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McCartney 'to separate from wife'

#1 Postby Janice » Wed May 17, 2006 6:39 am

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Heather Mills are planning to separate after four years of marriage, according to media reports.

Representatives of the couple declined to comment Wednesday, but said a statement was expected later in the day.

The UK Daily Mirror newspaper quoted a source saying: "Paul hasn't come to this decision lightly, but felt things couldn't carry on as they were."

McCartney, 63, an anti-landmines campaigner Mills, 38, married in 2002, four years after the pop legend's first wife Linda died from cancer. The couple have a child, Beatrice, born in 2003.

The Outside Organization, which represents McCartney,said a statement was being prepared.

McCartney, who was knighted "Sir Paul" by the British queen in 1997, is one of the world's richest rock stars, with a personal fortune put at £762 million ($1.4 billion) in 2004.

The Liverpool-born musician and songwriter made his name in the Beatles, alongside John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, penning classics such as "Yesterday," "Hey Jude" and "The Long and Winding Road."

His 1969 marriage to his first wife, photographer Linda Eastman, was seen as one of the most successful in showbusiness -- the couple performed together in the band Wings and famously spent only a handful of days apart.

He married Mills, a former model who had her left leg amputated below the knee after she was hit by a motorcycle in 1993, in a lavish ceremony at an Irish castle.

McCartney's second marriage is widely reported to have caused friction with his children to Eastman, who include fashion designer daughter Stella.
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#2 Postby Miss Mary » Wed May 17, 2006 6:41 am

Wow, this split is shocking. PM seems like such a devoted husband and father. Maybe the age difference was too much?

Look like my favorite Beatle is available again! Seriously, that is sad.

I am hoping they can reconcile, for the sake of their young child too.

:(

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#3 Postby HurricaneGirl » Wed May 17, 2006 6:44 am

that's too bad. I'm really sorry to hear that, especially for their little daughter. :(
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#4 Postby Janice » Wed May 17, 2006 7:00 am

Yes, it is sad. No one knows what goes on inside other people homes. They come out in public and look like they are the greatest married couple alive. Look at Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston... They were even shocked at the end. Sometimes these people are suffering or realizing they made a mistake and it takes a while to go public.

Not me, I broke my leg to get to my attorney :roll:
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#5 Postby Lindaloo » Wed May 17, 2006 8:01 am

He should not have remarried IMO. His heart will always be with Linda.
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#6 Postby Janice » Wed May 17, 2006 8:07 am

Yes, he was so in love with Linda. I think his children are looking out for him, they are very close. Maybe Heather was too much the opposite of Linda that Paul could not handle it.
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#7 Postby HurryKane » Wed May 17, 2006 8:25 am

I'm not surprised. They seemed mismatched from the start.
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#8 Postby sunny » Wed May 17, 2006 9:35 am

Lindaloo wrote:He should not have remarried IMO. His heart will always be with Linda.


That is what I think, too.
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#9 Postby Miss Mary » Wed May 17, 2006 12:35 pm

I wondered if it could be this too, Linda and sunny. He and Linda had a one of a kind love for eachother. Wonderful to see. Reminded me of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman's marriage. Lasting.

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#10 Postby Stephanie » Wed May 17, 2006 6:46 pm

Lindaloo wrote:He should not have remarried IMO. His heart will always be with Linda.


I was surprised as well when he did hook up with Heather and then get married, only because I remember how much he loved Linda. I figured that he was just moving on with his life. Perhaps it was the age difference.
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#11 Postby MGC » Wed May 17, 2006 9:37 pm

"All you need is love..."

Just read on CNN that it could be an expensive divorce for Paul. Didn't have a prenuptial agreement. She is a gold digger and will try to take him for all she can.......MGC
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#12 Postby Janice » Thu May 18, 2006 8:38 am

Child support payments will be outragous too.
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#13 Postby sunny » Thu May 18, 2006 8:56 am

MGC wrote:"All you need is love..."

Just read on CNN that it could be an expensive divorce for Paul. Didn't have a prenuptial agreement. She is a gold digger and will try to take him for all she can.......MGC


I heard on the news this morning she walk away with up to $400M :eek:
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#14 Postby Janice » Thu May 18, 2006 1:27 pm

Yikes... that is a shame. I wonder if he put a bunch of money away before marrying her for his previous children? I heard he is worth over a billion, so even if she gets that much, he will be ok. The child support payments will be high tho. Four years marriage sure does not constitute 400 million. She did nothing to earn that much.
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#15 Postby therock1811 » Thu May 18, 2006 5:41 pm

I heard on WKRQ-FM out of Cincy this afternoon that the split was due to "media interference". Meaning that the media was too intrusive into their lives and so that contributed to the split.
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#16 Postby alicia-w » Fri May 19, 2006 8:47 am

Can you spell golddigger????
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