| | The most public celebrity beakups ever | | | | | | | | | Paul McCartney, at 65 years of age, is a happy man once again. He recently wed American heiress Nancy Shevell, lifting the cloud set upon him by his estranged wife, Heather Mills.
All of the mudslinging that went on during Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney's acrimonious divorce to model-activist Heather Mills wasn't quite enough to tarnish his image.
Ending a four-year-old marriage to McCartney, Mills 'requested' a lump sum of $250 million when she claimed that the singer was worth more than $1.6 billion. A court, however, overruled that claim, stating McCartney was worth 'only' $800 million.
Heather Mills, though, wasn't done; she publicly criticized Sir Paul for trying to ease out of paying her what she felt were her dues; McCartney filed a counter-proposal to award his ex-wife only $30 million, an amount he felt was justified.
The two eventually ended up with the biggest divorce settlement in history, with Mills receiving $48 million, with an additional $70,000 a year for the couple's four-year-old daughter, Beatrice. When the court's ruling was made public, it was revealed that the ruling judge had reprimanded Mills for her conduct throughout the entire process. | | | | |
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