Carrie Underwood Gets a Special Gift From Paul McCartney

Carrie
Underwood has a new song in her heart, courtesy of Paul McCartney. ”The Cute Beatle” sent the country darling a personal letter giving her his blessing to sing “Yesterday”
at the Emmys. Carrie did a beautiful cover of the tune but insists that the best part was the
note from Paul, which she will always treasure. Considering that practically everyone cites the Beatles as a musical
influence and would love to have an actual Beatle’s blessing to cover their
tunes, we have a sneaking suspicion that the fact that Carrie is vegan and a
fellow animal rights advocate might have had something to do with Paul’s
decision.

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In other Hollywood news:

• Elsewhere at the
  Emmys, Emily Deschanel wowed in her vegan dress
  and shoes. She wore an elegant silver gown by Houghton and accessorized with
  animal-friendly heels by Aldo.

• Celeb chef Alton Brown The Food Network’s Good Eats star
  cooked up all three varieties of chicken-free strips and gave the products high
  marks, saying, “If you could consume a product that tasted and chewed like
  chicken in, say, half of your at-home or restaurant meals, would you? And what
  if that product delivered healthy protein with no antibiotics, cholesterol,
  trans fats, or saturated fat, yet required only a fraction of the resources to
  produce while creating little waste or environmental risks? Why wouldn’t you?”

It seems many other stars were wondering
this week, “Why wouldn’t you tweet in support of animal issues?”

• The director of
  the highly anticipated new film Gravity, Alfonso Cuarón, knows that his decisions have, well, gravity. Alfonso is vegetarian, and while
  we don’t know if he chose his diet for animals, the environment, or his own health,
  they all seem like great reasons to us.
• And speaking of
  greats, a couple of PETA’s favorite athletes might be having one of the
  greatest seasons of their careers. Our buddy Candace Parker just scooped up her second trophy for
  being the Most Valuable
  Player in the WNBA, and Chase Utley, who is having a remarkable season, is watching as his name is tossed around as
  a Hall of Fame contender. It’s just further proof that animal advocates always come out on top.
• Here’s one for
  the cat ladies: New York magazine
  published its list of “The
  50 Most Fabulous (and Famous) Cat Ladies of All Time.” Enjoy!

To keep up with what all your favorite
stars are doing for animals, follow
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