Top line: Fifty-one photographs capture the iconic musical greats of the '60s in an exhibit opening today at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel.

Benevolent superstars must get really confused when their chosen charities have such conflicting priorities.

Sir Paul McCartney has been donating his cash to many different cancer charities since his wife Linda died from the disease in 1998.

But he's just pulled support from several cancer funds, after discovering they tested on animals.

The animal-loving star was shocked to find out organisations that had previously benefited from his generosity advocate vivisection.

McCartney, a vegan, says, "It became very difficult when Linda died because I said I would support cancer charities. Animal rights groups then wrote to me pointing out that many were heavily into vivisection - and it's true. A doctor we knew out in America just admitted it as a matter of fact, innocently, like 'Well, sure we do.'

"What he doesn't realise is that he won't get a donation out of me for that very fact. There are better alternatives but you're not allowed to challenge the status quo."

Are we to assume, then, that if doctors had been able to save Linda's life with a medication that'd been tested on lab rats, Sir Paul would've kissed his wife goodbye and sung "Oh! Darling," don't "Twist And Shout," "I'll Cry Instead," "Here Comes The Sun."

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Interviewed in Los Angeles during a recording session for his upcoming album entitled 'Ram,' Paul McCartney speaks about the Beatle breakup, and his new life.

PAUL: "The whole Beatle thing-- it's like it was all years ago-- like going back a distance more than anything. And that's the whole point. The Beatles are really finished, over with, and it's just each of us alone now, living our lives the way we choose. I think while the Beatles were on-- I can't really use any other word-- while they were just on, there was no question of any of these normal hangups interfering with it because we just had an understanding. It's like a married couple. When we started off we were all aiming for pretty much the same thing. I think the troubles really began when we weren't aiming anymore for the same thing, which began, I think, when we stopped touring in 1966. During the making of the White Album, Ringo left the group saying he wasn't 'getting through' to the rest of us. But he came back in two days. By the time we made Abbey Road, John and I were openly critical of each other's music and I felt John wasn't much interested in performing anything he hadn't written himself. When we made the 'Let It Be' album, George walked out over a row about the performance of some songs-- and said he was leaving the group. A few days later there was a meeting at Ringo's house, and he agreed to come back at least until the recording was finished."