Mills on Paul's Gals: 'Better Them Than Me'

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.

But with $16M spree in 7 months, she must have everything else

(NEWSER) - Snapping up everything from swanky real estate to savory soy dogs, Heather Mills has blown more than a third of her $40 million divorce settlement with Paul McCartney since March, The Sun reports. She spent some $13.7 million on property and donated $1 million in vegetarian food to homeless kids in the Bronx. The Beatle's ex, who also owes her attorneys and former publicist, now complains she can't afford her mansion. More»

(NEWSER) - Paul McCartney takes a stab at ex-wife Heather Mills in a song off his upcoming album, Electric Arguments. “The last thing you do was to try and betray me … I’ll never forget it …” one tune goes, according to the tabloid Sun. “Oh woman betrayed you / I couldn’t resist you / When I made you.” The telling last line: “And you have money / And no manners.” More»

Fiona Shackleton got McCartney off cheap in recent settlement with Mills

(NEWSER) - Madonna is set to enlist the services of the lawyer who handled Paul McCartney’s divorce settlement, the Times of London reports. The pop star, 49, is reportedly exploring a split from director Guy Ritchie, 39. "Steel magnolia” Fiona Shackleton gained notoriety when she secured such a favorable result for McCartney that Heather Mills emptied a water jug over her head in court. More»

Preliminary divorce for McCartney-Mills becomes final in six weeks

(NEWSER) - Paul McCartney is 6 weeks from being officially single again, the AP reports. The same judge who awarded Heather Mills $47.5 million and called her a "less than impressive witness" today granted a preliminary divorce for McCartney, 65, and Mills, 40, that will become final in 6 weeks and a day—if no one objects. More»