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Paul McCartney compared Taylor Swift's global fame to The Beatles' success during an interview with BBC Sounds aired on May 24

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• McCartney praised Swift and other artists, including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, calling them “very good” singers

• Last year, Swift broke The Beatles' record for most songs simultaneously in the Global Chart Top 10

Paul McCartneyis admiringTaylor Swift's stardom!

During an interview onBBC Soundsreleased on Sunday, May 24, McCartney, 83, discussed traveling the world to perform withThe Beatlesand his solo career. The “Maybe I'm Amazed” singer was asked if he would giveSwift, 36, any advice as she appears to have accomplished the same level of global fame.

“You do see the parallel, you know the fame and the amount of fame,” said McCartney in a clip from the interview posted onBBC Radio 2's Instagram.

“The worldwide fame that Taylor Swift has and that we had, but I don't think she needs any advice to tell you the truth,” he continued with a chuckle.

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At the height of Beatlemania,John Lennondescribed the foursome as “bigger than Jesus” in a 1966 interview with U.K. newspaperThe London Evening Standard. He subsequently apologized for the comment in a press conference held before the band's final U.S. tour.

The “Yesterday” artists have sold over 600 million albums worldwide and remain the group with the most No. 1 hits in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

BBC journalist Vernon Kay emphasized McCartney's musical accomplishments in the BBC Sounds interview as he continued to quiz the singer about advice for Swift.

“If she asked for it, I definitely would,” said McCartney. “I'm like the older brother to that generation, or more like the grandad, actually.”

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The “Silly Love Songs” singer revealed that he's met Swift and pop stars includingBillie Eilish,Olivia RodrigoandSabrina Carpenterat parties hosted by his wife,Nancy Shevelland daughter,Stella McCartney.

“They're really cool people, they're very good,” he said of the singers.

“I like their voices,” McCartney continued, adding, “If they need any advice, yeah, I would be happy to give it, but I don't think they do.”

Swift broke the Beatles' record for having the most songs simultaneously on the United World Top 10 chart in October last year, U.K. newspaperThe TelegraphandParadereported. The “Opalite” singer racked up seven songs, while the Liverpudlian band had six in 1964.

McCartney's candid comments about Swift come after he spoke aboutnot wanting to take photos with fansduring a recent appearance onThe Rest Is Entertainment, a U.K.-based podcast.

He confessed to having a “long-winded explanation” that has to do with a tourist attraction in Saint-Tropez, France, when people ask him to pose for a snap.

“There's a guy on the beachfront who's got a monkey, and you pay to have your photo taken with the monkey,” McCartney explained. “So I say, ‘I really do not want to feel like that monkey. And when I take a picture with you, I do feel like him. I'm not me. I'm suddenly something else.”

“It's a phenomenon of how we live now,” he concluded.

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While reflecting on her various film projects, Hayden Panettiere shares memories from the 2004 movie Raising Helen with EW.

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• The actress had her "first makeout" scene on the project with a man she thinks was at least seven years older than her.

• "I was shocked that he used his tongue!" she says. "I couldn't believe it, and I didn't want to make a big deal out of it."

Hayden Panettierestill has more stories to tell.

Ahead of the release of her headline-making memoir,Entertainment Weeklyspoke to the 36-year-old actress about the book and her career, including memories from the 2004 movieRaising Helen.

“Garry Marshall— an amazing man, the director who's no longer with us — he was just such an incredible person to work with,” Panettiere said.

When asked if being a mother of11-year-old daughter Kayachanged the way she watches the film, which follows Kate Hudson’s Helen stepping in to raise her nieces and nephews, including Panettiere’s Aubrey, she admitted that she hasn’t seen the project in years.

“I don't tend to go back and rewatch things that I do. You're lucky if I sit through the premiere of it and I don't run off and hide in the bathroom stall, which has happened before,” she explained to EW. “I don't want to nitpick them. I have amazing memories of what it was like being on set and being a part of the creation of it, which was much more important.”

Panettiere was 13 at the time of production, playing a 15-year-old.

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“Can you believe I was 13 in that movie? At certain points, they had me dressed up like you would've thought [I was way older],” she said. “I look back at pictures, people tell me how young I look now, but it's crazy because when I was 13, I almost looked like I was a teenager — the tummy out, the smokey eyes.”

Panettiere recalled “the first makeout ever in my life was onRaising Helen,” seemingly with bad boy BZ played by Michael Esparza.

“My mom [was] watching me with a 20-something-year-old guy while I was 13. I was shocked that he used his tongue! I couldn't believe it, and I didn't want to make a big deal out of it,” she told EW with a laugh. “I was like, ‘Oh, that's how it's done. Got it.’ I've got a lot of very great memories, funny memories from that, for sure.”

WhilePanettiere’s book,This Is Me: A Reckoning, includes stories from various projects likeRemember the Titans, Heroes,andNashville,she noted, “If I had told every single solitary story, the book would be five 300-page books.”

She also dives deep into her personal life, including herabusive relationshipwith ex Brian Hickerson.

“I really hope that by reading about the trials and tribulations that I've gone through, that it can help [readers] overcome their own obstacles and make sure that they know that they're not alone, because that's the worst feeling in the world — especially when you're going through a trying time — is to feel alone,” Panettiere told EW. “All you want to know is that somebody else has gone through and survived what you're going through right now, and even though in the moment it feels like you'll never be okay again. But I also hope people laugh through it as well. I think there's a good balance.”

This Is Me: A Reckoningis available wherever books are sold.

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As much as starships and lightsabers have played a significant role in “Star Wars,” so have the famous philosophical sayings. “May the Force be with you” is the one everyone knows, obviously, but also “Do or do not, there is no try” and “I’m one with the Force, the Force is with me.” More recently, “The Mandalorian” made hay with “This is the way.”

The new film“The Mandalorian and Grogu”(in theaters now) introduces another memorable quote into the mythology: “The old protect the young, then the young protect the old.” It’s fairly simple and straightforward, but powerful in both the context of the movie and the way it may hitlongtime “Star Wars” fans.

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The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) says the line to Grogu, his young adopted son who has an appetite for snacks and a sensitivity to the Force. For three seasons of “The Mandalorian” series, Mando has protected Grogu on their many adventures and even in the movie, makes sure his armor is on tight before heading into a sticky situation. But Grogu gets his chance to return the favor and care for his space dad when something bad happens to Mando.

Pascal admits he was “very moved” when he read the line in the script but it also “transcends ‘Star Wars’ in a relatable way for audiences. For obvious reasons, it's such a true evolution to so many human relationships, especially that of parents and child. It's an incredible principle: We are meant to protect the young, and, therefore, earn their protection in return when needed. That's the way it should be.”

Forco-writer and director Jon Favreau, what makes “Star Wars” enduring is “how much people feel connected to it still,” he says. Everything’s “cascaded down” from George Lucas’ original films, and then just as now, fans see themselves in it.

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“When you're young and you're watching Luke looking up at the binary suns and wishing that he could get off the planet, that's a feeling that audience members felt in their life,” Favreau explains. “That’s part of what those mythic stories are. It's what we struggle with in our normal pedestrian lives put in this large scale, so that you could appreciate it and study it, and then you could learn from the lessons of the generations that preceded you because it's presented to you in such a fantastic way.”

But now, “as we get older as 'Star Wars' fans, we're not looking up wondering what's it like to get off this planet,” Favreau says. “A lot of us are parents. A lot of us have aging parents. We're in a much different place in our lives, but we still connect with ‘Star Wars,’ and we still connect with these stories to add context to it.”

Favreau feels the relationship between Mando and Grogu is what connected multiple generations to “The Mandalorian” show: “The young people will watch it through the eyes of Baby Yoda, of Grogu, and the adults will be looking at it like, ‘Hey, there's a cool dad.' "

The movie also embraces the intergenerational exchange in a deep way, especially with that one line.

“We’re not going to be here forever. Our kids are going to be here when we're not,” Favreau says. “Of course, it's heightened and stylized in this, because (Grogu’s) going to live for centuries. But we all feel a version of it.

“These things that we're dealing with, when we see it portrayed in the context of a fable or a story, it engages us more. That’s what I think George set out to do and why it's still relevant today.”

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Spoiler alert! We're discussing a few plot details from "The Mandalorian and Grogu" (in theaters now), so turn away if you haven't seen the movie yet and don't want to know.

As long asthe Mandalorian and Groguhave been traipsing around the galaxy, "Star Wars" fans have been pointing at the screen and proclaiming, "I understood that reference."

"The Mandalorian and Grogu" is packed with scenes that echo classic moments from "Star Wars" history. The snowy opening action sequence evokes the Hoth battle that started "The Empire Strikes Back," and when the Hutts make Mando fight a giant snake, it's like a mashup of the trash compactor from "A New Hope" and the Rancor pit from "Return of the Jedi."

But beyond the obvious callbacks, "The Mandalorian" has always been a gold mine of more obscure "Star Wars" references, Easter eggs and cameos for diehards to eat up, and the film is no exception. Here are the best ones you may have missed.

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Martin Scorsese's character is related to Jon Favreau's from 'Solo'

Martin Scorsesehas a fun role as an alien fry cook, who gives Mando information on his quest. The legendary filmmaker's character is an Ardennian, a monkey-like alien species created for the 2018 Han Solo spinoff movie "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

In "Solo," Han met an Ardennian pilot named Rio Durant, who was voiced by "Mandalorian and Grogu" director Jon Favreau.

But these two aren't just the same species. Scorsese's character is named Hugo Durant, so he is apparently a relative of Rio Durant from "Solo" (though Rio doesn't appear in "Grogu" after dying tragically in "Solo"). The first name of Scorsese's character is presumably a nod to the director's 2011 movie "Hugo."

Sigourney Weaver's deck of cards has a link to Han Solo

When Mando tellsSigourney Weaver's Colonel Wardhe'll take out "every bad guy in your deck of cards," he isn't being metaphorical: She has a literal deck of cards, each of which has the name of an Imperial warlord on the New Republic's radar.

These are modified versions of playing cards from a deck of sabacc, the card game Han Solo was playing when he won the Millennium Falcon from Lando Calrissian, as mentioned in "The Empire Strikes Back" and depicted in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."

The cards Ward shows Mando come from an adapted sabacc deck that the New Republic created. According to the 2024 book "The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire," each card in the deck features "the last known image of a wanted Imperial fugitive," and the goal was for these cards to circulate throughout the galaxy and help the wider population to identify the Imperials.

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A fight sequence brings a classic 'New Hope' prop to life

Rotta the Hutt (Jeremy Allen White) is forced to fight in what is dubbed a Dejarik match, where creatures are unleashed in an arena.

It's called that because Dejarik is the holographic game Chewbacca and R2-D2 played on the Millennium Falcon in "A New Hope" in the scene where C-3PO memorably recommends that R2 "let the Wookiee win." The game, which popped back up in "The Force Awakens" and "The Rise of Skywalker," uses holographic versions of alien creatures as the pieces.

So in "Grogu," the arena fight with all the creatures is essentially a Dejarik game come to life, to the point that the arena's floor is even designed to resemble a Dejarik board.

Rotta the Hutt's baby photo is a sneaky callback

"The Mandalorian and Grogu" isn't our introduction to Rotta. Jabba's son was also a significant character in the 2008 animated film "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," which involved Rotta being kidnapped by Count Dooku. But Rotta was still a baby in that movie, making him essentially Baby Jabba, years before we had a Baby Yoda.

So in "Grogu," when the Hutt twins show Mando a hologram of Rotta and note he has had a growth spurt since then, it's both a joke about how out of date that image is and a nod to how he looked the last time fans saw him. The hologram in "Grogu" is an impressively faithful recreation of Rotta's appearance from the "Clone Wars" movie.

Fan-favorite animated characters jump to live action

Speaking of "The Clone Wars," "Star Wars" fans who only watch the live-action material may not even realize Embo, the bounty hunter who captures Mando, is a returning character.

Embo was introduced on "The Clone Wars" animated series in a 2010 episode. The show established Embo's relationship with the Hutts, for whom he worked as a bodyguard, and he also had wolf-like pet on the show like he does in the movie.

Zeb, the purple alien from the New Republic who teams up with Mando, isn't new, either. He's from the Disney XD series "Star Wars Rebels," which featured Zeb fighting the Empire alongside fellow rebels Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla and Sabine Wren, all of whom were brought to live action in the "Ahsoka" show.

A prequel alien species makes a return

A number of familiar alien species pop up, but there's one in particular that prequel fans should get a kick out of. The scary-looking fellow who Mando encounters on his way to see Lord Janu (Jonny Coyne) is an Iktotchi named Hogsbreth, played by Matthew Willig. That's the same kind of alien as Saesee Tiin, a member of the Jedi Council in "The Phantom Menace."

Carl Weathers gets a touching homage

Fans picked up on this one when it appeared in the trailer, but during the sequence after the gladiator battle where the creatures get loose, a sign can be seen written in Aurebesh, the "Star Wars" galaxy's fictional alphabet. Translated to English, it reads "Weathers Apollo," a nod toCarl Weathers. The "Mandalorian" actor, who also played Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" movies, died in 2024 at age 76.

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The former Prince Andrew was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office and released after 11 hours in custody

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• In an update on Friday, May 22, Thames Valley Police said they are also assessing "reports that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes"

• Andrew's arrest came after amid authorities' investigation into a claim he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein in his previous role as U.K. trade envoy

The U.K. police investigation into the formerPrince Andrewwill look into claims of sexual misconduct.

On Feb. 19, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor wasarrested at his home on the Sandringham Estateon suspicion of misconduct in public office.

His arrest came amid authoritiesinvestigating a claim that he shared confidential information with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epsteinin his previous role as a U.K. trade envoy. He wasreleased after about 11 hours in police custody. Two of Andrew’s homes were also searched. He has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein.

In a news release shared on Friday, May 22, Thames Valley Police (TVP) announced that they were continuing their investigation, sharing that “in addition to the investigation into misconduct in public office, the assessment of reports that a woman was taken to an address in Windsor in 2010 for sexual purposes is ongoing.”

PEOPLE contacted a representative for Andrew on Friday, May 22, but did not immediately receive a response.

This comes after a second woman came forward in late January to allege that she was sent to the U.K. by Epstein to have sex with Andrew,PEOPLE previously reported.

According to theCrown Prosecution Service (CPS)in the U.K., an individual can also be found guilty of misconduct in a public office if they use their position “to instigate (or attempt to instigate) sexual or otherwise inappropriate relationships.”

The release added that following Andrew’s arrest and the search of his two properties, “we have been working with the United States Department of Justice to get further information that may be related to this investigation. We have also been working with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom and have sought early investigative advice from them as we would in serious, complex, or sensitive cases.”

“The investigation is examining a number of aspects of alleged misconduct following the release of files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act in the United States,” the release added. “We are also speaking with a number of witnesses, however as per national guidance we cannot confirm or deny the identities of these individuals.”

The woman's lawyer, Brad Edwards, told theBBCon Jan. 31, “We’re talking about at least one woman who was sent by Jeffrey Epstein, over to Prince Andrew. And she even had, after a night with Prince Andrew, a tour of Buckingham Palace.”

The lawyer alleged that Andrew entertained the unnamed woman at his home, Royal Lodge, in Windsor, in 2010. She was in her 20s at the time, per the outlet.

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Edwards also represented the lateVirginia Giuffre, who alleged that she was trafficked to London to have sex with Andrew when she was 17.

Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025. Andrew has repeatedly denied Giuffre’s allegations andreached a settlementwith her in 2022.

In their release on Friday, TVP said, “We have engaged with the woman’s legal representative to confirm that, should she wish to report this to police, it will be taken seriously and handled with care, sensitivity and respect for her privacy and her life-long right to anonymity under UK law.”

“We recognize how difficult it can be to speak about experiences of this nature, and any contact with police will be led by her wishes, when and if she feels ready and able to do so,” they added.

Police have also called for anyone with information related to their investigation to come forward.

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Thames Valley Police Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said in a statement, “Our misconduct in public office investigation is continuing. Misconduct in public office is a crime that can take different forms, making this a complex investigation.”

“Our team of very experienced detectives are working meticulously through a significant amount of information that has come in from the public and other sources," Wright added. We are committed to conducting a thorough investigation into all reasonable lines of enquiry, wherever they may lead. We encourage anyone with information to get in touch with us through the normal non-urgent contact channels, such as the Thames Valley Police online portal.”

In October 2025, Andrew’s brotherKing Charlesstripped him of royal titlesas his links to Epstein came under renewed scrutiny.

Andrew's relationship with the American financier, who died while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges in August 2019,set a step back from royal life and public dutiesthat November.

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A radio station that accidentally announced the death ofKing Charleshas apologized for "any distress caused."

Radio Caroline in Essex, England, said the mistake happened due to a "computer error" at its main studio on Tuesday, May 19, which led to the incorrect statement being made.

“Due to a computer error at our main studio, the death of a monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (May 19), mistakenly announcing that HM the King had passed away,” station manager Peter Moore said onsocial media.

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He added: "Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology. Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen's, and now the King's, Christmas message and we hope to do so for many years to come.”

"We apologise to HM the King and to our listeners for any distress caused,” Moore said.

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As "The Late Show" ends,Jon Stewartis by his buddyStephen Colbert'sside.

The "Daily Show" host sat down with his longtime friend and collaborator on May 19 during the third-to-last episode of "The Late Show," whichwas canceled by CBSin July.

Stewart said he was there to "celebrate my friend" and the "joy" his show brought "to so many people," and he applauded the host for maintaining "such grace through this process."

He also mocked CBS for ending "The Late Show" and alluded to recent changes at the network's news division, where several journalists havedeparted roles at "CBS Evening News"and "60 Minutes" following Bari Weiss' hiring as editor-in-chief.

"I just think it's so smart what CBS is doing," he said sarcastically. "I just think it's such a good move, to take this show off the air, and then to also ruin your evening news, and then reduce '60 Minutes' to, like, six good ones. Here's what I believe they're doing: I think they're tanking for a draft pick."

Later, Stewart got in another dig at CBS when he mentioned his 92-year-old mother. "In five more years, she'll be CBS' target demographic," he joked.

A farewell to 'Late Show'sStephen Colbert, TV's gallant comic avenger

With just two days until the final "Late Show," Stewart spoke with Colbert about his own experience of being fired, joking that "it's the best!" In 1995, Stewart's "The Jon Stewart Show" was canceled, and he also voluntarily stepped away from "The Daily Show" in 2015 before returning in 2024.

The comedian relayed the "profound" advice he received fromDavid Lettermanafter his show was canceled: "Don't confuse cancellation with failure," though Stewart joked the former "Late Show" host also told him that "in this case, it is also a failure."

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Stewart hosts the Monday episodes of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, which has the same parent company, Paramount Skydance, as CBS. "You now are the only person in the corporation left in late night," Colbert told Stewart. "Good luck!" Stewart found this "chilling" but quipped that his only "saving grace" is that "I don't think Trump has cable."

Paramount said in July that canceling "The Late Show" was "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." But critics alleged the move was intended to appease the Trump administration amid a merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, which required Trump administration approval.

The Writers' Guild of Americasaid last year it had"significant concerns that 'The Late Show's' cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval." The merger was completed in August.

After praising Colbert as a "tremendous human, and one of my favorite people," Stewart presented Colbert with a gift: a pair of luxurious reclining chairs, to show him "the life you can lead, and the life that I am leading, now that I am not really in show business."

Stephen Colbertsays CBS might have 'saved my life' with cancellation

Colbert rose to prominence working with Stewart as a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," which led Colbert to get his own spinoff, "The Colbert Report," in 2005. Stewart was a cocreator of "The Colbert Report," which for years aired directly after "The Daily Show" until Colbert moved to "The Late Show" in 2015.

Stewart has appeared on "The Late Show" many times, including after he left "The Daily Show" in 2015. At one point, he and Colbert had a running joke that Stewart lived under Colbert's desk, so he would pop up whenever he had thoughts to share on the news. Stewart is also a producer on "The Late Show."

Colbert now has just two episodes of "The Late Show" remaining. On May 20, Bruce Springsteen will stop by for a performance, and Colbert will take his own "Colbert Questionert," a series of lighthearted questions, "featuring special guests." The series finale of "The Late Show" is scheduled for May 21, though no guests for the final show have been announced.

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