Olympic opening ceremony stars earn token £1

Locog confirms sum was paid to likes of Sir Paul McCartney for contractual reasons, with majority also giving services for freeSir Paul McCartney and other stars who performed at Danny Boyle's Olympic extravaganza were paid just £1.Mike Oldfield, Dizzee Rascal and Emeli Sande are also among the stars who are thought to have been paid the token figure. The big names had originally agreed to play the show in the Olympic Stadium for free, but the inclusion of the £1 figure was to make the contrac...

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