Paul and Heather Mills news

November 24, 2006 -- The Mirror

MRS McCARTNEY - NO OIL PAINTING

Heather Mills is often dismayed at the picture painted of her in the press.

Now she's also taken a dislike to this oil portrait - for making her look too stern.

The former model, 38, agreed to sit for the 7ft high artwork to raise funds for one of her landmine charities.

However, she complained to painter Sarah Macdonald afterwards: "I just don't think I look very kind.

"As the press portray me as hard and cold, I wasn't keen on the sternness of it."

It shows her sitting on the steps of the home she shared with Sir Paul McCartney, a white jumper wrapped around her shoulders and a steely look etched on her face.

Sarah, 28, first suggested the idea to the campaigner two years ago to help her Adopt-A-Landmine organisation.

Mum-of-one Heather finally invited the artist into the mansion in Peasmarsh, East Sussex, and posed for photos to help her.

She finished the painting three months later, in March last year, after more than 450 hours at the easel.

But Sarah, of Witney, Oxon, was disappointed that Heather appeared to give it the brush-off.

She said: "It was the longest I had ever spent on a painting and I was really proud of it.

"As it was for charity I wanted to make Heather look determined and ready to spring into action, as though she was ready to take on the world.

"I thought she would like the idea that she looked up for any challenge.

"Unfortunately, she did not seem as keen on the finished painting as I was." Heather, now in a bitter divorce battle with pop legend Macca, outlined her misgivings in an email to Sarah.

But she went on: "Aside from that, it is a masterpiece. Well done." A spokesman later said that although Heather had felt it was not the the ideal time to auction it, she would not stand in Sarah's way.

He added: "If Sarah thinks she can raise money for charity by selling it, Heather is happy for her to go ahead."

Хеза вернулась из Америки после телеинтервью. Не видно ни тренеров, ни помощников, ни желающих ее обнять.

Все три чемодана с компроматом на бедного Пола? :)

Наверное, желающих ее обнять, Хеза принимала за желающих ее придушить.

И никто не пришел на ее аукцион обуви....

November 28, 2006 -- Daily Mail

Heather Mills feels a right heel as no one turns up to shoe auction

Only a few days ago Sir Paul McCartney was signing autographs for hundreds of fans during a rare public appearance in London.

Today it was the turn of his estranged wife Heather Mills to step into the limelight. Unfortunately, nobody else bothered to turn up.

Mills, who is fighting a bitter divorce with the former Beatle, was at Finsbury Circus to launch an auction of celebrity shoes on eBay to raise funds for the Mines Advisory Group charity.

Few people were present for the launch, in stark contrast to Sir Paul's appearance at Virgin Megastore for a record signing last week.

In fact the only members of the public who paid any attention were a couple of office workers eating their sandwiches in the square.

Several celebrities have donated shoes for the auction, including signed white leather ankle boots from David Bowie, signed Adidas trainers from Coldplay's Chris Martin and silver strappy Jimmy Choo's owned by Hollywood star Susan Sarandon.

Pamela Anderson has, ironically, donated a pair of Stella McCartney white PVC stilettos signed by the designer.

Given the loathing alleged to have been felt by Sir Paul's daughter for 38-year-old Mills, this last item is of particular interest for collectors of celebrity oddities.

Mills, whose claims that 64-year-old Sir Paul who is said to be worth £850 million, abused her during their marriage have been strenuously denied, left without taking any questions from journalists.

November 28, 2006 -- Daily Mail

Heather's divorce court notes revealed in very public display

Big note: The notes suggest she is seeking a highly unusual court order.

Heather Mills appears to have let slip further secrets of her £800 million ($1.5 billion) divorce battle with Sir Paul McCartney.

She's been photographed clutching a ring folder on which she has scribbled a series of notes relating to her legal fight.

The notes suggest she is seeking a highly unusual court order - which lawyers say is mainly obtained in domestic violence cases - to keep Sir Paul out of the 'matrimonial home'.

The notes, clearly in view to photographers as Ms Mills walked towards Victoria Station, are headed: "I'm seeking an order for occupation of the matrimonial home."

It is then followed by three, numbered bullet points. The first says: "Continued access till divorce," while the second is illegible.

The third refers to a "contempt of court" and beneath it is written "ex parte application". The final piece of the page on view contains the name "The Honourable Mrs Justice Baron".

This implies the judge set to hear the case is Mrs Justice Baron QC, a brilliant divorce barrister appointed to the High Court in 2004.

Before becoming a judge, Florence Baron acted in a number of high-profile divorce cases, representing among others Victoria Spencer in her divorce from Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer.

It is not the first time Ms Mills has revealed details of the case. It was discovered she was being represented by Mishcon de Reya, the firm that represented Princess Diana in her divorce case, when a folder with the firm's name emblazoned upon it was photographed on her knee.

A leading family lawyer said today an occupation order was rare and usually only made in cases where domestic violence was a major issue. It is likely the order refers to her current home in Hove rather than the house in Peasmarsh, East Sussex, where McCartney lives.

Ms Mills, 38, has accused Sir Paul of being violent towards her on four occasions during their relationship in court papers leaked to the press. The former Beatle has vehemently denied the accusations.

Ms Mills and McCartney, 64, earlier this year promised an amicable divorce. But it has become one of the most bitterly contested of recent times.

What Heather scribbled down:

1: "I am seeking an order for occupation of the matrimonial home" An occupation order under part IV of the Family law Act 1996 is rare and usually obtained where domestic violence is an issue in divorce cases.

2: Continued access till divorce Likely to refer to her right to visit McCartney's current properties until divorce. It is not thought to refer to their daughter Beatrice.

3: Largely illegible

4: "Contempt of court. Ex parte application" Contempt of court may refer to the leaking of highly explosive court papers, in which she alleged he had being abusive towards her.

5: The Honourable Mrs Justice Baron This refers to Dame Florence Baron QC, appointed a High Court judge in 2004. "An absolutely brilliant barrister and reckoned an absolutely first rate judge," said a lawyer. Has she been appointed to the case?

News of the World: Heather claim Paul was too drunk to care for their daughter

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Heather Mills is to apply to the courts for access to the home she shared with ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, reports have suggested.

Mills was pictured clutching a pad on which it was clearly written: "I am seeking an order for occupation of the matrimonial home."

The contents of the notebook appeared to outline her legal strategy - in a series of points it was written "continued access till divorce", "refused access if I have court order" and "contempt of court".

The scribbled words appeared to refer to how if Mills won a court order giving her access to the house in St John's Wood, London, that she shared with Sir Paul, he would be in contempt of court if he was to then deny her access to it.

Mills, 38, a former model who lost a leg in a road accident in 1993 and Sir Paul, 64, are locked in a bitter, multi-million-pound divorce battle.

Last month that battle took an extraordinary twist when allegations that Sir Paul mistreated his wife during the couple's four-year marriage were published worldwide.

The allegations were contained in a document, apparently prepared by Mills's solicitors Mishcon de Reya in answer to Sir Paul's divorce petition, which was faxed anonymously to the Press Association and a national newspaper.

Sir Paul has pledged to defend himself vigorously against the allegations.

The couple, who had a daughter Beatrice in 2003, announced their separation in May this year. Relations between the pair appear to have grown increasingly hostile since then.

McCartney's Ono money grudge

Sir Paul McCartney is still seething after taking John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono's advice - because it cost him millions of pounds.

The music legend was keen to buy back the copyright of the original Beatles songs for the relatively cheap price of GBP12.5 million in the eighties. But Ono warned him against the purchase, insisting the deal wasn't worth anything.

Pop star Michael Jackson seized on the opportunity and bought the rights for GBP28 million. They are now worth in excess of GBP500 million and part-owned by Sony.

Beatles producer Sir George Martin says, "Paul spoke to Yoko saying, 'Shall we buy it back between John and myself?'

"But she said it wasn't worth it.

"At present, the copyright is worth something approaching one billion dollars."

"Paul's always had a chip on his shoulder about that."

Mills-McCartney makes plea over fur

Heather Mills-McCartney has made an impassioned plea for an immediate end to the trade in cat and dog fur across Europe.

She flew into Brussels to deliver a 250,000-signature petition - gathered via her own website - backing calls for the trade to be banned.

The trade blockade is needed to discourage the cruel slaughter of animals to provide fur for everything from rugs and coats to figurines, said Mrs Mills-McCartney.

An estimated two million cats and dogs are being killed each year in China to fuel the trade - often boiled alive and skinned to save the cost of more 'humane' methods of killing.

Pressure for a ban prompted the European Commission earlier this month to propose the move.

But now the pressure is on MEPs to keep up the momentum to ensure EU ministers endorse it.

Mrs Mills-McCartney handed her petition of UK signatures to two campaigning MEPs, Labour's Arlene McCarthy and Tory Struan Stevenson.

They vowed to maintain pressure as the Commission's proposal for a ban runs the gauntlet of the European Parliament and EU Governments.

Mrs Mills-McCartney has given the case a high public profile, promoting an animal cruelty video which recently triggered a Chinese government pledge to stamp out the trade in cat and dog fur.

But the Chinese authorities say the EU must help by banning the import and sale of goods using cat and dog fur.

и http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6197754.stm

Paul will be OK, Beatle's widow says
By JANE STEVENSON, Toronto Sun

Olivia Harrison, the widow of George, says Paul McCartney will come out the other end of his nasty divorce in one piece.

“I haven’t spoken to him in a while, but I did see him maybe a little over a month ago — and you know it’s been a tough time for him,” Harrison told the Sun.

“But he’s a resilient person and he has a lot of dignity and he's been through a lot in the past, he can take it. This is just unfortunate.”

Harrison was referring to McCartney losing the love of his life, Linda, to cancer in 1998.

So is it a matter of the old saying — what doesn’t kill him makes him stronger?

“Absolutely,” said Harrison, who lost George five years ago to cancer.

“That’s right, what doesn’t kill you makes your stronger. I can verify that. So I think he’ll be fine.”

а я всё-таки не пойму: суд уже был или нет, на какой стадии находится бракоразводный процесс?

бракоразводный процесс находится на стадии полного морального разложения хизер миллз

а суд?

Суда ещё не было, стороны собирают компромат

December 1, 2006 -- The Press Association

Sir Paul admits psychiatrist visits

The singer, 64, embroiled in a bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills, said it was over "family matters".

He tells the Radio Times magazine that writing music was "great therapy" but sometimes he has resorted to the psychiatrist's couch.

"You can be in an argument, or feeling down, and if you're lucky enough to be able to write you go into a corner and work your way through the emotions," he says.

"Instead of sitting down with a psychiatrist, you sing 'I've been feeling bad'."

But he adds: "I've seen psychiatrists in my time, so songwriting hasn't always worked.

"It's not a bad idea to have someone to talk to. It's normally over family matters."

Sir Paul also tells the magazine that "occasionally I'm insecure".

He says of the Beatles classic Yesterday: "I haven't stopped trying to better it.

"I doubt I will, but you never know. I don't anticipate ever giving up, They'll have to wheel me on to the stage."

Живая британская икона - голосование.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/livingicons/vote/

December 7, 2006 -- Liverpool Daily Post

Sir Paul to reveal his love for city

Sir Paul McCartney will tonight pour his heart out about his love for Liverpool, the city where the people are still "cool".

The former Beatle is taking over the airwaves in Classic FM for 24-hours today, and giving listeners his own views of Liverpool in an interview at 6-30pm.

He has enjoyed success as a classical composer most recently with the release of his latest album Ecce Cor Meum.

From midnight, the station will be featuring McCartney's classical works in all of its programmes, with the star guesting alongside other presenters throughout the day.

Between 11am and 1pm, Sir Paul will take over solo presenter duties, giving listeners a selection of his classical favourites in McCartney's Most Wanted between 11am and 1pm.

Sir Paul said: "I'm fulfilling one of my ambitions to present on radio."

A spokeswoman for Classic FM said: "Paul will be giving an insight into the man behind the music. He also exclusively reveals his latest project ­ a guitar concerto which takes him back to his guitar-playing roots."

On Classic Newsnight at 6.30pm, Sir Paul tells John Brunning about his affection for Liverpool, with a special report about the impact of his musical legacy on his home city.

December 7, 2006 -- PR Inside

Heather Mills is a 'liar', says Sir Paul McCartney's cousin

The former model, the estranged wife of the ex-Beatle, has lost her grip on reality and is a compulsive liar according to Kate Robbins.

Kate told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "I've known her to tell huge whoppers. Her trousers must be permanently alight." Paul's cousin also dismissed claims that the 64-year-old musician was physically violent towards Heather during their four-year marriage.

Kate said: "You couldn't meet a less violent person." She also insists that Paul and Heather were in love when they married in 2002 and says their family did everything they could to make the former model feel welcome.

Kate explained: "I was at their wedding and they were in love. I am not calling her a gold-digger. I am saying she is economical with the truth.

"All our family bent over backwards for Heather and did our best to make her feel included when she married Paul. I stood up for her against claims she was a gold-digger.

"But I've come to see, when it comes to being a human, she's not the nicest person. She is the worm that turned." Last week, Heather accused British Airways of "humiliating her".

The 38-year-old lost her temper when staff used a wheelchair rather than a buggy to take her to her flight at London's Gatwick airport.

Heather was overheard telling staff: "Have you got it in for me? This is vile! Why are you doing this to me? Don't you know I have only one leg? Why are you treating me like this?" Heather's spokesman confirmed she had refused the wheelchair, but denies there was a dispute.