Details of Paul McCartney's $774m fortune revealed
ASTONISHING details of Sir Paul McCartney’s colossal £387m ($774m) fortune were revealed for the first time yesterday as his divorce deal was made public.
The former Beatle, 65, disclosed vast personal wealth at London’s High Court — including a huge collection of luxury homes. In total, his property empire is worth £34m ($68m).
But that accounts for just a small part of his wealth. When he separated from Mucca in 2006, Sir Paul asked accountants to value his business assets. They include hi
Paul McCartney to release Beatles back catalogue to finance divorce
Sir Paul McCartney, 65, is dipping deep into his Beatles' past to help finance his divorce to Heather Mills.
The former rock star is said to be releasing the Beatles back catalogue to iTunes to help pay for his multi-million dollar divorce, which should be finalized in Britain's High Court in about a week.
Estimates put 40-year-old Mill's cash settlement between $40-$60 million - with McCartney's own legal and professional expenses racking up to some $10 million.
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Paul McCartney song written about Heather Mills?
Fans of The Beatles and Sir Paul McCartney are debating whether a song featuring on his recently album, ’Memory Almost Full’, is about his ex-wife Heather Mills, who was recently awarded £24.3million ($48.6million) of his fortune in a divorce settlement.
The title of the song ’Mister Bellamy’ is an anagram of “Mills betray me”, and fans are speculating as to whether lyrics in the song refer to Mills.
Lyrics in the song include the lines, “I’m not coming down, no matter what you do”,
Secrets of Paul McCartney divorce deal to be made public ... and Heather gets less than she wanted
Intimate details of Sir Paul McCartney's multimillion-dollar divorce from Heather Mills will be made public by a High Court judge.
Mr Justice Bennett has warned McCartney he is planning to make his judgment public because of the "overwhelming interest" the divorce case has attracted.
Sources close to the case have said they expect Ms Mills, a former glamour model, to receive between $40 million and $60 million - a huge sum but still far less than some estimates.
Paul McCartney for PETA
One issue Paul McCartney and his estranged ex Heather Mills aren’t feuding over: animal rights.
McCartney, 65, is lending his face to PETA's new "I Am a Vegetarian" ad campaign – and Usmagazine.com has an exclusive first peek!
"If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat," McCartney tells Us. "That's the single most important thing you could do.
“It's staggering when you think about it,” he adds. “Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot:
McCartney Divorce Fight Drags On
The divorce battle between Paul McCartney and former model Heather Mills looked set on Friday to run into a second week.
At stake is a slice of the former Beatle's 825 million pound ($1.6 billion) fortune and a decision that could establish an important legal precedent about the short-lived marriages of the super-rich.
After five days of legal argument, any sign of a breakthrough were dashed when officials revealed that Court 34, scene behind closed doors of one of the most high-profile show business
Judgment Date Set for McCartney and Mills
They couldn't work it out and now judgment day looms for Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.
After the former couple was once again unable to hammer out a divorce settlement over five days of closed-door hearings this month, High Court Justice Hugh Bennett has announced that he will deliver a decision in the split on Mar. 17.
The judge's ruling will determine what portion of his fortune—estimated at a whopping $1.64 billion—McCartney will be ordered to hand over to Mills. It is unclear whether the d
Mills getting $108M in divorce settlement?
Heather Mills and former Beatle Paul McCartney have reportedly settled their very public and bitter divorce with a whopping $108 million settlement being awarded to Mills, according to Britain's the Daily Mail.
Mills, who represented herself during the divorce, will reportedly receive a lump sum of $40 million up front, with another $5 million a year until their four-year-old daughter Beatrice turns 18.
The settlement, which includes a strict confidentiality agreement, falls short of Mills initial r
McCartney campaigns against kangaroo cull
A British animal protection group is using the face of Paul McCartney in an international campaign against a planned cull of hundreds of kangaroos on an Australian military base.
As demonstrators on Wednesday promised human shields to protect the animals, McCartney appeared on a website set up by the animal welfare group Viva! to condemn the cull of up to 500 animals using tranquilizer darts and lethal injection.
"There is an urgent need for action to protect kangaroos from a barbaric industry which s
Judge in Paul McCartney divorce case fires back at Heather Mills
Read it and weep Mills!
A 58-page document may reveal why Heather Mills' tirade yesterday included a promise to appeal the publication of the judgment in her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney.
Mills claimed the judgment exposed private information about her 4-year-old daughter Beatrice. But with judge Justice Bennett noting in the document that Mills was "less than candid" and a "less than impressive witness," there are rumors that the 40-year-old wanted to keep these damaging remarks private as well.
Mills had miscarriage before Beatrice
Heather Mills had a miscarriage in the first year of her marriage to Sir Paul McCartney.
The ex-Beatle made the revelation during the couple's divorce battle at the High Court, during which Mills was awarded a £24.3 ($48.6m) million settlement.
Mr. Justice Bennett's 58-page judgement, which was published yesterday, revealed that the former model had lost a baby before conceiving daughter Beatrice, now four.
McCartney told the court: "We stopped using contraception the night we were married. There
John Lennon returning to Liverpool - as a 10-ft illuminated pie
John Lennon is once again going to light up a Liverpool club - in the form of two 10ft figures which were formerly part of the Blackpool illuminations.
The figures of the music legend once formed part of a Beatles tribute display in the Lancashire town.
But when club owner Brian Corrigan, who runs Lathom Hall in Seaforth, saw them in a sale he said he jumped at the chance to buy them.
The Fab Four even played at the venue ten times between 1960 and 1961.
The figures were originally hung from
Rocker Amanda Overmyer Voted Off American Idol
And then there were 10.
Amanda Overmyer, the rocker with streaked hair from Mulberry, Indiana, was voted off American Idol last night.
After hearing the results, the southern-style singer, 23 — who had performed The Beatles' "Back in the U.S.S.R." — told Ryan Seacrest: “It's been a run. ... No. 11 out of all them people is more than I could expect.”
Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" voted most iconic cover art of all time
Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures album has the most iconic cover artwork of all time, according to a poll at online music store MusicMagpie.co.uk.
Readers chose the artwork above other acts including The Stone Roses, The Beatles and The Smiths. The poll, which is made up exclusively of rock and indie artists, also features albums from David Bowie and Paul Weller. The cover art for Joy Division's debut album was created by Peter Saville in 1979 based on an image guitarist Bernard Sumner saw in an astronom
David Hernandez is the First Finalist to Fall
American Idol’s most controversial contestant, David Hernandez — whose past as a male stripper and lap-dancer came to light during the semifinals — was eliminated from the show after his Beatles tune wasn’t so fab.
On Tuesday night, judge Simon Cowell ripped apart David’s rendition of "I Saw Her Standing There," calling it “corny verging on desperate... like a rabbit in the headlights.” And America apparently agreed, making the Arizona-native the first finalist to be eliminated this season
Heather Mills exposed as hypocrite
HIGH-LIVING Heather Mills was exposed as a hypocrite last night — for failing to buy first-class flights for daughter Beatrice.
Heather slammed ex Sir Paul McCartney on Monday for forcing the four-year-old to travel “B Class” after their bitter divorce — while he flew “A Class”.
She haughtily vowed to pay for Beatrice’s first-class travel herself.
But details obtained by The Sun show the one-legged gold-digger has ALREADY failed to live up to her pledge.
Heather, dubbed Pornocc
Richest Celeb Divorces: How Heather's $50 Mil Measures Up
Yes, the nearly $50 million Paul McCartney is paying ex-wife Heather Mills is a lot of money, but it's no record-breaker as far as celebrity divorce settlements are concerned.
That crown still gets shared among basketball great Michael Jordan, musician Neil Diamond and box-office champ Steven Spielberg and their exes.
After nearly 18 years together, Juanita Jordan walked away from her marriage to the hoop star in 2006 with a $150 million parting gift, just like onetime TV production assistant Marcia
Heather Mills to judge Miss USA pageant
SIR Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills has gone from judgment to judge after landing an expert role at the upcoming Miss U.S.A. pageant just days after winning $49 million (GBP24.5 million) in a London divorce court.
The former glamour model-turned-activist has signed on to judge beauty queens at tycoon Donald Trump's annual parade of lovelies in Las Vegas. Osmond siblings Donnie and Marie will host the show at the Planet Hollywood Resort + Casino next month (11Apr08).
Mills, who became a U.S. T
Heather Mills' massive divorce pay-out: $50m for six years of marriage
Heather Mills is set to pocket £25million ($50 million) in her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney.
The settlement - which roughly works out at £4million ($8 million) for every year the pair were married - is laid out in court papers sent to the former couple and their legal teams this week.
The official verdict is set to be handed down on Monday, according to a newspaper, although if it is not known if the sum includes provision for the couple's daughter Beatrice.
The figure will go down as one o
Donald Trump defends Heather Mills as Miss USA pageant judge
Donald Trump has backed under fire Heather Mills to be a hit as a Miss USA pageant judge.
Sir. Paul McCartney’s ex-wife will try and salvage her image in the U.S by judging the beauty show, which is being hosted by Donny and Marie Osmond.
Trump, who produces the pageant, has shrugged off the controversy surrounding Mills divorce settlement with the Beatles legend.
“She’s been through a lot. She has great courage and you have to respect her - she’s been through the wringer.”
The pageant
Heather Mills Branded a Liar
In her fight to get her hands on Paul McCartney's money, Heather Mills made a series of "exaggerated" claims, according to the judge in the case.
The onetime Dancing with the Stars contestant sought close to $250 million of her ex's fortune, claiming expenses that didn't hold up under scrutiny. (She was ultimately awarded $48.6 million.)
For example, Mills claimed to need $60,000 annually to cover her equestrian needs and $80,000 to pay for her wine consumption. However, the judge noted that she no l
Heather Mills 'to host cookery show'
Heather Mills has been approached to host her own TV cookery programme, according to a report.
The estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney has told friends that she cannot wait to share details of her vegan lifestyle with viewers. She also hopes that the show will help to improve public perception of her.
"Heather thinks a cooking show will give her a caring, sexy image like Nigella [Lawson]," a source told the Sunday Mirror. "She is passionate about being a vegan and loves being in the limelight... she
