Paul McCartney deported for condom incident – Daily Gossip

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Paul McCartney was once deported from Germany for setting fire to condoms, it has emerged. Former Beatles drummer Pete Best said the pair bizarrely used the 'protection' for "extra lighting" at the start of their careers, but fell foul of authorities as a result and were carted off home. "Let's get it clear, they weren't used," he said (Absolute Radio).

From the papers:

Girls Aloud's Cheryl Cole is set to renew her wedding vows with her footballer husband, Ashley Cole (OK!).

Meanwhile her bandmate Sarah Harding stocked up on Christmas cards at a charity sale in London (Daily Star).

Chester French's Max Drummey was embarrassed by his wife, Peaches Geldof, during a recent New York gig. During the show she leaped on stage and began dancing around manically, attempting to hog attention. The band were mortified and briefly banned her from their dressing room (Daily Mirror).

Grace Jones is getting "caviar facials" on her next UK tour as part of her gig preparation process (Daily Mirror).

Lily Allen has blamed her flu jab for giving her… flu (Various).

Sugababes' Amelle Berrabah wore an elegant white dress and smoked a fag while filming forthcoming ITV1 show 'Divas' (Daily Mirror).

Katy Perry dressed as an enormous fried egg for a gig in North Carolina ((Various).

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