Lawyers for Paul McCartney said Wednesday that the former Beatle will “vigorously” defend himself against allegations made by his estranged wife, Heather Mills McCartney.
Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper on Wednesday reported details of an alleged court document containing accounts of acrimony and mistreatment during their four-year marriage.
“Our client will be defending these allegations vigorously and appropriately,” the law firm Payne Hicks Beach said in a statement.
The charges are just the latest salvo in Mills' bitter divorce from the ex-Beatle. In her Daily Mail interview, Mills claims McCartney:
Abused her on four separate occasions, allegedly stabbing her with a broken wine bottle during one of the attacks.
Is an alcoholic and a heavy drug user who refused to stop abusing substances despite promising to do so before the couple were married.
Tried to stop her from breastfeeding their daughter Beatrice, telling her "they are my breasts."
Forced her to cancel surgery because it interfered with his vacation plans.
Mills McCartney’s spokesman, Phil Hall, described the divorce proceedings as “highly confidential” and said he could not confirm whether the document was genuine. He said Mills McCartney had been “shocked” by the story in the Daily Mail.
Mishcon de Reya, the law firm representing Mills McCartney in the divorce, said it would not comment on “leaked or allegedly leaked documents.”
Paul McCartney’s law firm said the musician “would very much like to respond in public and in detail to the allegations made recently against him by his wife and published in the press but he recognizes, on advice, that the only correct forum for his response to the allegations made against him is in the current divorce proceedings.”
“Our client is saddened by the breakdown of his marriage and requests that his family is allowed to conduct their personal affairs out of the media spotlight for the sake of everybody involved,” the statement added.
The 64-year-old rocker and 38-year-old anti-land mine campaigner announced their separation in May and have begun divorce proceedings in an increasingly acrimonious split. Their daughter is now 3.
"Tell me, does it move you, Does it soothe you, Does it fill your heart and soul with the roots of rock & roll? When you can't get through it you can listen to it with a 'na na na na', Well I've been there before" -"Been There Before" by Hanson
I agree with JD. This guy has NEVER had this type of reputation. I think Ms. Mills is looking for a payday and when they couldn't agree on a dollar figure she decided to go this route.
I hate to be that distrusting of her motives, but I have to look at his reputation, and the points that JD made and say right now I don't believe her.
Maybe he just wanted her to call him "Sir Paul"......and anyway, why do we refer to knighted people as "Si" in the United States anyway? They are just regula folks outside of the UK....just wondering!
Because technically it's their title. So instead of Mr. or Dr. his title is now Sir. Same with royalty; Queen Elizabeth is not a Mrs. because she's Queen. George Bush is not "Mr. Bush" because he's "President Bush". (So yes, Mister President is redundant.)
Does anyone remember when someone was selling 1x1 foot squares of a castle? What made that promotion better than naming stars or buying sea floor, is that along with the property, buyers also received the title of Lord or Lady. I was always tempted to buy a square foot just so I could change my title from Ms. (or Mz) to Lady Hartz...
