Ringo Starr Refuses To Perform

Ringo Starr is known for being the amiable Beatle, but the rock star showed his tough side Tuesday when he walked off the set of "Live With Regis and Kelly" rather than cut short one of his songs.Starr, who is promoting his new album, "Liverpool 8," planned to perform the title song with fellow rocker Dave Stewart. However, due to miscommunication between his publicist, Elizabeth Freund, and the musical director, Starr didn't realize the performance had to be 2 1/2 minutes or less, Freund told The Associated Press.

Representives for the show have their own version of events. A spokesperson maintains the song was actually 5 minutes and that Starr’s people had agreed to the time limitations when he was booked in November. They also said the show would “absolutely” welcome Ringo back.Dave Stewart also had a statement, but his was a little less pc - leaving little to the imagination of where he stood on the events that occurred and what he thinks about Kelly Ripa’s butt.