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NEWS ABOUT: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney stories: 72 news summaries

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 BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview 

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history... More »

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Madonna Seeks Counsel
of Sir Paul's Divorce Lawyer

Fiona Shackleton got McCartney off cheap in recent settlement with Mills

Jun 26, 08 7:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is set to enlist the services of the lawyer who handled Paul McCartney’s divorce settlement, the Times of London reports. The pop star, 49, is reportedly exploring a split from director Guy Ritchie, 39. "Steel magnolia” Fiona Shackleton gained notoriety when she secured such a favorable result... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • celebrity • Madonna • celebrity divorces • Guy Ritchie • Fiona Shackleton

 Sir Paul Picks Up Yale Doctorate 

Former Beatle awarded honorary degree

May 27, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney was awarded an honorary doctorate in music by Yale University yesterday during the 307th commencement at the Ivy League institution. The identities of recipients of honorary degrees are usually a closely guarded secret, but McCartney's presence on the Yale campus was impossible to keep under... More »

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Paul McCartney • Yale University • Beatles • Richard Levin • commencement speech • Hey Jude

 One Step Closer 
 to Officially Single 

Preliminary divorce for McCartney-Mills becomes final in six weeks

May 12, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul McCartney is 6 weeks from being officially single again, the AP reports. The same judge who awarded Heather Mills $47.5 million and called her a "less than impressive witness" today granted a preliminary divorce for McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40, that will become final in 6 weeks... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • London • celebrity trials • celebrity divorces

So That's
What's Under the Beehive

Winehouse worth $20M, list of UK 'Music Millionaires' says

Apr 25, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse may not always look like $20 million, but that’s how much she’s worth, according to the Times of London. The 24-year-old singer has had a troubled year—today, for example, she was arrested for assault after an alleged rampage Wednesday night—but she’s together... More »

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Heather Pal
Dishes on Her Hooker Days, Paul Scheme

'Marry me or it's over,' Mills told McCartney

Apr 22, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heather Mills gave Paul McCartney an ultimatum in the early stages of their relationship—marry me or it's over—says a former friend in a British TV show airing tonight. Heather's buddy also talks about their time together as high-priced prostitutes, reports the Daily Mail. "Heather knows how to... More »

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Strawberry Fields Forever, Sir Paul Pleads

Former Beatle extols vegetarianism as cure for global warming

Apr 21, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you want to fight global warming, drop the hamburger, Sir Paul McCartney advises. “The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian,” said McCartney, himself a longtime herbivore. Livestock is a big contributor to global warming, the ex-Beatle says, because of... More »

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 Mills on  
 Paul's Gals:  
'Better Them 
 Than Me' 

She goes on the offensive against McCartney and his romances

Apr 11, 08 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heather Mills went back on the attack today, turning a televised sitdown on a European morning news program into a bitter rant about her "David versus Goliath" divorce from Paul McCartney and the former Beatle's current romances, the Sun reports. She also copped to dousing his attorney with water... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Las Vegas • divorce settlement • celebrity divorces

Heather Mills
to Judge
Miss USA

New divorcee goes from appearing before bench to behind one

Mar 31, 08 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heather Mills, fresh from starring in her own divorce-court drama, is back in the limelight already. Having gone bravely before the judge herself and come away with $48 million of Paul McCartney's money, she's about to judge in the upcoming Miss USA pageant. Donny and Marie Osmond will host the... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Miss USA • beauty pageant • Rob Schneider • Joey Fatone • Kristian Alfonso

Obituary

 'Fifth Beatle' Aspinall Dies at 66 

First road manager became guardian of group's legacy

Mar 25, 08 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Fifth Beatle" Neil Aspinall, the first road manager of the legendary band who later ran the Beatles' recording company, has died from lung cancer. Aspinall, 66, was the chief guardian of the group's musical legacy after the Beatles broke up. "He vigorously fought to protect the Beatles franchise,... More »

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Paul McCartney • Steve Jobs • obituary • John Lennon • Beatles • George Harrison • Ringo Starr • Neil Aspinall • Pete Best • Apple Corps • Fab Four • Cirque du Soleil • Sgt Pepper • Mad Lads • Quarrymen

Beatles Fight
to Stop Historic Bootleg

Group sues to prevent release of 1962 tape; Ringo's first gig

Mar 22, 08 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Beatles are fighting to stop the release of recordings made at a German club just before they became the world's most famous band, the Miami Herald reports. The 1962 gig is historic for music buffs because it's the first time Ringo Starr played live with the band. A Miami... More »

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Paul McCartney • rock stars • lawsuit • Hank Williams • concert • Beatles • rock bands • Ringo Starr

Divorce Judge Blasts Mills as 'Inaccurate'

Sir Paul's ex 'less than candid' in case but 'kindly', he says

Mar 18, 08 9:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Heather Mills was an “inconsistent and inaccurate” witness in her divorce hearings with Paul McCartney, the case judge said today. He described the ex-Beatle’s ex as “less than candid” and “less than impressive,” but tempered his critique by noting that Mills is a “kindly... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Beatles • divorce settlement • witness

 Mills' Haul Only No. 7
 of Top Celeb Splits 

Mills-McCartney low on list

Mar 18, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The $46.8 million settlement Paul McCartney has to shell out to divorce Heather Mills only ranks seventh on the Mirror's list of celebrity divorces:
  1. Michael and Juanita Jordan, 2007, $168 million: She filed for divorce once before, in 2002.
  2. Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey, 1994, $150 million:
... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • Steven Spielberg • divorce • Michael Jordan • celebrity • Harrison Ford • Mick Jagger • Neil Diamond • Ted Danson • divorce settlement • Jerry Hall • Michael Douglas • Linda Hamilton • Cindy Silva • Melissa Matheson • Casey Coates • Diandra Douglas • celebrity divorces

 McCartney Ordered to Pay Mills $48.7M to Settle Divorce

Sir Paul had reportedly offered $50M

Mar 17, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A UK court today ordered Paul McCartney to pay Heather Mills $48.7 million to settle their protracted divorce case, in which the former model represented herself after firing her lawyers. "It was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future and that of all the charities... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • Beatles

Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big

Video rebuttal to squeeze Silverman is star-studded sensation

Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of... More »

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Paul McCartney • Brad Pitt • Jimmy Kimmel • Joel Madden • Matt Damon • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • Harrison Ford • Joan Jett • Benji Madden • Good Charlotte • Macy Gray • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy • Ashlee Simpson • Josh Groban • Huey Lewis

McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

Despite earlier reports, couple fail to reach an agreement

Feb 18, 08 5:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills again failed to strike a divorce agreement today, and the judge hearing their case will announce a decision in a few weeks, opening up the possibility that the action will be heard in open court. If either side contests the judge's ruling, the case will... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • Beatles • divorce settlement • confidentiality agreement

McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

British tab says divorce settlement done; Mills promises not to dish

Feb 16, 08 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe all you need is love, but when that fails, $108 million isn’t bad either. That’s how much Heather Mills will get from her ex-Beatle ex-hubby Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement both have agreed to, the Daily Mail reports. But Mills will have to sign a confidentiality... More »

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McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

Record financial settlement could be snagged on confidentiality deal

Feb 15, 08 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will continue into next week, the BBC reports, amid media speculation that a confidentiality pact is holding up what is likely to be a record financial settlement. The private hearing in a London court was scheduled to end today but will extend... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • Beatles • settlement • John Charman • divorce settlement

McCartney Divorce Battle Back in Court

Mills will represent herself in battle for 9-figure settlement

Feb 11, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills returned to court today for the latest round of proceedings in what may be the most expensive divorce settlement in British history. Mills has dismissed her lawyers and will represent herself, leaving open the possibility that she'll be permitted to cross-examine her ex about... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • divorce settlement

Beatles Hotel Opens in Liverpool

'Interest has been unbelievable,' says manager

Feb 2, 08 3:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Move over, Penny Lane: Liverpool’s latest draw is the Hard Day's Night, a Fab Four-styled hotel that boasts 110 rooms and two swanky penthouses near the fabled Cavern Club, the BBC reports. The hotel also displays rare band photos and art by Beatles painter Shannon. “The bookings are... More »

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Paul McCartney • United Kingdom • John Lennon • hotel • Beatles • George Harrison • Liverpool • Britain • Ringo Starr

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