCartney, amid lurid headlines about their relationship and her past. "People seem to be interested in him as a celebrity, but not as a musician," said Beatles historian Peter Doggett...

Canada's annual seal hunt, the focus of a major protest effort by animal activists, will start on Saturday and could last longer than usual because the ice floes on which the seals gather are in poor condition, officials said on Thursday. Canada says a total of 325,000 harp seal pups can be shot or clubbed to death this year. The first stage of the hunt, which takes place on ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Canada's East Coast, will account for just over 90,000 animals. Activists, who say the killing is cruel and unnecessary, say they will film...

Opponents of Canada's seal hunt have a powerful ally in their bid to end the annual slaughter: Paul McCartney, who has pledged to take to the ice floes and frolic with the doe-eyed pups before the harvest gets under way. The former Beatle and his wife, Heather Mills McCartney, arrived Wednesday night in this small fishing community on Canada's Atlantic coast and intend to land a helicopter on the ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Thursday if weather permits. The longtime animal-rights activists want to publicize the plight of the fluffy white pups, which are calved and weaned...

"Paul McCartney has angrily denounced China and vowed never to perform there after seeing 'horrific' undercover film of dogs and cats being brutalised and then killed for their fur. The former Beatle condemned images of the animals being killed in a fur market in the Guangzhou region of southern China, adding that he intends to stay away from the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He and his wife, Heather, a committed animals right supporter, also urged people to boycott Chinese goods, which drew a sharp response from the Chinese embassy in London." "The McCartneys looked close to tears as they watched the...

Hey, Paul, you let me down. You took some great songs -- and made them boring. From the opening fanfare of "Magical Mystery Tour" to the pairing of "Hey Jude" and "Live and Let Die" that closed the set proper on Tuesday, the first of Paul McCartney's two sold-out shows at the United Center was only slightly more energizing than a warm glass of milk and a sleeping pill. When Sir Paul performed at the same venue in April 2002, he rose above the mediocrity of his most recent release, "Driving Rain," and delivered an inspiring set that, though heavy...

On the day after John Lennon's 65th birthday, it was a chance to remember old times and maybe even repair some damaged relationships. But Yoko Ono had other things in mind. While accepting a special award on behalf of her late husband, she gleefully renewed her long-running feud with Sir Paul McCartney. Yoko, 72, suggested that Lennon was a far better singer than his fellow Beatle, and went on to pour scorn on McCartney's lyrics. There were gasps of astonishment at yesterday's Q Magazine Awards in London as she took to the stage and went on the attack. 'I'll tell...

Mills McCartney loses leg after row with J-Lo's guards 15/09/2005 - 08:09:31 Paul McCartney’s wife Heather Mills McCartney lost her prosthetic leg during a violent confrontation with security guards at Jennifer Lopez's New York office. The incident happened on Tuesday as the model turned animal rights activist attempted to deliver a People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) DVD showing creatures being killed for fur to Lopez, following a demonstration at which the 37-year-old pleaded with fans to boycott the superstar's music, movies and clothes because she uses fur in her fashion range, Sweetface. After striding into the building...

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - A Belfast man was charged Friday in the IRA-linked knife slaying of a Catholic man outside a pub earlier this year, the first breakthrough in a case that has overshadowed Northern Ireland's peace process for months. A 49-year-old man will face a charge of murdering Robert McCartney, while a 36-year-old man will be charged with the attempted murder of his friend Brendan Devine, who was seriously wounded in the Jan. 30 attack, police said. The arraignment was set for Saturday in Belfast Crown Court. McCartney's sisters - who have taken their campaign to the White House...

Two arrested over murder of Robert McCartney TWO men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney, police said today. The men, aged 36 and 49, were arrested following police operations in Belfast and Birmingham. Mr McCartney, 33, died after he was attacked outside Magennis's Bar in Belfast city centre on January 30. His sister, Catherine McCartney, welcomed the news. She said: "We obviously welcome these arrests but remain cautious. People have been arrested before and let out. Others have walked into police stations, stared at walls and said nothing." The IRA expelled three members...

Paul McCartney's tickets for the Anaheim Concert are EXPENSIVE. The Third Row seats are going for over $2500 and other seats easily exceed the M-note's worth. When is entertainment worth this month? Does the seat include a cortesian?