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Judd Apatow Shares A Good Story About Paul McCartney Recoiling Away From Him

Judd Apatow, co-creator and executive producer, arrives at the Netflix Comedy Panel For Your Consideration Event at the Netflix FYSee Space on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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After more than a decade of Hollywood-conquering success, Judd Apatow is probably pretty used to famous people being nice to him. He did, after all, cast LeBron James in a bit-part role in Trainwreck. But on Conan last night, Apatow told a pretty funny story about how Paul McCartney was absolutely not down to get lunch with him. Apatow has a Netflix stand-up special coming up, and McCartney caught him doing stand-up recently in Los Angeles. But when Apatow approached him afterward and asked for his number, so that they could hang out, McCartney reacted as if Apatow had offered him a leprosy-soaked rag. Here's Apatow telling the story:

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The fact that Judd Apatow is making a Netflix stand-up special is pretty nuts.

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