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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (75628)	4/21/2001 7:14:58 AM
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Ex-Beatle McCartney worth $1 billion By Erika Gimenes, Hollywood.com Staff HOLLYWOOD, April 20, 2001 -- Renewed Beatlemania has made Paul McCartney a billionaire. The ex-Beatle is now worth £713 million ($1.02 billion), making him Britain's richest musician. He also landed in 36th spot on the Sunday Times's new list of Britain's wealthiest. McCartney's fortune grew from £550 million ($786 million) in 2000, the BBC News reported. "It shows the Beatles' popularity grows as they get more wrinkly," wealth expert Dr. Philip Beresford, who compiled the list, told Friday's Sun tabloid. McCartney also inherited £138 million ($197 million) following the death of his wife, Linda, of breast cancer in 1998. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, 58, is second on the list, with almost £430 million ($614 million) in his pocket. Pop star Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie came in at sixth place with a fortune of £180 million ($257.77 million), putting them ahead of the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger, 57, and Elton John, 54, who share seventh place in the chart with £150 million ($214.81 million) each in the bank. John, who slipped from fifth position, has just lost a multi-million pound court battle with his former accountant and ex-manager. Thirty years have passed since Beatlemania began, but the frenzy never seems to fade. According to Forbes Magazine, the Beatles are in third place on the top 100 celebrity earnings of 2000, making $70 million. The Beatles continue to rake in more cash than today's famous boybands, 'N Sync and the Backstreet Boys. 'N Sync ranks at 14 with $42 million; the Backstreet Boys fall 6 ranks behind with $35 million in earnings. McCartney's fortune grew after the Beatles' Anthology book became an international bestseller in October and the band's greatest hits album topped hit parades last November, having sold 12 million copies through January. Not only is McCartney collecting his pennies, but he also is pushing for a landmine ban. The former Beatle and his girlfriend Heather Mills met Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in an effort to persuade the United States to sign an international treaty banning the use of landmines. McCartney and Mills join a growing list of celebrities who have supported the campaign to ban landmines, including the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Acccording to BBC News, Mills heads a charity that provides limbs for war victims around the world. She lost her left leg below the knee after a road accident. "I expressed the point of view that even brave soldiers who defend the country … dislike the idea of leaving the war behind them and causing grief for civilians," McCartney said after the meeting. Mills said she understands that "the reality of a full ban which we all want is many, many years off so I am looking for an interim solution." Powell declined to back the treaty, but did say that there were "many areas in which we can co-operate," the BBC reported. The United States is already working on clearing landmines around the world and had contributed £350 million over the last seven years, he said. In other Beatles news, George Harrison denied reports that he will sell his Henley mansion after being threatened by a knife-wielding intruder in late 1999. In a statement released Thursday, Harrison's lawyers said that a story in an English Sunday paper about a sale was "without foundation and entirely untrue," BBC News reports. "Mr. Harrison has no plans," his lawyers said. During the attack, Harrison suffered from a punctured ling, but was freed after his wife, Olivia, struck attacker Michael Abram over the head with a poker and table lamp. According to The Mail on Sunday earlier this month, the legendary guitarist had told friends he felt uncomfortable living in his 120-room house, not necessarily meaning he would plan to move soon.