Paul McCartney Snubs Paraguay President

First Published: April 18, 2012 11:17 AM EDT Credit: Getty Premium

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Sir Paul McCartney attends a private viewing of “A Life In Photographs: An Exhibition of Photography by Linda McCartney” at Phillips de Pury And Company, London, on June 6, 2011Caption Sir Paul McCartney attends a private viewing of “A Life In Photographs: An Exhibition of Photography by Linda McCartney” at Phillips de Pury And Company, London, on June 6, 2011Paul McCartney has turned down the offer for a presidential tour of Paraguay’s government palace in the capital of Asuncion.

President Fernando Lugo tells reporters he invited McCartney to “to visit the palace of government and take a tour of historic places in the city, but he did not accept” due to tight schedule.

Lugo doesn’t hold it against the former Beatle. He said he hoped Paraguayans turn out for McCartney’s Tuesday night show. Organizers say all 30,000 tickets have been sold.

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