Showing posts with label John Charman. Show all posts
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Monday, February 11, 2008

McCartney's Misery


The long and winding road to a final settlement continues to elude former Beatle Paul McCartney. Returning to a High Court in London for the second round of hearings to reach a final financial settlement, the issue has come down to the bottomline, money; and all the misery it has brought Sir Paul in this tempestuous marriage.

Heather Mills is representing herself in this case and is projected to receive anywhere between 60 to 100 million pounds of Paul's estimated 800 plus million pound wealth. The biggest divorce settlement in British courts was 48 million pounds imposed against businessman John Charman last May. The McCartney - Mills divorce is being held behind closed doors and is expected to last 5 days. Speculation among divorce experts suggest that their 4 year old daughter Beatrice will be provided for and ensure that there is no overwhelming disparity between her mother's lifestyle and Paul's, from her point of view.

Mills, who once lambasted the media for portraying her as a gold digger, claimed that she had been driven on the brink of suicide for the treatment she received from the press. She added that she suffered abuse beyond those hurled against murderers or pedophiles. For his part, Paul McCartney has kept silent and seeks to have Heather do the same as a condition under the settlement. The court will make its decision, taking into account the limited span of the marriage. Details of the settlement will not be made public.

By the end of this case, Paul McCartney will have gone through an acrimonious divorce arising from a failed marriage that was exploited in public, for all the juicy details, late in his storied career. At 65 years old, an age where he should be retiring in the Isle of Wight, Heather is not predisposed to need or feed him, but rather feed on him. And the money that has caused all this misery will be sliced for the once low ranking ex-model, who will certainly fly in the sky with diamonds, from Paul's hard day's night incomes of over five decades.

Sergeant Pepper should take careful stock of his image as he may be portrayed like the fool on the hill at this late stage in his life. It would be a sorry finis to the legacy of the highly regarded Beatles band to have one of its stalwarts billed as a loser.

Haaaarrrrwwwwk...Twoooooph...Ting!