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Was the McCartney-Mills Divorce Settlement Fair?

Wed, 03/19/2008 - 5:43am by SavvySugar
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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills finally settled their divorce this week. She began the process requesting $254 million but ended up getting $48.6 million from the settlement. There was no prenuptial agreement involved when the couple married in 2002, and while Heather had some of her own acquired wealth it came no where close to the $800 million that Paul has in his Beatles name.

After the settlement was finalized, Heather said, “It was an incredible result in the end, to secure mine and my daughter’s future and that of all the charities that I obviously plan on helping and making a difference with — because, you know, it has been my life for 20 years.” However, her behavior in the courtroom suggested that she wasn't as happy with the results as she let on. The former model poured a glass of water over the head of Paul McCartney's attorney, Fiona Shackleton, and left her head soaking wet. And I don't think she was channeling sports teams that pour Gatorade over their coach's head when they win a big game.

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  • j2e1n9's picture
    j2e1n9
    2

    Divorce is lame no matter what.

    Who cares.

    What the hell do these people do with all of that money anyways.

    42 weeks 7 hours ago Report Comment
  • ur_momm's picture
    ur_momm
    3

    She got more than she deserved if you ask me!!!!!!
    and 70,000$/year for the kid... Hell it would take 2 years salary for me to ALMOST make that much.
    It's Paul's money... she's lucky she even got that much.

    42 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • SkinnyMarie's picture
    SkinnyMarie
    4

    She deserves $0. Especially after her childish antics in the court room. She lied about her charities, and is just a gold digger

    42 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • RosaDilia's picture
    RosaDilia
    5

    She deserved $0 as well. She took advantage of Paul's financial security and the only way she could get a hold of it was by having a child.

    42 weeks 6 hours ago Report Comment
  • Liss's picture
    Liss
    6

    She doesn't deserve anything. She is a gold digger! She will get $70,000 a year in child support and 5 million for a house and i think thats all she should have gotten.

    42 weeks 5 hours ago Report Comment
  • MarinerMandy's picture
    MarinerMandy
    7

    I'm starting to think that Golddigger might not be such a bad career path. If only I could get over my aversion to hair dye, extensions, and acrylic nails I'd be all set! Oh and my work ethic and desire to actually earn my own money.

    42 weeks 5 hours ago Report Comment
  • SkinnyMarie's picture
    SkinnyMarie
    8

    mariner, just walk through a mine field and see if you can get your leg blown off, then try to get in the good graces of some old musician or actor who is a sucker for women.

    George clooney is looking smarter and smarter by never marrying anyone.

    42 weeks 5 hours ago Report Comment
  • Nyrina Windu's picture
    Nyrina Windu
    9

    I agree with you Liss. She got way too much for a short marriage and she should have gotten support for the child and very little of everything else. She sounds greedy and childish.

    42 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • baybug's picture
    baybug
    10

    She got more than enough money. She really needs to stop complaining.

    42 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • cubadog's picture
    cubadog
    11

    I said other she does not deserve one pound their daughter is the one that should get the money for support.

    42 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • Jessie M's picture
    Jessie M
    12

    She got way too much money! Paul should only be required to give her enough to provide his daughter with a comfortable life, not enough to give this bloodsucking woman 'play' money. I heard somewhere she also requested something like a million a year for 'vacations'?? what the hell!? Who needs a million a year for vacations? Why does she even need a vacation? It's not like she is working a 60 hour workweek or anything. Heather Mills frustrates me beyond beleif!

    42 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • tiff58's picture
    tiff58
    15

    I'd say it's more than fair. She doesn't deserve that much money at all!

    42 weeks 3 hours ago Report Comment
  • juju's picture
    juju
    16

    IMO, marriage should never be considered a way to earn money. If I didn't earn the money myself, then he can keep it! I can see wanting to take care of her daughter, but she's got MORE than enough to do that.

    42 weeks 3 hours ago Report Comment
  • SDTransplant's picture
    SDTransplant
    17

    I agree with everyone that said Mills is a golddigger. I read that part of her original claim stipulated that $1.25M would go towards charities, but then she admitted that $985K of that would go towards private airplanes, limousines, and other forms of transportation to make those donations. So that means only $240K would actually qualify as donations! She's also claimed that she's made various donations in the past to charities but her bank statements don't support her claims. She is bat s**t crazy to be making demands like that, thinking that she's entitled to a high-flying lifestyle just because she was married to Paul McCartney for four years.

    42 weeks 2 hours ago Report Comment
  • emilie11's picture
    emilie11
    18

    It's more than fair, I don't think she deserves nearly that much.

    42 weeks 2 hours ago Report Comment
  • ktownpolarbear's picture
    ktownpolarbear
    19

    i think it's unfair for paul mccartney. he would've taken care of his daughter's future no mater what, so to say that the money is to secure beatrice's future is bogus. i wonder how much of that money will even go to her daughter and her charities. yeah, and real classy, pouring water on someone's head. she got more than she deserved. can't she jut go away, please?

    42 weeks 2 hours ago Report Comment
  • ilanac13's picture
    ilanac13
    20

    i think that if she was going to get any mo ey - then it was fair. i think that she really needs to take a step back and realize that for 4 years of marriage she didn't deserve 25% of his net worth. she inflated her charitable activities and it's come to bite her in the butt -and she had her own money before hand - so it's not like she really became accustomed to a WHOLE NEW LIFESTYLE that she deserved to be kept in. she wasn't a pauper before and with all the stuff that she's done since (dancing with the stars etc) - she's got $$ coming in so it's not like she's hurting for cash. i'm sure that paul would have taken care of her daughter separately if that's what it came down to - so she really should be happy that she got something for herself at least.

    42 weeks 2 hours ago Report Comment
  • Marci's picture
    Marci
    21

    First and foremost - I cannot stomach this woman. I think she showed her cards early in the game but Paul didn't see it, for some reason. I read an article about her a few years ago that said she is bewitching in bed, so I'd love to know her secret.

    But back to the topic at hand: In my opinion, she walked away with 1.2 million for each year - WAY too much for such a short marriage. She's capable of earning her own way and should have gotten nothing but child support.

    42 weeks 1 hour ago Report Comment
  • princessjaslew's picture
    princessjaslew
    22

    some of her expenses were pretty ridiculous. i think its fair if money is going to HER daughter...but for that much money to go to her? when she's still young and capable of working and making her own money?? seriously. what did she do before she got married?

    42 weeks 1 hour ago Report Comment
  • fauxtographic's picture
    fauxtographic
    23

    semi-fair... she shouldn't get much, but perhaps the kid was entitled to more. not that $70K is so shabby, but i assume she'll get more from him down the line.

    oh, and her rants about a smear campaign are ridiculous - no 'campaign' is necessary since she makes herself look so horrid!

    42 weeks 52 min ago Report Comment
  • lawchick's picture
    lawchick
    24

    sounds like too much. BUT, it was not smart of Paul to not insist on a pre-nup!

    42 weeks 43 min ago Report Comment
  • j0j0y's picture
    j0j0y
    25

    I agree with lawchick. Anyone with THAT much net worth should always get a pre-nup.

    In the end, it's Paul's fault. He should've been smarter.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • juiceejuice's picture
    juiceejuice
    26

    she doesn't deserve any money. i just plain, flat out don't like her. she probably could have gotten a lot more money if she didn't fire her attorneys and represented herself. and now she's supposedly coming to america to hire gloria alred, for who knows what.

    anyway, she was complaining on how her daughter has to fly business class while paul gets to fly first. pahleeeeease.

    i'm surprised she wasn't found in contempt of court when she poured water over paul's attorney or perjury with all the lies she told in court.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • cvandoorn's picture
    cvandoorn
    27

    I hate this woman. I'm all for divorced women receiving money from their exes, but she went too far...

    I read on cnn.com that she was complaining how her 4 year old daughter now can't fly first class. Is she kidding me?? Why does she even need that?? Her ass probably wants to fly first class, I bet her daughter couldn't care less!!

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • jen22's picture
    jen22
    28

    She didn't deserve that much money, but its over and I think Paul is just happy to be rid of her. I feel really sorry for the kid.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • SmuttyPop's picture
    SmuttyPop
    29

    Heather Mills is such a sad woman. Pouring water on the lawyer was childish and immature. The rumor was the divorce started because Paul did not hand select her birthday present/ mother's day gift. Mind you he did at least remember to have someone pick up a gift she may like, but because he did not pick out himself, she flew into a fit.
    She received more than her fair share. She made no contributions to his weatlh and therefore did not deserve 25%. If you can't fly first-class off of $25,000,000 then you are a poor manager of money. Even if you only earn 10% interest that is still $2,500,000 a year and if you can't live luxuriously off of that you have problems. That is more than enough to jet-set around the world. Hopefully Paul will listen to his daughter the next time and get a pre-nup.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • Advah's picture
    Advah
    30

    I found both her and Paul McCartney to be pretty disgusting and greedy people, so I really don't care how much she got.

    However I do feel bad for their kid; while she'll obviously grow up with a nice bank account, it doesn't sound like she'll have parents who get along well.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • squeila's picture
    squeila
    31

    I have to agree w/ those who say that she got more than she deserved. She behaved childish throughout the entire process and has lost pretty much all her credibility.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • erinsugar's picture
    erinsugar
    32

    She deserves less. Paul should only be rquired to support Bea, not Heather.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • CollegeGirl's picture
    CollegeGirl
    33

    In my opinion Heather got too much money. She keeps acting like she was fighting to get the money for her daughter. I don't think Paul (or his other children) were going to keep Beatrice from getting any support or inheritance she rightly deserves as one of his children.

    41 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • JessNess's picture
    JessNess
    35

    She selfishly spends so much money. The courts had records of her spending for one year. She always preaches about her charities and she spent 1.25 million on them about $900,000 of that was spent on private jets and helicopters

    She is a crazed gold digger!!!!!! She deserved less and what she did get should go directly to their daughter. I feel for their daughter having to live with that crazy lady

    41 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • Le Luxe's picture
    Le Luxe
    36

    omg. seriously? Like all that money isn't enough? Give it to me. I will be damn happy!

    41 weeks 32 min ago Report Comment
  • aoitenshi's picture
    aoitenshi
    37

    No it wasn't fair - for Paul! She deserves 0! Demanding $250M in the first place was ridiculous, and I can't believe she actually poured water over the lawyer's head after she didn't get what she wanted too. And Paul really wasn't smart about it all. He's a Beatle, he should've had a pre-nup!

    40 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment

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