McCartney, Mills Can't Seal Deal

British tab says divorce settlement done; Mills promises not to dish

(NEWSER) - Maybe all you need is love, but when that fails, $108 million isn’t bad either. That’s how much Heather Mills will get from her ex-Beatle ex-hubby Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement both have agreed to, the Daily Mail reports. But Mills will have to sign a confidentiality agreement, vowing not to speak publicly or write about the bitter breakup. No other Brit papers have confirmed the deal. More»

Record financial settlement could be snagged on confidentiality deal

(NEWSER) - Divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will continue into next week, the BBC reports, amid media speculation that a confidentiality pact is holding up what is likely to be a record financial settlement. The private hearing in a London court was scheduled to end today but will extend at least through Monday. More»

Sir Paul's ex 'less than candid' in case but 'kindly', he says

(NEWSER) - Heather Mills was an “inconsistent and inaccurate” witness in her divorce hearings with Paul McCartney, the case judge said today. He described the ex-Beatle’s ex as “less than candid” and “less than impressive,” but tempered his critique by noting that Mills is a “kindly individual” who showed “steely, yet courteous determination” in representing herself in court, the Daily Telegraph reports. More»

Mills-McCartney low on list

(NEWSER) - The $46.8 million settlement Paul McCartney has to shell out to divorce Heather Mills only ranks seventh on the Mirror's list of celebrity divorces:

1. Michael and Juanita Jordan, 2007, $168 million: She filed for divorce once before, in 2002.
2. Neil Diamond and Marcia Murphey, 1994, $150 million: He amicably said she was "worth every penny."
3. Steven Spielberg and Amy Irving, 1989, $100 million: She walked away with half his fortune; he walked with an Indiana Jones star.

Sir Paul had reportedly offered $50M

(NEWSER) - A UK court today ordered Paul McCartney to pay Heather Mills $48.7 million to settle their protracted divorce case, in which the former model represented herself after firing her lawyers. "It was an incredible result to secure mine and my daughter's future and that of all the charities that I obviously plan on helping," Mills said on the courthouse steps, adding that “Paul was offering a lot less,” the Daily Mail reports. More»