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Elvis Presley is one of the world's biggest music icons – but did you know that he was rumoured to dislike one of The Beatles?It has been reported that the King Of Rock 'n' Roll was not a fan of Beatles star John Lennon, and that he even wanted him thrown out of America.Speaking to Daily Mail in 2011, journalist and PR Chris Hutchins revealed that a meeting between the two stars at Elvis' house was the cause of the rumoured feud.READ NEXT: Kurt Cobain to John Lennon - rockstars who died tragically young and how they diedHe said: "John had annoyed Presley by making his anti-war feelings known the moment he stepped into the massive lounge and spotted the table lamps – model wagons engraved with the message: ‘All the way with LBJ [former US President Lyndon B Johnson]."Lennon hated President Lyndon B Johnson for raising the stakes in the Vietnam War."Elvis had served in the US Army between 1958 and 1960 – during which time he also met ex-wife Priscilla Presley – and it proved to be an integral moment in his life that stayed with him.Speaking about that first – and only – meeting between The Beatles and Elvis, Priscilla said in an online video that she was surprised at "how shy" the group were."John was shy, timid, looking at him… I really believe that he just couldn’t believe that he was actually there with Elvis Presley."It was a little bit awkward because they just kept looking at him and not really saying anything and not really sitting down, just staring at him."However after John made his sentiments clear to Elvis, the King was unimpressed and felt that John's views were "un-American" and, as such, wanted him thrown out of the country.Chris Hutchins revealed that Elvis later "allied himself with FBI Director Edgar

British actor Tom Wilkinson, who won a Bafta for his work in The Full Monty and was Oscar-nominated for Michael Clayton and In The Bedroom, has died at 75 on Saturday. No cause was given.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Director Rob Reiner and journalist Soledad O’Brien have dug into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — and they claim they have found evidence about who was really behind the killing. Reiner and O’Brien are the co-hosts of “Who Killed JFK?”, a 10-part podcast series featuring interviews with authors, witnesses, CIA officials and forensic experts as part of their investigation into JFK’s assassination 60 years ago, on Nov.

Dawn Porter Dawn Porter is a filmmaker whose latest project “The Lady Bird Diaries,” an all-archival documentary about Lady Bird Johnson, former First Lady of the United States, will debut at the SXSW Film Festival. Her four-part docuseries “Supreme” explores the history of the United States Supreme Court and the legal battles that have shaped America. Porter’s other projects include the next installment of the civil rights series “Eyes on the Prize” for HBO. Throughout the month of February, Variety will publish essays from prominent Black artists, artisans and entertainment figures celebrating the impact of Black entertainment and entertainers on the world at large.

EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford has signed with Gersh for representation.

The gifts from this birthday party 60 years ago just keep on coming.Marilyn Monroe’s sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” during a gala celebrating President John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962, was followed by an exclusive afterparty at the East 69th Street townhouse of then-Democratic National Committee co-chairman Arthur Krim and his wife, Dr.

Queen Elizabeth is among the world leaders to reach out to Joe Biden as he prepared to take the office of President of the United States. The 94-year-old monarch sent a private message to Biden before Wednesday's inauguration, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson confirmed to Bazaar.

Also on this day:  On this date: Frederick County, Md., becomes the first colonial American entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.Enrico Caruso makes his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in “Rigoletto.” Life magazine, created by Henry R. Luce, is first published.The musical “Fiorello!,” starring Tom Bosley as legendary New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, opens on Broadway.President Lyndon B.

Also on this day: Rebecca L. Felton, a Georgia Democrat, is sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate; her term, the result of an interim appointment, would end the following day when Walter F.

The Trial Of The Chicago 7 begins with anti-Vietnam War demonstrations outside of the 1968 Democratic Convention. The protesters were fed up with President Lyndon B. Johnson, though he had dropped out of the race and chosen not to seek re-election.

Presidents can set or erode national standards. Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction reversed freedoms for formerly enslaved people after the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Woodrow Wilson’s praise for D.W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation” rejuvenated the Ku Klux Klan and legitimized terrorist white supremacy, Jim Crow laws, and lynching as the evil banality of systemic racism.

As people continue to fight for equality and law enforcement reform through peaceful protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, many are wondering what they can do to educate themselves on systemic racism.