Sometimes, fame and celebrity can be very double-edged swords. For example, when you’re famous, people all around the world will constantly talk about you. That may sound like a good thing, but it won’t take long before the weirdest fans create the strangest rumors.
Many of these rumors have confounded multiple generations over the years, but what’s the truth? Keep reading to learn more about the craziest celebrity myths as well as the truth behind them!
Paul is dead
Perhaps the longest-running celebrity myth kicked off back in 1967, and it centered on Paul McCartney. That was the year that a strange rumor went around saying that McCartney had died in a car accident, and this rumor gained steam once a radio DJ spoke to a caller about a rumor that playing a certain Beatles song backward means you can hear secret lyrics discussing how “Paul is dead.”
The center of this theory is the idea that McCartney died and was replaced so the band could keep going. However, everyone who knew McCartney as a child vouches that he is the same man today, so we can chalk this theory up to fans making their own fun back in the day.
