Maureen Cleave, Swinging Sixties journalist who chronicled the rise of the Beatles as John Lennon’s confidante and was the source of the ‘bigger than Jesus’ scandal – obituary

Tristan Thompson on December 1, told ET she named their son Theo.«Theo, my little angel baby.  I named you Theo because it means, 'Gift from God.' I had never been pregnant and had been told I might not be able to have children.

. The film will be available digitally starting March 22 with the 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD versions coming on April 12.It's easy to see why so many Marvel fans are eager for the film's digital debut.

Russian soldiers have been 'bombarding' Ukrainian ladies with flirty messages as they begin to surround the nation's borders.Women living in Kharkiv, the nation's second largest city, have reported a deluge of messages from Russian admirers on Tinder after forces began to be stationed 40 miles north of them.It comes as Vladimir Putin has reportedly amassed 200,000 troops on the country's eastern border — and could even send troops in as early as Thursday morning.Dasha Synelnikova, 33, says she was flooded with messages from blokes named Andrei, Alexander, Gregory and Michail when she set her location to Kharkiv.The video producer from the capital Kiev told The Sun on Tuesday night: “I actually live in Kyiv but changed my location settings to Kharkiv after a friend told me there were Russian troops all over Tinder.“And I couldn’t believe my eyes when they popped up trying to look tough and cool.

Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite took to Instagram to share a cheeky picture of his backside.The 32-year-old Strictly finalist surprised his 311,000 Instagram followers with an eye-opening snap as he posted a story of him naked and flaunting his incredible physique.In the story, John's chiselled backside was on full display as he stood naked in a bathtub while facing London's mesmerising skyline.He wrote "Hello London" on the bare-all snap, which no doubt had fans feeling hot under the collar.In the steamy bathroom picture, John had his followers out of breath as his peachy bum was covered with a sticker of a golden badge that read "Got Out Of Bed".John ensured nobody nearby could see his ab defined muscular physique on their morning commute as he wrote "Don't worry they can't see in" on the sizzling snap.His jaw-dropping picture comes days after the star showed off his latest hair transformation in the wake of his six-month ballroom dancing journey.On Thursday (February 17) the Great British Bake Off winner decided to show the results of his ginger perm for the first time on Instagram as he shared his disappointment at the final results online.In the short Instagram clip he posted, the star was seen lying in bed shirtless with his hair hidden from the frame as he explained that the transformation didn't go according to plan. He confessed: "OK, guys.

Noel Gallagher has recalled how “embarrassing” it was for Oasis to be compared to The Beatles.The iconic Manchester band made no secret of the Fab Four’s influence on their music and fashion sense. After releasing their hugely-successful first two albums – ‘Definitely Maybe’ (1994) and ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?’ (1995) – Noel claimed the group was “bigger” than The Beatles.

Maureen Cleave was a music journalist who was a confidante of the Beatles, having written about them since their early days of fame.Cleave worked for the London Evening Standard, where she began writing the column “Disc Date” in 1961. She was among the first journalists to write seriously about rock and pop music, as well as one of the first to cover the Beatles.

bandmate beef caused The Beatles to break up was apparently nothing but a bunch of bunk.And freshly exhumed, unused footage from the British rock royals’ 1970s film and album, “Let It Be” — released the same year the group disbanded — punctures prevailing rumors that the “She Loves You” luminaries were at each other’s throats in the days leading up to their earth-shattering split.“These are not guys that dislike each other,” director Peter Jackson told “60 Minutes” of Paul McCartney, 79, Ringo Starr, 81, and the late John Lennon and George Harrison for the segment, which airs Sunday.The New Zealand filmmaker, renown for his directorial panache in “Lord of The Rings,” resurrected and complied the nearly 60-hours worth of vaulted recordings

Disney+ tweeted a glimpse of history in the making today, with a 90-second clip from Peter Jackson’s upcoming docuseries The Beatles: Get Back showing pop’s greatest band learning a song that would become a classic.

Paul McCartney is looking back on his incredible career.

the historic house was used as the iconic band’s main practice spot in the late 1950s.Harrison and his family had initially moved into the home in 1949, when he was just 6 years old.

Paul McCartney has spoken of how he’s “only just got over” dealing with the “misconception” that he was the one who split up The Beatles.Speaking at an event on Friday night (November 5) to launch his new book The Lyrics at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, Sir Paul was posed an audience question by host and journalist Samira Ahmed about what biggest misconception was about “being Paul McCartney”.“I think the biggest misconception at the end of The Beatles was that I broke The Beatles up, and I lived with that for quite a while,” he replied. “Once a headline’s out there, it sticks.

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George Harrison‘s childhood home in Liverpool, where he, John Lennon and Paul McCartney rehearsed as teenagers, is set to be auctioned off.The late Beatles guitarist moved with his family to 25 Upton Green in the Speke area of the city in 1949 when he was six years old.The house was the site of many rehearsals for the Beatles members’ former band The Quarrymen, which they formed when they were teenagers.

Paul McCartney has spoken about how he “never told John Lennon that he loved him”, but that he now finds it “great” to realise just how much his former Beatle bandmate meant to him.Speaking at an event on Friday night (November 5) to launch his new book The Lyrics at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, the poet Paul Muldoon noted that one thing that came across strongly in the new book was Macca’s “love” for his late friend.“It’s true. You say that I loved him, but as 16-year-old and 17-year-old Liverpool kids, you couldn’t say that – it just wasn’t done,” said McCartney.

songwriting partner John Lennon.The global celebrity revealed intimate details of his relationship with his late Beatles bandmate at the Southbank Centre in London Friday, where he was promoting a new book, The Sunday Times reported.“As 16-year-old, 17-year-old Liverpool kids, you could never say that. It just wasn’t done,” McCartney said.

Sir Paul McCartney hates the misconception that he broke up The Beatles. The 79-year-old musician says he has "only finally just got over" claims that he split up the band - which also featured John Lennon, Sir Ringo Starr and George Harrison - in 1969.

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that he never told bandmate John Lennon that he loved him while he was alive, having ‘never got around to it’.Sir Paul said that he and Lennon ‘grew up together’ during an onstage interview at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for his new career-spanning book, The Lyrics.He explained: ‘You know, as 16-year-old, 17-year-old Liverpool kids, you could never say that, it just wasn’t done.

Paul McCartney has said his parents were “the original inspiration” for his songs with The Beatles and his solo career.He said that although there had been “so many” influences on his songwriting, his parents had the largest impact.Speaking at an exhibition of memorabilia from his own collection at the British Library in London via BBC News, in connection with his career-spanning biography, The Lyrics, he said: “Thinking about songs that I’ve written at every stage of my career, I came to realise that my parents, Jim and Mary McCartney, were the original inspiration for so much that I’ve written.“My mum was very reassuring and, like so many women often are, she was also the one who kept our family going.

The breakup of The Beatles wasn’t the friendliest of splits, with John Lennon channeling his acrimony toward songwriting partner Paul McCartney in some particularly savage songs.

John Lennon’s death in December 1980 sent shockwaves across the world. The singer-songwriter and peace activist, formerly a co-leader and guitarist for the famed English rock band The Beatles, was gunned down by crazed fan Mark David Chapman, who still remains incarcerated until this day. While he died that winter day years ago at the age of 40, his legacy continues to live on through the artists he has influenced and, of course, his family.

Beatles attraction have been branded “pointless nonsense that no-one needs or wants” by the Music Venue Trust.Sunak announced the proposals on Liverpool’s Waterfront in his Budget earlier this week as part of an £850million investment to protect museums, galleries, libraries and local culture across the UK.Speaking in the House Of Commons, Sunak said: “Thanks to the Culture Secretary [Nadine Dorries], over 800 regional museums and libraries will be renovated, restored, and revived.“And she’s secured up to £2million to start work on a new Beatles attraction on the Liverpool waterfront.”pic.twitter.com/G09PhXmsUD— BBC North West (@BBCNWT) October 27, 2021Now, Music Venue Trust chief executive Mark Davyd has slammed the proposals.“It’s