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Sir Paul's Divorce Talks Collapse and Head to Court

Posted Oct 12, 07 4:57 PM CDT in World,  Gossip,  Arts & Living    Editor's Choice

(Newser) – As divorce talks between Paul McCartney and estranged wife Heather Mills collapse, the unhappy couple gears up for a full-blown public trial next February. Mills apparently turned down a $100 million settlement offer, the Daily Mail reports, because it stipulated that she not talk about the marriage in public—something she evidently has set her sights on.

Mills was willing to accept $30 million less if she was free to discuss the 4-year relationship, suggesting she is (at least slightly) more interested in publicity than in Sir Paul's $1.5 billion fortune. Mills has accused McCartney of four violent incidents, including stabbing her with a broken wine glass, claims that McCartney denies but apparently wants to keep quiet.

Source Daily Mail (UK)

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Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles.   (KRT Photos)
Britain's singer songwriter Sir Paul McCartney leaves a London court, Thursday Oct. 11, 2007. McCartney and his wife Heather Mills appeared in court Thursday as British media reported they may be nearing...   (Associated Press)
Heather Mills, the estranged wif of former Beatle Paul McCartney, is seen in London, in this Nov. 28, 2006 file photo. A photographer convicted of assaulting Heather Mills was sentenced in London Thursday,...   (Associated Press)
This photo supplied by ABC shows Heather Mills and Jonathan Roberts jive dancing on week three of "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles on Monday night, April 2, 2007, on ABC . During a interview...   (Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, CA -- Paul McCartney and Heather Mills arrive at the 74th Annual Academy Awards at the New Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, Sunday, March 24, 2002.   (KRT Photos)
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills   (Getty Images)
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