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McCartney Reveals Final Moments with George Harrison

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Paul McCartney Opens Up About Final Moments with George Harrison

Originally posted 07/01/2008 07:30AM

I Want to Hold Your Hand. And they did.

So says Paul McCartney, speaking for the first time of his final moments with fellow Beatle George Harrison, who was succumbing to cancer.

"We held hands," McCartney, 66, tells Britain's Uncut magazine. "It's funny, even at the height of our friendship, as guys, you'd never hold hands."

"I sat with him for a few hours when he was in treatment about 10 days from his death," McCartney says of Harrison, who died in 2001, at the age of 58. "We joked about things – just amusing, nutty stuff. It was good. It was like we were dreaming."

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McCartney & Mills Granted Preliminary Divorce | Heather Mills, Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney & Heather Mills Granted Preliminary Divorce

Originally posted 05/12/2008 07:45AM

A London High Court judge granted Paul McCartney and Heather Mills a "decree nisi" Monday, bringing their marriage one step closer to a formal end, a court spokesman confirms to PEOPLE.

Under British divorce law, the decree nisi is essentially a preliminary divorce. The McCartneys now must wait six weeks and one day to receive a decree absolute, which ends the marriage completely.

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Heather on Paul's Lady Friends: 'Better Them Than Me' | Heather Mills

Heather Mills on Paul McCartney's Gal Pals: 'Better Them Than Me'

Originally posted 04/11/2008 08:00AM

It'll take more than a gag order to silence Heather Mills.

Under the terms of her recent divorce deal – valued at around $50 million – she's forbidden to discuss ex-husband Paul McCartney. But that didn't stop Mills from weighing in on the new women in his life.

"I think he's got three different girlfriends," she told Britain's GMTV morning show on Friday. "So I wish all the girls the best of luck."

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Paul McCartney Remembers Linda on 10th Anniversary of Her Death
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Paul McCartney Remembers Linda on 10th Anniversary of Her Death

Originally posted 04/07/2008 08:00AM

Just weeks after finalizing his $50 million divorce from Heather Mills, Paul McCartney is making headlines again – this time for an emotional interview about his first wife, Linda, who succumbed to breast cancer 10 years ago.

McCartney tells Britain's Sunday Times Magazine he can still recall their first meeting, "probably 40 years [ago], at the London nightclub Bag O' Nails.

"There was an immediate attraction between us," he said in the article, which coincides with an exhibition of Linda McCartney's photographs at the James Hyman gallery in central London.

His pick-up line? "My name's Paul. What's yours?" McCartney told the paper. "I think she probably recognized me. It was so corny, but I told the kids later that, had it not been for that moment, none of them would be here."

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Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell's Caribbean Getaway | Paul McCartney

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Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell's Caribbean Getaway

Originally posted 03/31/2008 09:15AM

Less than a week after his split with Heather Mills was finalized, Paul McCartney got in some R&R – dashing off with Nancy Shevell for a secluded weekend on the coast of Antigua.

Since Wednesday, the former Beatle and the socialite have stayed in a $2,375-a-night two-bedroom suite with a kitchen and beachside balcony at Jumby Bay, a posh resort on a 300-acre private island. The couple have spent their days taking beach strolls, reading paperbacks by the pool and even biking around the city of St. John's on Antigua.

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Heather's Big Budget: Housekeeping & Helicopters | Heather Mills, Paul McCartney

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Heather's Big Budget: Housekeeping & Helicopters

Originally posted 03/18/2008 08:15PM

Heather Mills sought money for horses she doesn't ride and wine she doesn't drink, says a judge who found her divorce-settlement demands "unreasonable, indeed exorbitant."

In court documents in her case against Paul McCartney, Mills estimated her living expenses, including millions of dollars yearly for housekeepers, helicopter pilots, clothes, chauffeur and security guards.

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Celeb Math: Camilla + Princess Diana = Paul McCartney's Lawyer?

Celeb Math: Camilla + Princess Diana = Paul McCartney's Lawyer?

Originally posted 03/18/2008 03:50PM

She may have been soaked with water during divorce proceedings, but Paul McCartney's lawyer Fiona Shackleton has stepped away from the court battle a hugely popular woman – even, as our photo editors point out, drawing comparisons to two other famous Brits: the late Princess Diana and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.

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Judge Rips Heather Mills, Praises Paul in Divorce Ruling

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Judge Rips Heather Mills, Praises Paul in Divorce Ruling

Originally posted 03/18/2008 02:00PM

The judge gave Heather Mills hundreds of millions of dollars less than she wanted after finding her "inconsistent" and "less than candid," according to a scathing judgment made public Tuesday.

"She was a less than impressive witness," says the judge, Justice Bennett. "The wife for her part must have felt rather swept off her feet by a man as famous as the husband. I think this may well have warped her perception leading her to indulge in make-belief."

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Reports: Heather Soaks Paul's Divorce Attorney

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Reports: Heather Soaks Paul's Divorce Attorney

Originally posted 03/18/2008 09:15AM

Heather Mills had more than just cash to splash Monday as she allegedly threw water at Paul McCartney's lawyer during the $50-million divorce proceedings.

Mills claimed she was "so, so happy," with the decision, but events inside the courtroom seem to tell a different story.

According to various accounts in the British press, Mills allegedly lashed out at McCartney's high-powered attorney, Fiona Shackleton, pouring a glass of water over the solicitor's head.

The U.K.'s Daily Mirror declared "Wet It Be" on its front page, breathlessly recounting the splash-and-dash. "[Heather] was so angry, she tipped a glass of water over Fiona Shackleton's head, leaving her with soaking wet hair," one insider told the paper. "Everyone was stunned. That kind of behavior is just not acceptable."

Indeed, pictures from the courthouse show Shackleton arriving Monday morning with a bouncy blonde bouffant and leaving at around 2 p.m. with damp locks slicked back behind her ears.

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Richest Celeb Splits: How Heather's $50M Measures Up

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Richest Celeb Divorces: How Heather's $50 Mil Measures Up

Originally posted 03/17/2008 12:10PM

Yes, the nearly $50 million Paul McCartney is paying ex-wife Heather Mills is a lot of money, but it's no record-breaker as far as celebrity divorce settlements are concerned.

That crown still gets shared among basketball great Michael Jordan, musician Neil Diamond and box-office champ Steven Spielberg and their exes.

After nearly 18 years together, Juanita Jordan walked away from her marriage to the hoop star in 2006 with a $150 million parting gift, just like onetime TV production assistant Marcia Murphey received from Diamond – to whom she was married from 1969 (before he hit it big) to 1996.

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