MACUALAY CULKIN: Former Home Alone child star MaCualay Culkin adores clothes as long as they're cheap. He says, "I once spent $2,000 on a Calvin Klein jacket and then felt so guilty I donated the same amount to charity!"
THE BEATLES:
1- Germans never liked the name of The Beatles because in sounded like "peedles;” the German for penis.
2- Instant Karma star John Lennon turned down a massive $27 million to reform The Beatles in 1976.
3- Asteroid 4147 was named after ex-Beatle star John Lennon in 1990.
4- Former Beatle John Lennon was born with brown eyes, at the Royal Infirmary, Liverpool on 9 October 1940. Most babies are born with blue eyes.
5- Assassinated Beatle John Lennon bought his first electric guitar from the proceeds of a holiday job on a building site.
6- Imagine star John Lennon first hit it off with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney because he knew the words to one of John's favorite Elvis Presley songs. They went onto audition together as The Nurk Twins.
7- Rock legend John Lennon’s school report card branded him "hopeless" after being caught shoplifting, hitching rides on trolleys and harassing girls.
TIMBLAND: Timbland is planning to create the oddest super group featuring himself, Beck, No Doubt star Gwen Stefani and James Hetfield of Metallica.
MICHAEL BOLTON: Michael Bolton is looking for movie scripts but he's told his agent not to send him roles as singers or serial killers.
PUFF DADDY: Badboy rapper Puff Daddy looks like he has some competition. Will Smith had a cake baked in the image of Jennifer Lopez, with the words "Now you can have a piece" iced on top for his birthday recently.
JET LI: Martial arts star Jet Li is the latest movie star set to double up in a film. The actor will battle with an evil double from a parallel universe to save himself and the world.
BETTE MIDLER: Bette Midler is the latest star to tackle Shakespeare’s Hamlet for her new eponymous American sitcom. The actress/singer will perform alongside British actor Tim Curry in the skit, in which her mobile phone rings during a rehearsal – Wenn.
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