FameCrawler : John Lennon

Heath Ledger in Top Posthumous Earners List

Karl Erikson — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Heath Ledger is amongst other dead celebrities who have earned lots more after their death than before. Joining Elvis Presley and John Lennon, Heath Ledger is on the Top Posthumous Earners List.

Heath, star of movies such as "Brokeback Mountain," "A Knight's Tale," and "The Dark Knight," earned over $30 million last year. Leading experts say he'll probably get more than $5 million this year if he gets next month's Best Supporting Actor Oscar. All of the money, of course, goes to his daughter with Michelle Williams, Matilda, 3.

Elvis still tops the high earners' list, even 31 years past his death. Second is famous Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. Heath is third, followed by Albert Einstein and TV prodcer Aaron Spelling in fourth and fifth place. Others on the top 10 list include Dr. Seuss, John Lennon, Andy Warhol, Marilyn Monroe, and Steve McQueen.

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Will The Real Heather Mills Please Stand Up?

trix — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:32:00 GMT

Heather Mills can't decide who she wants to be? Or rather she just doesn't care what people think about her anymore.

One day she could be donating 3 years worth of Veggie burgers to a local children's charity and the very next, suing her former assistant for $500,000 dollars.

She recently gave 1 million dollars to a food charity and helped cook at a vegan barbecue for low income families. She'll be receiving hounors from the Congressman Josi Serrano and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrisn.

That's the good.

Now for the bad.

Her former assistant said, "Heather is a calculating, pathological liar and the biggest bitch on the planet."

That's nothing new! So why is she suing her for $500,000? She says breach of contract, and falsehood after Elyzabeth's interview in Britain's News of the World. There are several discrepancies between the story Heather is splashing about town and the one that her assistant is telling as to the reason that they went their separate ways.

Hmmm, does she care what people think or the perception of reality?

Shocker! Heather Mills Lied About Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney Death Threat

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Paul McCartney Death Threat

Sassy Smith — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:03:00 GMT

What the heck kind of scare tactic is this? The former Beatle is being threatened....

Paul McCartney is set to play at Israel's 60th anniversary and that isn't making the 66-year-old any friends.

TMZ is reporting that a militant Muslim leader has made threats against McCartney if he goes ahead with the September 25 show in Tel Aviv. And what's the threat? A suicide bombing! Seriously? For some old famous guy to perform?

According to the Sunday Express, preacher Omar Bakri stated, "He will not be safe there. The sacrifice operatives will be waiting for them."

OMG - we've got to now be PC with suicide bombers - "sacrifice operatives." Lord.

Paul doesn't plan on canceling. Seriously? He's a dad with one child still very young to raise! I get his point but if I were being threatened like that, I would totally cancel. But that's me, paranoid mom.

Hopefully if he does do the show, he'll be okay.

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Reason #879 Why Paul McCartney Rules

Shocker! Heather Mills Lied About Paul McCartney

Karl Erikson — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:38:00 GMT

OK, it's really not all that shocking. Heather Mills is a liar. Someone her age (40) doesn't marry someone Paul McCartney's age (66) for love. Yeah, maybe I'm cynical, but I'm also right. Mills shares a child with McCartney, 5-year-old Beatrice Milly McCartney.

Heather Mills' former PR person admits that Heather lied all throughout her divorce proceedings. Michele Elyzabeth quit as Mills' publicist in July, saying she was an "impossible woman" after 4 years in her employ.

Elyzabeth says, "Heather used me as her mouthpiece for 4 years, and I'm ashamed to say throughout that time I simply told lies. Now I realise she conned me."

You're not the only one, Michele. She conned Paul, too.

"She’d run down Paul as a man and be very nasty about him. She was exceptionally dismissive about him, going into graphic detail about their love lives. She was very indiscreet," Michele goes on to say. "I've asked myself many times what was Heather's motivation, but it all points to one thing - money. She's a gold digger. I'm certain her marriage to Paul was all about the money."

To make a long story short, Michele tells about how Heather:

leaked false stories to blacken Paul’s name.
bugged Paul's private conversation to dig up dirt.
vowed to destroy the former Beatle.
tricked the world into thinking she’d been dumped penniless but secretly...
banked over £3 million from her estranged husband while skipping out on bills and getting freebies.
lied to the public over how much she gave to charity.

Yep, Heather is a total bitch through and through. I knew it all along. She probably doesn't even have a fake leg.

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Reason #879 Why Paul McCartney Rules

Whit Honea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:56:00 GMT

As we mentioned earlier, Paul McCartney and his new love are on a road trip across historic Route 66. They appear to be spreading sunshine everywhere they go. That's the McCartney way.

While stopped in Amarillo, Texas a man named Don Dunavin approached Paul with his 4-month-old son Jude. Jude was named for the son, which in turn was named for a boy. Kind of makes your head spin, doesn't it?

McCartney, being the kind of all that is good and holy said, "I've got something for him."

He took out his harmonica, because badasses always carry their harmonica on their person, and played "Hey Jude." The crowd went wild.

Says Dunavin, "Jude was smiling at him. I told my wife to get the camera out and he stopped. He said, 'Please, no pictures.' But then started playing some more."

See, that's pretty darn cool, isn't it?

I knew I should have named my kid "Yesterday."

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Love for Ryder

Whit Honea — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:04:00 GMT

Ryder Robinson looks like he's ready to take it to the courts.

Kate Hudson's little boy (dad is rocker Chris Robinson) was rumored to be considering a possible haircut while mom was hot and heavy with clean cut Lance Armstrong. Looks like the end of that relationship saved Ryder twenty bucks and a trip to the barber.

Hey, that's just more time on the clay.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 4-08-08

Whit Honea — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:18:00 GMT

What's with all the googly eyes on the plants?

Yoko backs Heather Mills. I freaking knew it. (Expo Say)

Naomi Watts and little Sasha (Just Jared)

Angelina Jolie takes the boys to space (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Kate Moss gets wet (ASL)

Gavin and Kingston look at some tar pits (Celebs and Bubs)

More Tori Spelling not doing anything (Celebrity Moms)

Joan Rivers doesn't like Victoria Beckham (Fametastic)

Paul McCartney: Heart Rumors Were Just That

Karen — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:03:00 GMT

Paul McCartney wants to set the record straight regarding rumors that surfaced this month that he was having major heart surgery.

The 65 year old singer explained, "There was a minor irregularity which I needed to have tests for and which I have now been assured is completely fine."

Saying he wanted to set the record straight, he joked: "I have secretly been enjoying all the sympathy."

Paul McCartney Secret Heart Surgery

Sassy Smith — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Reportedly, Sir Paul McCartney underwent heart surgery last fall - he had coronary angioplasty which is a procedure that opens up arteries and produces a greater blood flow.

A source close to the former Beatle said, "Paul had been complaining about not feeling well and saw a Harley Street specialist at The London Clinic."

"Tests were carried out and the decision was taken to operate. Paul had the angioplasty in a private hospital. It was all very routine but any work on your heart is a big deal," the source added.

McCartney has made a good recovery, as he joined pop princess Kyle Minogue on stage to perform his hit single 'Dance Tonight'.

The insider added, "Luckily Paul is in very good shape. He does regular exercise and is fit. He eats well and does not carry any excess weight. He has always been in exceptional health, which is remarkable when you think of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle he once had."

A rep for Sir Paul has confirmed the surgery last fall. "It was a routine medical operation."

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I Saw Jesus in Chris Robinson... or Maybe it was John Lennon

Whit Honea — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:06:00 GMT

Chris Robinson of the Black Crows, pushes around his son, Ryder (BOB Revolution Stroller, 2006,$359). Chris is channeling many a hippie with this look. I like it.

I'm guessing it must be nice for him to be doing the pushing in this picture, since it's usually the man pushing him around. Isn't it? Hippies said stuff like that, right?

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Help! Half of The Beatles Rolling in Their Graves

Whit Honea — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:00:00 GMT

I've always thought of The Beatles as being a bit greener than most. Sure, they've left their share of carbon here and there, but they liked flowers and hated war. They were quite adamant that all we needed was love.

Now, fans are upset that the song, "All You Need is Love" has been cashed in to promote one of green's biggest foes, disposable diapers. All you need is Luvs? Really?

In an age when Hollywood parents are leading the charge for a return to environment-friendly cloth diapers, it seems like an odd endorsement. Granted, some of John Lennon's artwork graces the shell of a different brand of diapers, but that's Yoko's call, and frankly we expect that from her, she was in a band made from plastic.

John Lennon: Died Being a Dad

Whit Honea — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:00:00 GMT

John Lennon was on a paternal mission the night he was fatally shot, this according to a new interview with Yoko Ono on BBC radio. He was returning from the studio and while Yoko wanted to grab some dinner, John was more concerned about getting home to see their son, Sean. In fact, his last words before encountering his killer were, "let's go home, because I want to see Sean before he goes to sleep."

I'm a Beatles guy. I'm still influenced by their work, especially that of Lennon, to this day. This story just adds to it. Losing Lennon was perhaps the biggest loss to music that the world has ever known, and yet, what it comes down to is even more tragic. A little boy lying awake, waiting for a father's kiss that will never come, and a man, dying in the street, thinking of his son.