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Paul McCartney
Original name James Paul McCartney
Born June 18, 1942, in Liverpool,
Merseyside, NW England, UK
Singer
byname of James Paul McCartney
The judge who ruled on Heather Mills’
divorce settlement with former Beatle Paul
McCartney found her a less-than-candid court
witness, writing that her evidence was
"inconsistent and inaccurate."
For example: Mills, known as a charity
campaigner, had claimed she had given 80-90
percent of her income to charity. But the judge
said her tax returns disclose no charitable
giving at all."
The full legal ruling on the divorce was released
Tuesday (March 18, 2008) after a court rejected
her attempt to block it. Mills had argued it
contained details of her daughter's life that
could compromise her security if released.
“To some extent she is her own worst
enemy,” the judge wrote. “She has an
explosive and volatile character."
Mills was awarded a $48.6 million divorce
settlement March 17. She had asked for almost
$250, but the judge said that amount was
exorbitant. McCartney had proposed $31.6 million.
The court also ordered McCartney to pay $70,000 a
year in child support for the couple’s
daughter Beatrice, 4. McCartney will also pay for
the child's nanny and school fees.
"I'm so, so happy with this," Mills
said following the closed hearing. "I'm so
glad it's over and it was an incredible result,
in the end, to secure my and my daughter's
future, and that of all the charities that I
obviously plan on helping."
Mills also confirmed she had dumped a glass of
water on McCartney's attorney, telling reporters
that Fiona Shackleton had been "baptized in
court." Shackleton emerged from the
courthouse after the ruling with a wet head.
McCartney himself made no comment as he left the
courthouse, only saying “thank you” as
he got into a blacked-out limousine.
McCartney married Mills, a former model turned
charity campaigner, in 2002. They announced an
"amicable" split in May 2006.
The couple went to court after their split to
decide on Mills’ share of his fortune, which
she estimated at as much as $1.6 billion. Judge
Hugh Bennett, however, found that
McCartney’s wealth was about $800 million.
James Paul McCartney was born June 18, 1942, in
Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK.
The Beatles' bass guitarist, vocalist, and member
of the Lennon–McCartney songwriting team, he
made his debut as a soloist with the album
McCartney (1970), heralding the break-up of the
group.
In 1971 he formed the band Wings (disbanded in
1981) with his wife Linda (1942–98).
‘Mull of Kintyre’ (1977) became the
biggest-selling UK single (2·5 million). In 1979
he was declared the most successful composer of
all time: by 1978 he had written or co-written 43
songs that sold over a million copies each.
Later albums include Band on the Run (1973),
Wings Over America (1977), Give My Regards To
Broad Street (1984), Tripping the Live Fantastic
(1990), Flaming Pie (1997), and Chaos and
Creation in the Back Yard (2005), and his music
attracted numerous Grammy awards. ‘Ebony and
Ivory’, recorded with Stevie Wonder, was an
international hit of the year in 1982.
He has performed at concerts all over the world,
gaining a place in the Guinness Book of Records
for playing before the largest-paid attendance
(1990, Rio de Janeiro). He wrote and produced the
film/video featuring ‘We All Stand
Together’ (1984), which has become a
perennial Christmas favourite.
His Liverpool Oratorio (written in association
with Carl Davis) was performed by the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at Liverpool
Cathedral in 1991, and he has since continued to
develop his interests as a classical composer,
notably in Standing Stones (1997). He
collaborated with Harrison and Starr in the
retrospective Beatles' anthology in 1995.
He wrote, produced, and composed the music for a
successful animated film, Rupert and the Frog
Song (1984, BAFTA). He was knighted in 1997. An
exhibition of his paintings opened in Liverpool
in 2002. In 2004, he played his 3000th concert
before 60 000 fans in the Russian city of St
Petersburg.
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