He's enjoyed an image as the most genial of the Fab Four - and as the eternally 'thumbs aloft' family man in Wings and in his solo career since. But is Sir Paul McCartney capable of being... mean?
Taylor Swift's $50million wedding was complete with Sir Paul McCartney singing I Want To Hold Your Hand, the Empire State building lit up in sapphire and Adam Sandler as the officiant.
Why does Sir Paul, whose success and longevity owe to nothing if not the maintenance of superlative standards, persist in these sub-par performances? He doesn't need the money.
This summer, middle class clothing stores touting collections from some of the catwalk's most exclusive names - and it could rehashing one of the most famous 'feuds' in A-lister fashion.
Mescal has been drafted in to play McCartney in a four film anthology about The Beatles and their rise from Liverpool's Cavern Club to become the most influential band in the world.
Paul Mescal has hinted that he could disappear from the spotlight until he emerges in cinemas in 2028, as he prepares to portray Sir Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopics.
The Beatles legend's late wife Linda, who died of breast cancer in 1998, was a vocal vegetarian and launched her own best-selling chain of meat-free alternatives in 1991.
Heather Mills never usually shies away from confrontation. Who can forget her fury at her £24 million divorce settlement from Sir Paul McCartney when she drenched his lawyer with a jug of water?