People: McCartney quit pot for his grandchildren
Paul McCartney says he has given up marijuana after many years of indulgence and now prefers wine or “a nice margarita.”
The former Beatle told the Daily Mirror he doesn’t want to set a bad example for his children and grandchildren by using marijuana. He said Saturday his decision is “a parent thing.”
He says “the last time I smoked was a long time ago.”
McCartney had been a longtime marijuana user who spent 10 nights in jail after he was arrested trying to enter Japan with a large quantity of the drug in 1980.
The 72-year-old British rock/pop star is fit and has long advocated a vegetarian lifestyle. He continues to perform for adoring crowds worldwide.
‘Bachelor’ couple back to being single
Another couple from ABC’s “The Bachelor” has broken up. Chris Soules and Whitney Bischoff have split two months after the finale of the reality dating show where the couple got engaged.
At the time, the 33-year-old Soules, a farmer from Arlington, Iowa, was gearing up to immediately head to Los Angeles to compete on “Dancing With the Stars.”
He and Bischoff, 29, a Chicago fertility nurse, released a statement saying they’ve “amicably decided to end their relationship” and “part with nothing but respect and admiration for one another.”
ABC just began airing “The Bachelorette,” with Kaitlyn Bristowe (who competed for Soules’ affection last season on “The Bachelor”) looking for a suitor among eligible males.
Kaling, Novak collaborating on book
Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak say they are indeed writing a book together.
The two were on a panel at BookCon on Saturday at the Javits Center in New York. It was organized around Novak interviewing Kaling about her upcoming second book, “Why Not Me?,” due out in September.
The 35-year-olds, who worked together on NBC’s comedy “The Office,” both as writers, producers and supporting cast members, say they just started working on the book project and it won’t be out for a while.
“It’s very early in the creative process,” Novak said.
On “The Office,” their characters had an on-again off-again dysfunctional relationship and Kaling has publicly said the two have also dated in real life. She now calls Novak her best friend and the two alluded to their romantic history more than once Saturday, to the squeals and laughter of audience members.
The birthday bunch
Actor-director Clint Eastwood is 85. Singer Peter Yarrow is 77. Actor Tom Berenger is 65. Actress Brooke Shields is 50. Actor Colin Farrell is 39. Rock musician Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish) is 38. Actor Jonathan Tucker is 33. Rapper Waka Flocka Flame is 29.