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November 10, 2007 -- News of the World

Mucca's TEN new bombshell tapes

The News of the World reveals the sensational contents of Heather Mills' secret 'box of evidence' in her divorce battle with Paul McCartney-including a claim he branded her "a one-legged bitch".

The stash, securely locked away in the vaults of posh banker Coutts, includes TEN new tapes Mucca insists will expose the trauma at the heart of their turbulent five-year marriage.

She also claims they put on record eye-opening details of their sex life.

Friends say desperate Heather, 39, is convinced the recordings of a wide range of key players at the centre of the bust-up will bolster her bid for support in a world that has sided with rock legend Macca.

Up to now only scant hints of the tapes' contents have emerged. But the News of the World has discovered Heather is confident they back her claims that 65-year-old Paul:

DOWNED Viagra pills to pep up sex with the one-time porn star.

RAGED through tempestuous rows at the couple's marital home.

ADMITTED he was partially to blame over their marriage breakdown and stormy relationship.

MOCKED her as "a silly cow" and "spoilt".

WHINED about the tiniest of household bills.

was VIOLENT towards first wife Linda.

A close friend claimed: "There are other recordings Heather says prove Paul referred to her as a 'one-legged bitch'.
Spiteful

"She's hoping this shows people what she's had to put up with, and will let the public make up their own mind about who was to blame for their split."

The pal then disclosed how Heather-who lost a leg in a road accident-has also talked of a spiteful phone call from Paul's daughter Stella, alleging the 36-year-old fashion designer ranted: "I hope you lose your other f****ing leg!"(WEBMASTER'S NOTE: Stella's got my support...)

Our source claimed: "Heather says her tapes will back her up on that one, too."

We can also reveal that after Heather and her top legal team Mishcon de Reya parted company this week the star lawyers are relieved to be rid of her- because she HOUNDED main man Anthony Julius by phone as he grieved over the death of his wife.

The scandal of Heather's tapes was fuelled last week after one of her bizarre TV interviews in which she lost her rag and ranted at the world. Off camera she played gobsmacked GMTV executives a snippet of the recordings, said to confirm her insistence that Sir Paul had been violent towards Linda-which he denies.

But the full set, covering the months leading up to McCartneys' split in May last year, have only been played to a select few trusted friends, and Heather's close confidant, sister Fiona.

Heather insists they were made with Paul's full knowledge. But a member of her camp admitted some were made with a hidden device.

The pal told us: "Heather recorded some passages on the phone with a wire tap, and the rest with a recorder in her handbag. She only started making the tapes when she realised her marriage was in irreversible breakdown.

"She wanted to capture what she called 'the real picture' while she still had the chance.

"And they give an amazingly detailed insight into what her marriage was really like."

Only Heather and Fiona have access codes to the vault in Coutts' London headquarters. Our source added: "Heather insists these tape recordings are crucial for her future. She's been branded a liar so many times, and has a massive point to prove.

"She reckons these will put the record straight. And all the voices on the tapes are very recognisable. There's no mistaking who's saying what. They're dynamite. If they ever got out they'd be highly embarrassing for Paul.

"Some of the details about their sex life will shock a lot of people and cause them to view Paul in a new light.

"She believes it could seriously swing public opinion for her."

Scared

Heather is also claiming the veteran musician, snapped this week kissing wealthy American beauty Nancy Shevell on a string of dates, popped Viagra to boost their love life. And she says the evidence is again on the tape

Our source said: "Heather isn't too scared to let these kind of personal details get out. But it's stuff Macca won't want aired in public."

Court papers lodged by Heather last October, as a response to Sir Paul's divorce petition, have already alleged he was physically violent to her at their Los Angeles home in 2002.

It is claimed he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her over a coffee table. The papers also alleged in May 2003, when Heather was four weeks' pregnant, she was pushed into the bath by Paul during a set-to at a hotel in Rome.

Macca has always denied the claims and the News of the World even revealed how Heather hit HIM.

Now our source claims Heather's tapes include captured spoken evidence to support her allegations and even more details of their volatile relationship.

The insider claimed: "Heather says it's clear from the tape that Paul has apologised for the marriage breakdown and how he treated her."

During her manic blitz of TV interviews that began on October 31, Heather wept as she insisted Sir Paul knew who was at fault.

She said: "I have protected Paul for this long. But I'm being pushed to the edge."

She also openly revealed her hatred for his stepdaughter Stella, 36, branding her "evil".

Our insider said: "The relationship between Heather and Stella has hit rock bottom-they can't stand the sight of each other. The pair have had a string of bitter bust-ups. And Heather's convinced her tapes will show the world the real Stella. They're explosive."

Money is a sore point with Heather, too. She says that despite having a personal fortune nearing a billion-plus homes including the 950-acre Peasmarsh Estate in Sussex and a £6 million ($12 million) Beverly Hills mansion-Paul would kick up a stink at having to shell out for tax and everyday household bills.

Our source said: "Heather wants to show how Macca whinged and quibbled over the slightest expense.

"She could never believe how he had all that money but constantly moaned about buying things. But she says the evidence is all there on the recordings."

Warned

Our insider also claimed Paul accused Heather of being "spoilt", insisting she owed all her success to meeting him. (WEBMASTER'S NOTE: PULEEZE!!!! Most people never heard of Heather until she hooked up with Paul...)

The pal said: "Despite what many people may think of Heather, she's proud of her charity work. So that sort of comment really hurts her.

"Again she says the tapes make her point."

Heather's split with her lawyers Mishcon de Reya this week came after she was repeatedly warned not to speak about the case.

But as she hit the world's TV screens her legal team grew increasingly concerned she was handing Paul an easy victory. The announcement that they had parted company came just days following News of the World revelations that the frustrated firm was considering their position on representing Heather.

Now we can reveal the high-profile lawyers are not upset by the split-after Heather bombarded their top performer Anthony Julius-the man who represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Prince Charles-with calls while he was mourning the loss of his beloved wife Dina from cancer.

She died on October 30, aged 44, after writing a series of columns in which she discussed what it was like to suffer a terminal illness despite having young children.

Her passing left Anthony devastated. But Heather ignored pleas to let him grieve in peace.

An insider said: "She wouldn't stop calling Anthony, even when she knew what he was going through.

"He's exceptionally professional and incredibly dedicated, but he was trying to pay his respects to the woman he adored.

"In that situation, what Heather did was outrageous."

Suitcase in hand, Paul McCartney's new flame split from her swank East Side apartment - and one neighbor suspected yesterday she was headed across the Atlantic to see the ex-Beatle.

"I think she went to London," the neighbor said.

Nancy Shevell was spotted leaving her E. 85th St. co-op Thursday night after a week in which her budding relationship with Sir Paul made front-page news.

Shevell, 47, a well-to-do Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member and executive of a family-owned trucking company, was snapped cavorting with McCartney in the Hamptons last weekend.

Shevell is separated from her husband, Bruce Blakeman, a Long Island lawyer and Republican politician.

McCartney, 65, is in the midst of a contentious divorce from his second wife, Heather Mills.

The sacking of Heather Mills by her lawyers Mishcon de Reya means that her divorce row with Sir Paul McCartney is now all but certain to go to trial.

The loss of her lawyers means that Ms Mills is now acting for herself in the complex negotiations and, unless she accepts the offer on the table, then a trial is set for February.

A spokesman for Mishcons, where Ms Mills's lawyer was Anthony Julius, confirmed yesterday that the firm was were no longer acting for her but declined to say why or who had sacked whom.

But Ms Mills's recent outbursts on British and American television, in breach of an agreement - at least pending negotiations - not to make public comments about the couple's marriage or their daughter, Beatrice, has effectively released the lawyers from their undertaking to act for her.

Despite speculation that Mr Julius, who lost his wife, the journalist Dina Rabinovich, to cancer, could not continue with the case for personal reasons, this is not thought to be a factor.

Rather it is Ms Mills's recent behaviour, in defiance of both legal advice and an undertaking given during the current proceedings not to speak out, that has triggered the move.

Her intransigence in recent negotiations, described by one legal source as "very difficult indeed", would not have endeared her to the Mishcon legal team. But that alone would not have been reason for ceasing to act.

Lawyers for Sir Paul, who is represented by Fiona Shackleton at Payne Hicks Beach, declined to comment.

But the stumbling block in the recent unsuccessful settlement hearing was the requirement by Sir Paul that she would not discuss their marriage. That was the price he required for a deal believed to be worth £50 million ($100 milliion), including a £20 million ($40 million) lump sum and annual payments for Beatrice.

Recently, Ms Mills has publicly blamed Sir Paul and his lawyers for blocking a settlement. But it is thought to be her own insistence on freedom to expose details of the marriage that is the barrier to a deal.

It is relatively unusual for solicitors to sack their clients. But a spokesman for the Solicitors Regulation Authority said yesterday: "It is not uncommon. But while clients can sack solicitors at any time and for any reason, solicitors can only cease acting for a client with good reason.

Paul McCartney's new squeeze, Nancy Shevell, isn't the only person in her family who has left the beloved Beatle's estranged wife reeling this week - Nancy's second cousin, Barbara Walters, also took a swing at Heather Mills.

Just a day after Shevell ended her magical Hamptons weekend with McCartney, the host of "The View" blasted Mills on her show as a nasty prima donna. "She was extremely difficult," Walters said Monday as she recalled the backstage events before an interview with Mills.

"One of our young producers gave her . . . a glass of water. She said, 'This glass of water is not room temperature,' " said Walters, Shevell's cousin through her mom, Arlene Walters Shevell.

Walters called Mills "so impossible," we all thought, "This is not a very nice woman."

Meanwhile, Mills yesterday denied reports that she exploded at McCartney about his new relationship. "There was no phone call, there was no tears and tantrums - there was nothing," Mills claimed on Britain's GMTV morning show. "Basically, I just said, 'I wish you all the best' and that was it."

Revelations about Sir Paul's friendship with glamorous American brunette Nancy Shevell were, almost inevitably, followed yesterday by a fresh outburst on breakfast television from Heather.

But now I can reveal that Sir Paul has taken another step to erase the 39-year-old former model from his life by removing all trace of her from his website.

"It happened overnight, it's like a virtual divorce," says a friend of the former Beatle.

Until now, a click of a mouse would take visitors from Sir Paul's official site to that of Miss Mills. McCartney's website included two photographs of Heather, one of her looking demure in a white blouse and another with rock star Rick Wakeman taken as part of her anti-fur campaign.

"She had a prominent place on his website alongside people like his brother Mike, Nelson Mandela and two musicians who play with Paul - Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray," I am told. "She had been on there for years, unaltered despite their separation."

For Heather, her removal from her husband's website - one of the most popular in the music world - has more significant implications because it will almost certainly mean a considerable downturn in "hits" on her own site.

Web designers this week concluded a revamp of the official Paul McCartney website - its first for more than ten years. At the same time, all previous references to Miss Mills were dumped.

However, I understand Heather's omission is no coincidence. As she continued her media blitz by returning to the GMTV sofa yesterday, I am told a decision was taken in the past three days not to include any mention of her on McCartney's website in future.

Yesterday, Heather claimed speaking out about her divorce had been "unbelievably cathartic". No doubt, her removal from Sir Paul's website will be soothing for him, too.

Lady Mucca, 39 ­ who went on GMTV AGAIN yesterday ­ was phoned by legal eagles Mishcon de Reya and told they could no longer represent her in her £50 million ($100 million) battle with the ex-Beatle.

A source claimed the firm acted because Heather was wrecking her own case with repeated tirades. The insider revealed: "Mishcon have just been tearing their hair out. They are astonished at Heather's crazy outbursts."

The law firm ditched the ex-porn star after she DEFIED a gag on talking about the couple's daughter Beatrice. The order had been put in place to safeguard the four-year-old's privacy.

Mucca also snubbed legal rules against blabbing about her marriage in public.

The source said: "She was warned against going on TV and talking about Paul, their marriage and anything about her daughter. But she just refused to listen. She was told time and again to keep quiet because she might hand Sir Paul's lawyers an easy victory.

"But she is so crazy she decided she knew better than the best divorce lawyers in the country.

Reputation

"It is total madness. Her bid to win public sympathy could end up with her throwing away millions."

Just last week The Sun told how Mucca was dumped by her publicist Phil Hall following her outbursts in a string of TV interviews in Britain and America. She blamed Sir Paul, 65, for their marriage woes and accused him of failing to help when he knew she felt suicidal.

Yesterday she told GMTV's Fiona Phillips: "A little girl came up to me and said, 'You made me cry last week'."

Mucca left the studio brandishing papers bearing the name of a website she backs. Mishcon's top lawyer Sir Anthony Julius had been lined up to represent her.

Last night Mishcon refused to comment. Sir Paul ­ who The Sun exclusively revealed this week has turned to wealthy American socialite Nancy Shevell - was also tight-lipped.

Paul and Linda McCartney never spent a night apart in their 30 years of marriage, but the ex-Beatle did plenty of bed-hopping before they met.

He was playing the clubs in Liverpool when he got 16-year-old Dorothy Rhone pregnant and offered to marry her. She miscarried and they never tied the knot.

As a Beatle, he was tempted by an endless supply of female fans. A string of one-night stands led fellow Beatle John Lennon to dub him a "sex gladiator."

One groupie stood out.

In 1963, he met the vivacious Jane Asher backstage at the Royal Albert Hall in London. They were together for four years, though McCartney was hardly faithful.

He bedded models and salesgirls and anyone else who caught his eye, but Asher remained his steady - until the night in 1967 he met divorced photographer Linda Eastman at a club in London's SoHo.

A year and a half later, she was pregnant and they were engaged. They married in March 1969 - and McCartney professed he'd found his soulmate.

They raised four kids, including Linda's daughter from a previous marriage. She played keyboard in his post-Beatles band, Wings, and fought for animal rights.

Their love affair came to a tragic end when she died of breast cancer in 1998.

Eighteen months later (Webmaster's Note: Paul met Heather 12 months after Linda died), McCartney shocked his adoring public by dating Heather Mills, a model, amputee and charity activist.

They married in a lavish ceremony in June 2002 and she gave birth to a daughter, Beatrice, a year later. By last year, the relationship was on the rocks. A separation led to an ugly and ongoing divorce battle.

After the split, McCartney was spotted in New York with sexy celebs Renee Zellweger, Christie Brinkley and Rosanna Arquette. He denied love was in the air.

"I went on holiday," he said three weeks ago. "I met a lot of nice people. I started a lot of rumors, but there's no truth to any of them."

Paul McCartney is ripping out all memories of Mucca from his Manhattan townhouse.

He has got rid of all of her furniture and decorations ­ and even thrown out the kitchen sink.

The makeover shows Sir Paul, 65, is determined to keep the £10million ($20 million) five-storey townhouse in his divorce with Heather, 39.

One workman at the site said: "Paul is gutting the place and extending it by another floor.

"All the valuable furniture and memorabilia is in storage, but a lot has been thrown out."

The ex-Beatle once shared the pad near Central Park with late wife Linda.

A pal said: "The wonderful memories he wants to keep, but he is getting rid of bad ones of Heather."

Paul McCartney didn't break up gal pal Nancy Shevell's marriage - it's been "unraveling for many years," a close family friend told the Daily News on Wednesday.

On paper, Shevell and hubby Bruce Blakeman look like a perfect match with their glossy good looks, political connections and government appointments.

The friend said the college sweethearts were growing apart long before she stepped out with the almost-divorced ex-Beatle in the Hamptons last weekend.

"It's been a clash of two big egos," the friend said. "Her sense of entitlement and his wanting fame and notoriety and recognition."

"She started to feel No. 2 in his life next to his aspirations and for someone who doesn't like to play second fiddle that was unacceptable," the source added.

"He was going to benefits and political functions every night and she really didn't want any part of it. Also, I think he felt threatened by her powerful father and he wanted to make a name all by himself."

Shevell's father is Mike Shevell, the wealthy head of New England Motor Freight, a trucking firm in Elizabeth, N.J., and vice chairman of NJTransit.

He was accused in a 1988 federal racketeering suit of striking a corrupt, sweetheart contract with a Teamsters local headed by Tony Provenzano, the mobster suspected in the death of Jimmy Hoffa.

When the deal was threatened, Shevell allegedly enlisted the help of other Genovese crime family figures, according to court documents.

The case was settled out of court with no admission of wrongdoing. There was no suggestion that Nancy Shevell, who has held top jobs at her dad's company since 1983, was involved.

Shevell, 47, a mother and breast-cancer survivor, is a vice president of NEMF and also a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

She repeatedly, but graciously, declined to comment as she came and went from her luxury co-op on E. 83rd St. yesterday.

"I don't want to say anything," she said, looking chic in slim designer jeans.

McCartney, holed up at his Peasmarsh farm in the English countryside, has not addressed a possible romance with Shevell.

Blakeman, reached at his Long Island law office, also declined to comment but confirmed Tuesday he and his wife of 23 years were separated.

The handsome 52-year-old is a commissioner of the Port Authority. He headed the Nassau County Legislature and unsuccessfully ran for state controller in 1998.

Shevell and Blakeman met at Arizona State University and got married in 1984.

"He was very good-looking and very smooth," said the family insider. "He liked the whole package that came with her ... it was a catapult to society and financial independence."

They spent a lot of time apart - working in two different states and sometimes living in separate places. Because he was a Long Island politico, Blakeman had to stay at the home in Woodmere, while Shevell would crash in Manhattan for a shorter commute to work.

They summered in the Hamptons, where they rented a house for years - and where they became friends with McCartney, his late wife, Linda, and his second wife, Heather Mills.

Three years ago, they bought property in East Hampton, razed it, and built a new mansion valued at $8 million.

By this summer, Shevell was spending much of her time on the East End, hanging out with McCartney, while Blakeman holed up in the city.

"There was no nail in the coffin," the friend said. "It's been unraveling for many years."

Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife, who is locked in divorce negotiations with her husband, launched a fierce attack on the media last week for "pushing her to the edge" and called on the public to stop buying tabloid newspapers in a series of TV interviews.

Speaking on GMTV (See Video) this morning, she said: "It's been unbelievably cathartic. It's the difference between being in prison and being on parole.

"I've had 18 months of the worst press ever and I got the chance to protect myself and my daughter."

Mills hit back at reports that she had been unhappy at seeing pictures of Sir Paul kissing married US millionairess Nancy Shevell.

She said: "In that situation with Paul, there was no phone call, there was no tears and tantrums - there was nothing.

"Basically I just said 'I wish you all the best' and that was it, when we did swap over. It's none of anybody's business what happens in Paul's love life."

And she said her husband had not responded to her recent blitz of TV and magazine interviews.

Asked by GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips if the former Beatle "had reacted", she replied: "No, he hasn't said a word, not a word. It's very civil for our daughter."

Just when I was thinking it might be time to leave Heather Mills alone so she could deal with her very obvious self-esteem issues in private, off she goes again.

Only, frustratingly for her, to be bumped off the front pages by Macca.

Who would have wanted to be in spitting distance of the veggie one when she saw those pictures of her ex with suave and sophisticated American Nancy Shevell? A woman who is so cool the McCartney kids call her Jackie O.

And she's a meat-eater. Chew on that Heather. Just days after her deranged, demented daytime TV ranting on both sides of the Atlantic (against advice of lawyers and PR people) we are battered by another outburst of Heathermania.

This time using Hello! magazine to say she has no interest in McCartney's fortune - while lambasting him for being, er, tight with his money. "I've been this dormant volcano for 18 months and now I've had an explosion of my feelings," she gushes, like an attention-seeking adolescent who's read one Mills & Boon too many.

If she's a simmering volcano, her ex-husband is an Everest of solidity and strength. "He won't talk or acknowledge me," whinges Heather. Typically, she refuses to ignore the reality that he doesn't need to entangle himself in her soap opera existence of high drama, half-truths and delusion.

Nor does he intend to. The message from pictures of his timely date with Nancy is loud and clear. "I've moved on." No further statement required.

Meanwhile, shrieking like a gobby fishwife desperately watching her boat drift further out to sea, Heather claims she promised not to say anything derogatory about Paul if he "would protect me from the inevitable hatred I'll receive because I am the wife of a Beatle". Hmm. Can you remember the hatred directed at George Harrison's wife Olivia and Ringo Starr's missus Barbara? Funny that. Neither can I.

And having previously likened herself to Princess Diana and Kate McCann, she now compares her plight to that of the late Paula Yates. (For one horrible moment I thought she was going to announce that Hughie Green was her real father, too.) "They abused her," says Heather, "and then suddenly turned it around when she was dead."

For the record, the only person who abused Paula was Paula, through the lethal drugs that eventually killed her.

But then Heather's never let the facts get in the way of her fairytales.

Is it any wonder the small amount of sympathy she garnered after her GMTV outburst last week is now ebbing away? You know you're in trouble when the doyenne of US daytime TV Barbara Walters calls you "extremely difficult" and a "not very nice" woman. America's veteran broadcaster, who has interviewed world leaders, heads of state, first ladies and celebrities with egos so towering they dwarf the Empire State building, was talking about meeting Heather.

Oops.

Miss Walters, I think you'll soon discover, is Cruela de Vil in disguise, eats puppies for breakfast and is a CIA agent in league with international arms dealers on a mission to destroy Heather's long and illustrious career.

Just as Paul's "evil" daughter Stella was out to wreck her marriage, the media want to ruin her and McCartney, his lawyers and PRs (known as "they") are determined to "gag" her. Instead, the opposite is true. Heather has talked freely and with every sad, mad word invites a barrage of ridicule and scorn.

Whatever "truth" she threatens to reveal would hardly seem credible now. I would like to say I feel sorry for her but I don't. I'll reserve my sympathy for daughter Beatrice.

Never has the expression poor little rich girl seemed more apt.

NB Here's a sneak preview of Heather's interview next week with OHNO! magazine...

"I can relate to Boadicea, Queen of Iceni, who went through much the same torment as me. All she asked for was a few acres of land where she could live peacefully with her kids, but would the Romans leave her alone? And look what they did to that Marie Antoinette. She never said 'let them eat cake'. That was a total distortion by the media.

"Often I ask myself what Mother Teresa would have done in my position? All right, she wasn't messed around by a greedy, grasping man... but like me, she did an enormous amount of charity work abroad, which she didn't like to talk about.

"And I empathise with Emily Davison, the brave suffragette who threw herself in front of the King's horse on Derby Day. Joan of Arc... now she was another..." (continues for two more pages).

Tuesday night at The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Apple Corps Ltd and Capitol/EMI held a very special screening of the Beatles second film HELP!

This was to celebrate the films re-release on DVD. New Apple Chef Executive Jeff Jones was on hand to kick off the evening with a few words and then introduced the invite only crowd to the film's "STAR"Mr. Ringo Starr who also said a few words about the film including the fact that he always enjoyed the film as it's plot revolved around him!. Funny Ringo!

Also in attendance were: Jeff Lynne, Eric Idle, Cameron Crowe, Rusty Anderson & Brian Ray, Kevin Nealon, CAA Head Richard Lovett, Jim Keltner and Olivia Harrison to name just a few. My last minute guest was Beatle historian Mark Lewisohn who was in town to research his up coming massive three-part book on the Beatles.

Reporting for the Macca Report - Chris Carter (Breakfast with the Beatles) 95.5 KLOS- FM Los Angeles

"The Sun, a British tabloid, reported that Ms. Shevell, 47, and Mr. McCartney, 65, spent last weekend together in the Hamptons. It said they ate at an East Hampton restaurant on Friday, visited each other's homes on Saturday, and embraced before breakfast at a cafe on Sunday."

Still, can you hear the erotic energy crackling in between the lines? We don't think we've seen this much excitement over a senior citizen getting busy since Monicagate. Go Paul! Your contract from Cialis is on the way! But one question: With a net worth of $1.5 billion, what's the dude doing making a super-secret trip to buy lingerie himself?

The married US millionairess pictured kissing Sir Paul McCartney has said she is "so nervous".

The former Beatle is enjoying a friendship with lawyer's wife Nancy Shevell.

The pair have been spotted sharing breakfast, late-night dinners and walks along the beach in the Hamptons, New York, where Sir Paul has a home.

Outside her apartment on the East side of Manhattan, Ms Shevell said: "I'm so nervous. I don't want to say anything."

Later, as she emerged to walk her Jack Russell terrier Shiloh, she laughed and told photographers: "Wait for the poop shot."

An unnamed store manager in the Hamptons told the New York Daily News: "They usually eat at Nichol's. It's not fresh. It's been going on for a while."

Another unidentified source told showbiz website People.com: "They have known each other for a while. They are just friends."

At the weekend, Sir Paul was photographed kissing her goodbye in the front seat of his car after driving the attractive socialite back to her mansion, according to reports.

The 65-year-old appears to have put worries over his bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills on hold.

Wealthy Nancy Shevell, 47, is vice president of her family's successful transport firm.

They're here, there and everywhere: Paul McCartney and his latest rumored love interest.

The 65-year-old ex-Beatle and a New Jersey trucking heiress (no, she's not a Soprano) were spotted last weekend in the tony Hamptons at a sushi restaurant, a movie theater and a lingerie shop. On Wednesday, pictures of the pair smooching and strolling along the beach turned up in the tabloids, alongside headlines like "TRYST AND SHOUT."

The shot of McCartney kissing Nancy Shevell in the front seat of his truck was published first by The Sun of London, but quickly made its way across the pond to the Daily News, the New York Post and Newsday.

Paparazzi outside Shevell's Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan snapped her picture as she left home Wednesday morning, her anonymity swept away by a burst of 21st-century Beatlemania.

Shevell, 47, and a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, is McCartney's latest apparent flame since his marriage to Heather Mills disintegrated last year. The rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer was previously spotted with high-profile dates Renee Zellweger, Christie Brinkley and Rosanna Arquette.

McCartney, whose songs as a Beatle and a solo act sold millions of records worldwide, opted to keep his mouth closed Wednesday about the tab two.

Out in the Hamptons, where the couple did their bonding, local merchants were equally tightlipped. The owner of a British pub where McCartney occasionally stops for a drink declined to comment, as did workers at an assortment of local businesses: a pharmacy, a jewelry store and a gourmet deli.

Although the streets were fairly empty on a brisk November morning, nobody acknowledged seeing McCartney and Shevell in tandem - or even separately. They instead observed the unwritten local rule that loose lips sink businesses in this summer haven for bold-faced names such as Steven Spielberg, Jerry Seinfeld, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Gwyneth Paltrow.

"The Hamptons are filled with celebrities," said Hamptons scene chronicler Steven Gaines, who is also the co-author of "The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of The Beatles." "This is a community that's very protective of those who live here."

McCartney is a veteran of the Hamptons scene, coming out for years with his wife Linda before her 1998 death from breast cancer. Gaines said McCartney prefers to stay after Labor Day, when things are more quiet and private.

"October is Paul's favorite month," he said. Or it was, it seems, until this November.

Shevell is estranged from her husband of 23 years, Long Island lawyer and politician Bruce Blakeman. She serves as a vice president for New England Motor Freight Inc., a New Jersey family business that was linked to the mob back in 1988.

Federal authorities alleged that her father, Mike Levell, "cultivated a corrupt relationship" with Genovese family soldier Anthony "Tony Pro" Provenzano and other reputed mobsters.

Provenzano, a former Teamsters leader, has been identified as a prime suspect in the 1975 disappearance of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. The case against Mike Shevell was settled with no admission of wrongdoing by Shevell, according to a report in the Village Voice.

Heather Mills was in a "blind rage" yesterday over The Sun's photo of Sir Paul McCartney kissing a millionairess.

She rang Macca for a showdown, claiming their daughter Beatrice, four, recognised him on our front page with lawyer's wife Nancy Shevell.

Mucca, 39 - who last week slated Sir Paul in TV interviews - then wept in front of builders and staff at her £3.2 million ($6.4 million) home.

And she argued she did "everything possible" to protect the tot from the limelight.

A source close to Macca, 65, said: "Heather flipped over The Sun's pictures - a real blind rage.

"Apparently Beatrice saw the paper on the table and recognised Daddy. Heather was straight on the phone to Paul to tell him he was a bloody hypocrite.

"He was staggered at her TV appearances and has made it clear he wasn't happy. But he's just laid back about the whole thing now. He's kept a dignified silence while she's ranted to anyone who'll listen.

"He told her to get on with her life because he was getting on with his. She wasn't very happy."

Heather - dubbed Mucca because of her porn model past - made the furious call to Sir Paul from her home in Robertsbridge, East Sussex.

It followed another argument earlier in the week over who should look after Beatrice.

Sir Paul has declared he wants custody of their daughter because Heather has claimed she is being hunted by hitmen.

The pop legend is demanding that he has Beatrice every weekend, rather than every other one - a request denied by Heather.

And he wants Beatrice's half-sister Stella - Sir Paul's daughter by his late wife Linda - to be allowed to occasionally look after the little girl.

That has horrified Heather, who has branded 36-year-old fashion designer Stella "evil" and accused her of trying to wreck her marriage.

Heather took Beatrice to Disneyland Paris at the weekend - and saw a show about witches.

Dad-of-two Chris Owen, 28, of Derby - who snapped them with a minder - said: "They were watching the Pink Witches and laughing.

"Heather filmed with a video camera. They had a great time."

According to a report in The Sun, this is a photograph of Paul McCartney kissing Nancy Shevell in The Hamptons (The Sun)

Paul McCartney, who's in the midst of an acrimonious divorce from his second wife, has been spotted around his Hamptons mansion escorting a high-profile fellow Hamptonite, Nancy Shevell, a British tabloid reported.

McCartney, 65, and Shevell, 47, were spotted at an Amagansett sushi restaurant, Show Win, on Saturday night, and outside a Hamptons cafe Sunday morning, according to The Sun, of London.

Shevell, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, is legally separated from Bruce Blakeman, a commissioner of the Port Authority and former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature.

Blakeman and Shevell are friendly with former Gov. George Pataki and are major contributors to President George W. Bush.

"At one point," The Sun reported, referring to McCartney by his British tabloid nickname, "Macca put his arm around Nancy after he drove her home -- and they kissed tenderly."

The paper also said McCartney bought gifts at Top Drawer Lingerie, a store tucked into an alley off Main Street. Later the couple were spotted driving in McCartney's Ford truck and standing outside the East Hampton Cinema.

A resident of the area said McCartney and Shevell strolled by the Cafe on Main in Amagansett on Sunday, then ate breakfast at a bench next to Hampton Chutney Co., which features dishes that would appeal to a vegetarian like McCartney.

"We don't comment on Paul's private matters -- business or personal," said McCartney's spokesman, Paul Freundlich.

Shevell also could not be reached.

McCartney and Shevell both have houses in the Hamptons. McCartney has been spotted near his 11-acre Amagansett mansion often in recent weeks.

"He was here a few weeks ago, and he was really nice," said Mallory Herrlin, who works at White's Pharmacy on Main Street in East Hampton. She said McCartney was buying perfume and fancy soap.

Blakeman, reached Tuesday, told Newsday, "I am legally separated from Nancy. The separation is amicable and mutual." He declined to comment further about the details of the separation. Blakeman spent his evening Tuesday night analyzing local elections on News 12 Long Island.

In the Hamptons Tuesday, people who said they had seen the former Beatle in recent weeks described him as easygoing and friendly.

"I was just talking with a security guard about Paul McCartney yesterday," said Joan Jedell, editor of the Hampton Sheet, a magazine. "The guy said what everyone else said: Paul is unpretentious, easy to get along with -- you wouldn't know he was so wealthy."

At Fierro's Restaurant in downtown East Hampton, employee Dave Coppola can rattle off the celebrities he's seen over the years: Bill Clinton, Howard Stern, Sarah Jessica Parker, the soccer player Pele. No McCartney sightings yet. This year, Coppola said, he noticed fewer celebs. "Maybe there are too many paparazzi around."

The McCartney divorce has provided a continuing soap opera for the British press. This week Hello! magazine published an interview in which Heather Mills accused McCartney of being stingy. "This is a man that hangs on to his money ... Who needs that kind of money?"

From PM.com: As you can see we have had a complete overhaul and given the site a nice, new refreshing look. The site will be building over the coming months to include more content than ever before, concentrating on every aspect of Paul's incredibly successful and varied career and interests.

The 'News' and 'Features' sections now have new functions that display video or image galleries in the main content area* in the middle top section, so look out for these options. We are currently highlighting the new single Ever Present Past and next week's The McCartney Years DVD release.

The message board (see 'Fans' on the side navigation) has also been given a good clean up and now has much more security and functionality and a new PM.com shop will also be coming soon. The 'Fans' section is set to expand to include downloads and competitions, plus we are hoping to have a full discography up very shortly.

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The married millionairess seen kissing Sir Paul McCartney is a breast cancer survivor - diagnosed just a year after the rocker's beloved late wife Linda.

And last night she exclusively told The Sun she has separated from her lawyer husband, leaving her free to see the Beatles legend.

Brave US businesswoman Nancy Shevell, 47, revealed in an interview how she learned she had breast cancer in 1996.

She told in the 1998 article of her "desperation" after she was diagnosed.

It is not known if she is still being treated. But like Sir Paul, the beautiful dark-haired campaigner has since donated and raised thousands of pounds for cancer charities.

Tragic Lady Linda McCartney announced she had the illness in 1995 and died three years later at 56 with Sir Paul and her children at her side.

Like Linda, Nancy is from a prominent New York Jewish-American family and studied at Arizona State College.

Classy

She and estranged husband Bruce Blakeman, 52, are believed to be old friends of Sir Paul and Linda.

A pal said last night: "Paul admires Nancy because, like Linda, she is brave and always remained positive.

"They've been able to open up to each other about how cancer affected their lives. Nancy's very intelligent and beautiful, but it's her inner strength that has really captured Paul."

The Sun revealed exclusively yesterday how Nancy spent last weekend with 65-year-old Sir Paul as he took a break from his bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills.

The couple were snapped strolling on a beach in the posh Hamptons resort on New York's Long Island, shared warm breakfast chats and late-night dinners in restaurants - and were seen kissing after Sir Paul drove Nancy home.

They also spent time at each other's mansions - six miles apart on the ritzy millionaires' playground.

Nancy, who lives in the city's exclusive Upper East Side, yesterday confirmed she is now legally separated from mega-rich husband Mr Blakeman.

She said outside her home: "Yes, we are separated."

Asked about her relationship with former Beatle Macca, she added: "I'm afraid I cannot comment. I can't say anything."

Nancy, who is vice president of her wealthy family's firm and a top New York City transport official, wed Mr Blakeman in 1984.

She was known as Nancy Shevell Blakeman, but recently dropped her husband's name. The pair have a teenage son.

Mr Blakeman - a commissioner of the New York Port Authority and a partner in a top Big Apple law firm - also yesterday confirmed that he and Nancy had split.

He said: "My wife and I are legally separated at the moment." He added in a statement: "The separation is amicable and mutual."

Macca was seen shopping at an exclusive lingerie store before meeting classy socialite Nancy.

He jetted to the US following a week of bitter rants from Heather. And he seemed not to have a care in the world as he laughed and joked with stunning Nancy.

Onlookers said he appeared more relaxed than he has for a long time. The carefree rocker yesterday beamed as he left his luxury home in St John's Wood, North-West London, to take an early morning stroll.

And he refused to deny that our sensational pictures of him kissing the American beauty were the signs of a blossoming romance.

Smile

Asked about the photos, Macca smiled and shook hands with Sun man Tom Wells.

He said: "The only comment I have is that it's a beautiful day."

Nancy told bosses at her US freight company that her marriage was in trouble several months ago. She asked for her married name to be dropped from the firm's website page.

Three months ago she had all her personalised stationery changed and all reference to her married name erased from company literature.

But workers say she kept her friendship with Sir Paul secret. One said: "Nancy told the senior executives a few months ago she wanted to drop her married name.

"She is usually a very private person, but said her marriage was in trouble."

Since our exclusive on her kiss with Macca, the company where Nancy works has been rife with gossip. One employee said: "We have all heard tidbits about Nancy, and quite frankly none of us are surprised.

"She's a very attractive woman and exudes confidence. It's easy to see what Sir Paul would find attractive."

Macca was devastated at the time of Linda's death but he paid tribute to her brave fight against cancer, calling her "the most positive person on earth".

High-powered Nancy has won respect as a top executive in her family's trucking firm, which turns over more than £150million a year.

She recently described how she had to fight to make it in a male-dominated industry.

It would seem improbable for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to be fodder for the British tabloids. But the London newspapers - and now The Daily News and The New York Post - are in a tizzy today with reports that Paul McCartney is having a romantic relationship with Nancy Shevell, who was appointed by Gov. George E. Pataki to the M.T.A. board in 2001.

Mr. McCartney, the former Beatle, is getting divorced from his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney. Ms. Shevell is the chairwoman of the M.T.A. committee that oversees capital construction, planning and real estate, and as such she plays an important oversight role for the Second Avenue subway project, which is estimated to cost around $5 billion for its first phase.

While the New York tabloids describe Ms. Shevell as married, her husband, Bruce A. Blakeman, a prominent Republican lawyer and a member of the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said in an e-mail message: "I am legally separated from Nancy. The separation is amicable and mutual."

The Sun, a British tabloid that is part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, reported that Ms. Shevell, 47, and Mr. McCartney, 65, spent last weekend together in the Hamptons. According to The Sun, the two ate at an East Hampton restaurant on Friday, visited each other's mansions on Saturday, and embraced before sharing a breakfast on Sunday at a cafe.

There are similar articles in a variety of other British media, including The Telegraph, a conservative broadsheet, The Mirror, a tabloid. The Daily Mail reported that Ms. Shevell recently met with Mr. McCartney at a London hotel.

Ms. Shevell, a graduate of Arizona State University, is a vice president of her family's businesses, New England Motor Freight and the Shevell Group of Companies. Ms. Shevell joined New England Motor Freight, based in Elizabeth, N.J., in 1983, according to her biography on the M.T.A. Web site. She is a breast cancer survivor. Mr. McCartney's first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998.

Until recently, Ms. Shevell was known as Nancy Shevell Blakeman. Mr. Blakeman is a commissioner of the Port Authority. He, too, was appointed by Governor Pataki. He was the majority leader on the Nassau County Legislature from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Blakeman is a partner at Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greenberg, Formato & Einiger in Lake Success, N.Y.

The Blakemans have been active in Republican circles and have given contributions to Governor Pataki and President Bush. A woman who answered the telephone at a Manhattan residence for the Blakemans said today that no one was available for comment. Asked for a comment, Paul Freundlich, a New York-based spokesman for Mr. McCartney, replied by e-mail, "We don't comment on Paul's private and personal or business affairs."

Mr. McCartney's divorce from his wife has been a messy and public affair. The couple announced their separation last year. In an emotional televised interview that has been widely distributed on the Internet, Mrs. McCartney said last week that she had contemplated suicide because of the negative public attention that had surrounded the divorce. Mrs. McCartney, an advocate against land mines, was formerly a fashion model. She lost a leg after being hit by a police motorcycle in 1993.

But last weekend, the former Beatle seemed to have eyes for only one woman.

The 65-year-old singer spent hours with pretty brunette Nancy Shevell, the wife of a millionaire New York lawyer, kissing her after dropping her off at her mansion.

Could Nancy Shevell be the new woman in Sir Paul's life?

McCartney and the 47-year-old company chief took carefree strolls on the beach in the mega-rich Hamptons resort and enjoyed late-night dinners.

They also chatted warmly over breakfast, which are just miles apart on the millionaires' playground in Long Island.

McCartney has remained in the US following a series of increasingly bitter rants from his estranged wife Heather Mills.

Last week, Miss Mills dominated the headlines after a series of extraordinary appearances, in which she gave a series of shrill interviews on British and American television.

In two days of outbursts, the 39-year-old said she had been driven to the brink of suicide by newspaper stories she claimed were inspired by Sir Paul, and that his fashion-designer daughter Stella had been "jealous" of her.

She also compared her problems to those of Kate McCann, mother of missing toddler Madeleine.

The ex-Beatle is believed to have spent the entirety of last weekend in the company of stunning Nancy.

Between visits, he was spotted shopping at an exclusive lingerie shop before meeting the socialite.

She is married to Bruce Blakeman, a commissioner of the New York Port Authority and a partner in a top law firm in the city.

However, she has recently dropped her husband's name.

The pair, active in the top political circles and both well-known Republicans, wed in 1984 and have a teenage son Arlen.

They are believed to have financially backed George Bush's previous presidential campaign.

A witness told The Sun: "With Nancy, Paul appeared happier and more relaxed than he's been for a long time. They were chatting like old friends and seemed totally wrapped up in their conversation.

"It was windy when they went for a walk on the beach. They walked together but with their hands in their pockets.

"Later, Paul dropped Nancy off. As they were saying goodbye, he leaned over and gave her a kiss before she got out."

Earlier this year, McCartney was spotted at a concert in New York with Renee Zellweger, and days later they shared a candlelit dinner.

The 38-year-old Bridget Jones actress has previously admitted having a crush on him.

Days earlier he had slowdanced could be with former model Christie Brinkley, the 53-year-old ex-wife of singer Billy Joel, at a concert in The Hamptons, where he has a mansion.

A spokesman for Sir Paul declined to comment.

Sir Paul McCartney put his divorce nightmare on hold as he enjoyed carefree days with mega-rich lawyer's wife Nancy Shevell.

The pair strolled along a windswept beach in the posh Hamptons resort on New York's Long Island.

They chatted warmly over breakfast and shared late-night dinners and cocktails at restaurants.

They spent time at each other's mansions ­ six miles apart on the ritzy millionaires' playground.

And at one point, 65-year-old Macca put his arm around Nancy after he drove her home ­ and they kissed tenderly.

The ex-Beatle and beautiful Nancy, 47, hooked up over three days last weekend.

Macca was also seen shopping at an exclusive lingerie store before meeting the classy socialite.

She wed Bruce Blakeman, a commissioner of the New York Port Authority and a partner in a top New York law firm, in 1984 ­ and they have a teenage son, Arlen.

The couple, seen in New York society as a powerful political team, are both active Republicans and donated money to George Bush's presidential campaign in 2004.

Nancy is vice president of her wealthy family's successful transport firm based in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She was known as Nancy Shevell Blakeman but has recently dropped her husband's name.

Macca jetted to the US following a week of bitter rants from his estranged wife Heather Mills.

But he did not seem to have a care in the world as he enjoyed dinner with Nancy on Friday night at an East Hampton restaurant, where they chatted and sank cocktails until 3am.

On Saturday afternoon, Paul visited Nancy's mansion before stopping at the Top Drawer lingerie store to buy gifts. Later the couple were spotted outside a cinema before heading for dinner at Mount Fuji sushi restaurant.

Nancy then drove her rented Kia car to Macca's mansion, where she stayed for nearly two hours before going home alone.

On Sunday the pair embraced before sharing a café breakfast, and laughed over the meal.

They went for a long drive in Paul's Ford pickup, later stopping for a stroll on the beach near Macca's East Hampton home.

They kissed tenderly as Paul dropped Nancy back at her place.

Then she jumped in her car and drove to his spread. They remained inside the secluded mansion for several hours.

An onlooker said: "With Nancy, Paul appeared happier and more relaxed than he has for a long time. They were chatting like old friends and seemed totally wrapped up in their conversation.

"It was windy when they went for a walk on the beach. They walked together but with their hands in their pockets.

"Later Paul dropped Nancy off. As they were saying goodbye, he leaned over and gave her a kiss before she got out."

Feisty

Sources in the Hamptons said Paul and Nancy would have met at a string of social events.

And they were spotted together at least six times back in August.

A witness who saw them in a restaurant said: "They were at the bar chatting. At one point she moved in close and kissed him on the neck."

Yesterday, one source described Nancy as a "powerful and feisty woman from a very wealthy family".

The source added: "She spends a lot of time in the Hamptons and is invited to a lot of the events Sir Paul goes to. It is likely they have known each other for a while. She is also keen on yoga, as is Paul.

"But despite her wealth Nancy comes from modest roots and while she is politically-minded, she is still down-to-earth. Paul finds her interesting and challenging."

Stella, 36, designed the £300 ($600) silver pendant as part of her first jewellery collection next season.

The necklace was unveiled to fashion industry insiders in Paris last month. A source said: "A lot of people thought it was really edgy while others secretly thought it was out of order. It's such an obvious dig. It will cause a stir when it goes on sale."

Heather, who lost a leg in a road accident, launched an astonishing TV attack last week on Stella - accusing her of breaking up her marriage to Sir Paul.

The ex-model, in the middle of a multi-million pound divorce battle with the ex-Beatle, said: "She's done some evil, evil things. She scraped my face out of a photo."

Stella was said to be unhappy when her dad married Heather and refused to design her wedding dress. She was unavailable for comment yesterday.

Sir Paul McCartney is cloaked in mystery as he leaves an undies shop.

An onlooker who saw him clutching a purchase said: "He tried to hide under the hood of his duffle coat."

Macca, 65, also bought a bottle of French perfume on his spree in New York on Saturday.

The ex Beatle left daughter Beatrice, four, with estranged wife Heather Mills, 39, on Friday. Pals say he is honouring their sharing deal for now but may still fight for full custody after Mucca's TV rants.

The Usual Suspenders

Beatles legend Sir Paul was snapped sneaking out of a lingerie shop but which of the beauties could be in for a Hard Day's Night?

With three of the girls dating the star since his split with Heather, The Sun compiled the odds in the Mystery Knicker Stake. Rosanna Arquette (4 to 1), Christie Brinkley (33 to 1), Rene Zellweger (50 to 1)

Macca, 65, has already consulted lawyers. A close friend said: "Paul fears Heather's lost the plot and needs help. He's deeply worried.

"She claimed to the world that her life's at risk. If that's true, so is Bea's and she must be with her dad."

In public rock legend Paul McCartney shrugs off this week's frenzy of abusive attacks by ranting estranged wife Heather Mills. But in private he is distraught and fears she will hound him to his grave.

After a tense face-to-face confrontation between the warring couple on Friday, angry Macca asked an aide: "Is Heather trying to kill me?"

At the end of a week of bizarre twists in the tale we can reveal 65-year-old pop knight Sir Paul is:

CONVINCED daughter Bea's mind is being poisoned against his family.

STUNNED by a demand from Heather that he hand over his beloved £12 million ($24 million) Peasmarsh estate home.

ANGRY at her threats to "tell the world everything" because "I've got nothing to lose".

ASTONISHED by her preposterous suggestion they spend a cosy family Christmas together!
Strain

Mucca's bizarre outbursts in meltdown interviews on GMTV, This Morning, BBC News 24, Radio 5 Live and US TV show Extra have convinced Paul he must go for temporary full custody of four-year-old Beatrice while the divorce is finalised.

He has already been in talks with lawyers. He fears the strain of the very public break-up is now badly affecting their daughter.

Hysterical Heather has claimed to have received DEATH THREATS from an "underground movement", talked of SUICIDE, and fears HITMEN are out to get her. In tense phone conversations on Friday evening, as Macca drove Beatrice to hand her over to her mum for the weekend, Heather even begged Macca to let her have his historic Peasmarsh estate so she can enjoy the benefit of its state-of-the-art security.

A friend revealed: "Paul's main concern is Bea's safety and well-being. Going for full custody is a last resort but he's really scared for his child. He doesn't feel he's got a choice now.

"And if Heather's life is at risk, then so is Bea's. Paul feels he just can't take the risk any more and wants to know that his daughter is safe and well-and that means being with him.

"Paul did plead with Heather to consider Bea before she went on these TV shows, but she ignored him. Now he's deeply concerned their daughter is growing more aware of the public war between them."

Macca also fears 39-year-old Heather's actions are turning Bea against his family, especially fashion designer daughter Stella, 36- branded as "evil" in the TV rant.

Last week Paul watched open-mouthed in astonishment as Bea hid behind his legs when big sister Stella called her over.

Friends say he was even more gobsmacked when the child referred to his daughter as "that bad woman" and told him: "Mummy's so sad."

Our insider said: "Bea's obviously being influenced by what's going on around her and Paul's worried it's very damaging for her.

"He's always been very private and pretty much kept quiet since this started.

"But by making all those claims on TV and radio Heather is simply stoking up public interest. Paul is absolutely furious she's brought the glare of the world's media back on herself, him and especially Beatrice.

"She's so young and vulnerable and he's very worried about her being psychologically damaged."

Macca now believes Heather-who also raged about her treatment by the media and compared herself to Princess Diana and Kate McCann- needs professional help.
Twist

Just 48 hours after her raving interviews flashed around the world she rang Paul and said: "Look, you know there's nothing new there.

"I haven't done anything wrong, but I had to get my side out."

Perplexed Paul apparently exclaimed: "This is completely ridiculous! What on earth are you talking about? What are you doing? Have you completely lost your mind?"

She angrily admitted: "I've been pushed to the edge."

But Heather's case wasn't helped by veiled threats to "put everything in the public domain" and her claiming Paul had failed to provide enough security for his daughter.

A pal said: "In the Friday night phone chat she told Macca she had nothing to lose by going public on their relationship. Although God knows what she can say now.

"She can't work out why the public hates her. She kept saying, 'They twist everything I say. Why don'tpeople like me?'"

Earlier this year the News of the World revealed Heather's plans for a tell-all book, documentary and possible appearance on Oprah Winfrey's prime-time US talk show.

They are understood to be a sticking point in the divorce negotiations. Macca is devastated that things have come to this.

A friend said: "Paul's just absolutely gutted that he's had to get the lawyers involved over Bea.

"But what do you do when your estranged wife goes on TV and says one jaw-dropping thing after another?

"The whole thing is absolutely barmy."

And the madness continues with the goalposts constantly shifting.

After Heather's on-screen onslaught at Paul, astonishingly she told him privately that she wants to settle the divorce by Christmas-so the family can all have a relaxing festive period together and put the whole saga behind them for Beatrice's sake!

A source close to Macca said: "All these outbursts from Heather are completely out of order. Paul doesn't know what's going to happen from one day to the next."

When Paul and Bea arrived at Heather's home in Robertsbridge, Sussex, for the Friday night hand-over there was a frosty stand-off on the driveway.

Heather kept them waiting for several minutes before walking out to their car.

But furious Macca, with the memory of her relentless stinging string of TV outbursts still fresh in his mind, was determined not to give her the satisfaction of seeing just how hurt he was.

Instead he merely asked sarcastically: "Have you been up to much lately?" The former Beatle's caustic put-down left Mills livid. She shook and turned red with rage. Last night one aide told the News of the World: "Paul wanted to make a point in what Heather thought would be her moment of glory.

"He was extremely nervous about how the meeting would go and felt an argument was on the cards.

"But he was determined to rise above it and show he wasn't giving in. Afterwards Paul felt quite drained by the whole experience.

"The last few weeks have really hit him hard. Over the summer he genuinely believed that the war with Heather was over after they agreed on support packages for Bea and a proposed divorce deal.

"But she's pulled the rug from under him. It's been a tough few days for him.

"He's looking like a deeply hurt man who's realised he'll never escape this women's wrath until the day he dies."

It's not been a good week for Heather, dubbed Mucca over her porn and vice girl past. Her PR manager Phil Hall quit because he disagreed with her decision to do the sensational interviews.

And now her lawyers are currently in talks deciding their position in the light of her outbursts.

She has already admitted she is £1.5million in the red over legal fees to end the four-year marriage.

Macca's friend revealed: "Paul really fears she's lost the plot. Her paranoia risks spinning wildly out of control, which is dangerous for her.

"But more worryingly, it could be dangerous for Bea as well."

Ms Mills also begged the former Beatle to let her move back to his Peasmarsh estate in East Sussex for the sake of her 'security'.

She repeated her demands that Sir Paul dip into his multimillion-pound fortune to pay for a security team to protect her and their four-year-old daughter Beatrice.

A close friend of the disabled former model said: 'Heather thinks that if only Paul would tell everyone she is a nice person, that she's not a fantasist or a gold-digger, then all his fans are going to stop hating her.

'She just can't understand why so many people seem to hate her when she does so much charity work.'

Ms Mills's pleas to her estranged husband came after an extraordinary week in the couple's divorce proceedings in which she gave a series of shrill interviews on British and American television.

In two days of appearances, the 39-year-old said she had been driven to the brink of suicide by newspaper stories she claimed were inspired by Sir Paul, and that his fashion-designer daughter Stella had been 'jealous' of her.

She also compared her problems to those of Kate McCann, mother of missing toddler Madeleine.

The couple then had a brief encounter late on Friday when Sir Paul, 65, dropped off Beatrice at Ms Mills's mother's home in Robertsbridge, a few miles from Peasmarsh.

It is understood they did not discuss their divorce personally during the five-minute handover, but Ms Mills's lawyers Mishcon de Reya then put the requests to Sir Paul's legal team.

The friend said: 'Heather did the TV interviews because she felt she wasn't getting anywhere. Talks about the divorce had stalled and she wanted to show him that she could create a media storm if she wanted to.

'She thought it would force him back to the negotiating table.' But the friend added that Ms Mills's efforts had been rebuffed, especially in her pleas for guarantees over her security. 'She thought he would finally cave in over that, but he didn't.'

Ms Mills has seen security as a major issue since October last year when Sir Paul withdrew the team he had paid to watch over his estranged wife.

She has received hundreds of hate emails to her website, labelling her 'the most loathed woman in Britain'.

The friend said: 'She wants to stay at Peasmarsh because the estate is enormous and she feels it's the only place where she would be completely safe. She is worried about the paparazzi and wants to be somewhere secluded.'

SHOCKED Sir Paul McCartney was last night "deeply concerned" about the impact of wife Heather Mills' bizarre TV rants on their daughter.

Heather was also warned she could lose custody of Beatrice, four, as a result of her outbursts.

And Sir Paul's close cousin, comedian Kate Robbins, told of her outrage at Mucca's vitriolic remarks.

She said: "I'm livid about what she has said. Paul adores Beatrice, he is a fabulous father."

Kate was furious at Heather's claim that Sir Paul's daughter Stella was "evil". She said: "Stella is a lovely person. She is kind, generous and absolutely peaceful."

And responding to Heather's claims that the mega-rich ex-Beatle was not generous to charity, Kate said: "She's a liar. If you knew how much he gives to different charities you would be gobsmacked."

Celebrity divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd Platt warned of the threat over custody of Beatrice.

She said: "Paul's team could get psychologists and psychiatrists to look at her demeanour and ask, 'Is she able to look after Beatrice?'

"What harm has she potentially done to Beatrice? Those are the kind of questions the judge will be asking.

"Has she acted in the welfare and interests of her child? Can she look after her? It may encourage Paul to make a bid for residence of the child to look after her full time."

Stunned Vanessa told GMTV that Mucca, 39, may be in contempt of court ­ and could face JAIL ­ for publicly spilling details of her marriage during a £50million ($100 million)divorce battle.

She said: "When you've got a divorce case like this you are not allowed to talk about the detail. She has really shot herself.

"Paul could go for a gagging order to say, 'You are not allowed to talk about this'.

"She could go to prison if she breaches that order." A string of TV interviews this week raised fears for Heather's mental health. She said Macca was to blame for their split and failed to "protect" her and Bea.

She threatened to reveal secretly-taped conversations and said he knew she was suicidal but did nothing.

A friend of Sir Paul, 65, said last night: "People will see what he had to put up with. Paul has too much dignity to respond to her claims.

"His biggest fear is that Heather's comments will harm Beatrice. What she has said is not healthy for anyone and in particular their daughter."

Heather also claimed fashion designer Stella tried to wreck the marriage. Stella, 36, spent yesterday with pals but did not comment.

Mucca was advised to "change or get off the public stage" last night by the Duchess of York.

Fergie said of being in the spotlight: "It's quite difficult when it's right in your face. But there's always a reason for it, so maybe you have to change something in yourself."

Heather, meanwhile, backtracked on claims she would give 80 per cent of any divorce settlement to charity.

She said on US TV: "I can't officially say that because then I won't get it. The judge will say, 'If you're going to do that with it, you can't have it!'. So I can't say that."

The divorce deal is now scheduled for a five-day hearing in the High Court in February.

A spokesman for Sir Paul refused to comment.

McCartney: Thumbs down

Sir Paul McCartney says he has dumped his trademark thumbs-up gesture because it makes him look like a "t**t".

He has been using it for more than 40 years to signal to the world that everything's OK but he says people tell him off for doing it.

And Macca claims he has not done it for a decade. He said: "I have been chastened by the world opinion on that and you will not actually see me do it.

"Have you seen me do it in the last 10 years?" Well actually our pictorial thumbnail sketch proves that old habits die hard. Even last week the former Beatle was all thumbs at a gig in London.

But Sir Paul told Q magazine why he is now sitting on his hands.

"I'm from Liverpool and a lot of Liverpool people will do a thumbs-up, like 'Alright, alright, eh?'," he said. "And also I am optimistic and want to remain optimistic. It seems natural to me."

In a foul-mouthed rant, Sir Paul went on: "It's like f*****g school! One thing you must not do is put your f*****g thumbs up, you t**t!".

Macca, fighting a divorce battle with Heather Mills, also said smoking dope made him get stuck on song lyrics. "You just totally come to a grinding halt, so the song never gets finished. And I had a lot of that through substance misuse."

Heather Mills lashes out at 'jealous Stella McCartney'

Heather Mills has blamed "jealous" Stella McCartney for her split from the former Beatle in her latest live television outburst.

Mills ranted that the fashion designer, 36, had done "evil things" in a supposedly jealous bid to break up the couple and claimed Stella was upset about her marriage to Sir Paul because she would "get all the planes and the diamonds".

Mills's latest outburst, on American entertainment show Extra, comes after she likened herself in a plethora of earlier interviews to Princess Diana and Kate McCann, and revealed she had considered suicide.

The 39-year-old who is locked in an acrimonious divorce with her multi-millionaire husband, said in a video link-up from London: "Every single week Stella tried to break up our marriage. She was so jealous.

"Stella wasn't interested in her dad's happiness. I can't protect her any longer. She's done some evil, evil things."

She continued: "The McCartney family is untouchable."

She later claimed to have damaging evidence about a person, whose identity she did not disclose, stored in a safe.

"The stuff in the safe... I'm protecting that party because I care about that party," she said.

"It's a very difficult thing. But if it's going to carry on then I'm going to have to tell all the truth."

Heather continued her media onslaught against Sir Paul in the U.S. yesterday on ABC's Good Morning America

She also spoke of her £25 million ($50 million) divorce battle with 65-year-old Sir Paul, saying: "It's been really, really stressful. The police said there's this underground movement... serious threats to your life.

"I'm always looking over my shoulder but because of my daughter we speak often, we are very civil to each other.

"When I left Paul, I said: 'Protect me from what is going to be a modern-day stoning from a certain portion of the tabloid media and I don't want a penny'.

Anger: Heather exploded with rage on GMTV on Wednesday as she talked of being persecuted over her divorce from Sir Paul

"I'm trying not to bring him into it, but at the same time he's not protecting me and my daughter.

"I absolutely did consider suicide about a year ago. When you are holding [the truth] inside for the sake of someone you've loved, who is not speaking out and could clear your name, it's like a volcano.

"I spoke to Paul... he knew I was suicidal and still no protection."

She claimed to love her husband "as the father of my daughter" but not to be "in love" with him.

Although she has remained single she claimed to have had lots of offers.

What have I done? Heather warned her TV rant could cost her dear in custody and cash fight

Heather Mills is said to be devastated after realising her very public claims to be suicidal and "pushed to the edge" could prove disastrous for her divorce settlement and custody of her daughter.

Miss Mills broke down in tears yesterday as legal aides told her she may have scored a spectacular own goal by going on a highlycharged TV offensive against the Press and Sir Paul McCartney.

In recent days on British and U.S. television Miss Mills, 39, has spoken tearfully about wanting to kill herself.

Her erratic behaviour on camera has left few in doubt that she is in a troubled state of mind.

Yet the slew of appearances which initially just "baffled" Sir Paul's aides and legal team are now being more forensically dismantled as they pursue the possibility of building a case against the prospect of Miss Mills being awarded full custodianship of Beatrice, her daughter with the former Beatle.

The media barrage, which resulted in the resignation of her spokesman, who had advised against it, did very little for her public image.

Worse still it may inadvertently provide Sir Paul's legal team with proof that she is not suitable to have primary custody of four-year-old Beatrice.

Until now, the settlement that both sides have been striving towards has had Miss Mills as prime custodian of the child, with Sir Paul, 65, being awarded regular visitation rights.

Courts tend to favour the mother as prime custodian in normal circumstances.

When Sir Paul and Miss Mills were in court in London last month for a Financial Dispute Resolution, the lion's share of the settlement they were thrashing out was dependent on that arrangement.

Miss Mills was poised to receive a £15million ($30 million) one-off payment and annual payouts as high as £2.5million ($5 million).

However, if Sir Paul's team successfully argue that custodianship should be joint, or even that he should be primary custodian, they will also be able to substantially lessen the annual payout.

A source close to Miss Mills described her yesterday as "distraught" about the possible fallout from her two days of media interviews.

"Initially Heather was euphoric with adrenaline after these TV interviews," said the source.

"On Thursday morning, she was still on cloud nine.

"But then she started getting calls from friends, her sister, her legal team, some of whom were slightly alarmed both by Heather's honesty on screen and by the state of her.

"The comments about her being pushed to the edge, the revelations about how she contemplated suioncide. She looked ready to crack. It was then that the penny started to drop that it all might not have been such a great idea after all.

"Speaking to the legal team on Thursday afternoon she came down with quite a bump.

"She was just saying, 'Oh my God - what have I done?'.

"She became quite hysterical about it. She felt she might have really shot herself in the foot. She immediately started to regret it.

"Heather was worriedly saying she could even lose custody. She was saying her life would not be worth living without her baby girl.

"Beatrice is the most important thing in Heather's life. And of course the settlement is very much dependent custody. If Heather loses that, she could also lose half the money.

"Paul's legal team could argue he has main custody, that Heather has visitation rights.

"Paul is now in a much stronger position. He could now say to her she should take a lesser settlement out of court now or go to court, risk losing Beatrice and risk losing the lion's share of the settlement.

"It must be remembered that she is fighting for the settlement which represents her as the mother of Beatrice. Beatrice is the key to how much she gets."

The Duchess of York has told Heather to get off the public stage if she does not want the attention it brings.

Sarah Ferguson said she could understand her frustration, but said there was "always a reason" for the attention from the tabloid press "so maybe you have to change something in yourself".

The Duchess, who has been the focus of media attention herself on several occasions, said: "It's quite difficult when you're in it - when it's right in your face.

"But there's always a reason for it, so maybe you have to change something in yourself."

She went on: "It's give and take. If you are on the public stage, it's your public stage. Otherwise, don't be on the public stage. That's what I really think.

"If you're on it, accept it, if you don't want to accept it, get off it."

The Duchess added: "When you walk into a room and everyone looks you up and down, maybe because they judge you from what they've read, that's the worst part.

"But then, after that, you realise everybody's up to something. There's always some skeleton in some closet. You just have to get on... It's taken me 47 years to understand that."

Miss Mills's apparent gaffe appeared to have sunk in by the time she gave her final interview on U.S. television yesterday.

Initially this week she spoke of wanting to kill herself because she felt death threats she was receiving also put Beatrice in danger.

She told the Inside Edition show yesterday she wanted to kill herself for a different reason - whose source is clearly no longer there.

Although she did not mention Sir Paul by name, she said: "I felt like my life was over.

"I was horrified that someone I loved for so long could do this and behave in this way, on top of what they'd already done, and what I'd forgiven them for, and I just couldn't believe and so I wanted to die."

Last night, Miss Mills's newly-appointed spokesman, Michele Elyzabeth, said: "Heather was suicidal a year ago when she and Paul separated. She no longer has those feelings."

Look out for a flurry of activity around The McCartney Years DVD release (November 24) very soon. We willl be highlighting the release through a new site and a feature that will include images and video, plus PM.com will point you in the direction of any reviews, competitions and exclusives that will start to surface in the build up to the release. As many of you will have also seen we have re-branded Paul's You Tube channel and those of you on the mailing list will see that it now carries a McCartney Years style.

ROUNDHOUSE FOOTAGE

Meyesight.com is now running with some exclusive footage shot at the Roundhouse Soundcheck from last week's BBC Electric Proms performance...

A SECOND charity has rubbished Lady Mucca's claims she is a do-gooder.

Heather boasts on her website she is a leading backer of several charities naming Protect Darfur. But yesterday a spokesman for the charity, which raises money for victims of the war-torn African state said: "We are surprised that Heather Mills has chosen to name us. We have no formalised arrangement with her."

The Sun revealed on Thursday how Mucca promotes herself as the face of charity for No More Landmines. But director Neil Morrans said: "We've not had any discussions. I met her once in August."

'For your daughter's sake, Heather, put down your sword and shield'

Paranoid and hysterical? Or a misunderstood victim. Five leading agony aunts give their verdict on Heather's amazing TV tirade...

DENISE ROBERTSON, 72, THIS MORNING AGONY AUNT
I feel sorry for Heather Mills McCartney. On Wednesday, I saw a woman desperately trying to put across a point, incapable of separating fact from fantasy, feeling she is being got at from all sides and yet still trying to come out fighting.

Like her or not, you have to admire her guts. That was my reaction the first time I met her in a TV studio only months after she had lost a leg in a road accident. I admired her then. In some ways I still do.

Not everything she said was untrue. I think she does have something in common with the McCanns and Diana. They were all arrogant enough to believe they could handle the media.

So she's going to enlist the PM, the Pope, the European Union and Uncle Tom Cobbley and all in another crusade? Spitting in the wind, Heather!

For God's sake wake up to the fact that underneath all the flim-flam you still have those qualities which stood you in good stead in 1993, courage and indefatigability.

That you were stupid enough to marry an icon and think you could handle that too was a big mistake.

I respect Paul McCartney. He is wise enough to see the impact of all this on the daughter he loves. For her sake, put down your sword and shield, and be nothing but a mum.

HILARY FREEMAN, 36, FORMERLY OF COSMOGIRL
I'd like to say I feel sorry for Heather Mills, but I don't. She feels more than sorry enough for herself.

And I don't believe that her "performance" on GMTV was a meltdown, or that her bizarre ramblings were the desperate words of a woman hounded and harassed to breaking point.

What we witnessed was nothing more than a two-year-old's temper tantrum. "It's not fair! It's not fair!" she cried, in so many words. "Look at me! Look at me!"

Heather Mills is probably the best example of a narcissist that I have ever seen. She's totally self-obsessed and has no idea how anybody else perceives her, because she has an inability to empathise with others.

More than anything, she believes she deserves to be heard and to be loved.

No-one can deny that losing her leg was a horrific experience. But it made Heather. No longer just another reasonably attractive blonde from the wrong side of the tracks, it gave her a unique identity that she could use to attract the attention she craved - and, later, the temporary affections of a Beatle.

It only made us dislike her more. "I've done nothing but charity for 20 years," she protested on Wednesday morning.

She still doesn't understand that the public prefers charity work to be done discreetly, and that the figurehead shouldn't be the main beneficiary.

It's her daughter I feel sorry for.

There's no point offering Heather advice - she wouldn't take it unless you could persuade her it was her own idea.

She should take whatever divorce settlement Paul is offering, live a quiet life with her daughter and do some anonymous charity work. In five or ten years, the public might give her another chance.

VIRGINIA IRONSIDE, 63, NEWSPAPER AGONY AUNT
Heather Mills is not my cup of tea. She's got a self-pitying and hysterical streak that we all know within ourselves when we're upset, and which we try our very best to keep hidden from the rest of the world except our very close friends.

I don't trust half of what she says. And going on GMTV "at her own request" was a bonkers thing to do if what she says she wants - to be left in peace by the media - is true.

There's a way, too, that she has of suddenly becoming tearful that looks like a well-worn skill, honed from childhood.

It's clear that she is a self-destructive self-publicist. But as they say about paranoia - "Just because you think they're out to get you, it doesn't mean they're not" - I have a certain sympathy with hysterical Heather.

She has been badly treated. I would have thought, because of her fundamental insecurity, she's dangerous to get involved with. But that doesn't mean she doesn't have grounds for complaint, nor that what she says doesn't have a certain validity.

In Wednesday's outburst there was a lot that was manipulative and unattractive, but at the same time there was a certain mad and reckless bravery in it all - she must have known she'd get stitched up - and that was quite admirable.

If she really wanted to stop being hounded, she would simply keep her mouth shut, which is what I would advise her to do from now on. But that, of course, is an impossibility.

IRMA KURTZ, 71, COSMOPOLITAN
Heather Mills, poor girl, has my sympathy. She has been persecuted practically beyond endurance to a point of such misery she says she has considered suicide.

And in truth, Heather Mills is a victim of the cruellest and most determined oppressor any woman has ever had to face: she is a victim of herself.

She has driven herself into a corner of the world where there is nobody else, only Heather.

In her explosive TV interview, the shortest word in our language, and incidentally one of the most dangerous, the word "I", was repeated so often it sounded like machine-gun fire aimed at herself.

Meanwhile, she was trying desperately hard to find someone or something else to blame for her real pain.

She imagines there is a dark power against her: in her mind, her ex-husband and the paparazzi are in a conspiracy against her absolutely blameless self.

The emotion animating Heather's interview was not sorrow; it was rage. And why all the fuss? A pretty girl married a rich and famous man because she loved him, or more likely, loved the idea of him. He turned out to be a bad idea.

The kind thing now would be to move out of microphone and camera range, cry a little privately, and wait until the storm blows over.

The kind thing would be to cool down and shut up: and that does mean to start being kind to herself.

DR PAM SPURR, 44, RADIO PSYCHOLOGIST
As an agony aunt, body language expert and psychologist, I'll tell you what the motivation was for Heather Mills McCartney's meltdown on GMTV. She wanted to send a message to Paul McCartney and show him how desperate she's become.

She wants not only a sympathetic divorce hearing, but also for him to taste how it feels to be publicly damned at every turn.

Watching Heather was an increasingly disturbing experience. Having felt sceptical about some of her previous media appearances that appeared overly self-serving, this time I felt we were really witnessing a woman on the edge.

Her facial expressions, particularly the "gulping" movements she made repeatedly with her mouth, and severe gesturing with her arms, are key signals of distress.

I've seen many men and women crack during acrimonious divorces. One thing they have in common is a potent mix of despair, bewilderment that things had gone so wrong, and rage. Heather displayed this cocktail of emotions in huge measure.

Members of the public with any sense will have viewed her desperation with huge unease, and I think where the public is concerned her appearance will have attracted sympathy.

I recommend she keeps a low profile and gets some professional help. One outburst can swing opinion in your direction, but another outburst will be seen as wallowing.

Still, it is Mills's wild eyed, alternately tearful and raging TV performance that has really got tongues wagging. To go on TV at all in the middle of divorce negotiations is unwise, but to compare yourself to Princess Diana and Kate McCann is surely lunacy.

The truth is Heather Mills is mad. In fact, she's bloody furious. She feels ill-treated and misjudged. As she said, she married an icon and icons tend to have quite a large fan base. When these fans feel that their hero is being maligned they have a tendency to turn on the person doing the maligning. This can't be pleasant.

However, Paul McCartney could have wandered round the house at breakfast time, wearing one of Heather's nighties and with a joint in one hand and a glass of vodka in the other, and it wouldn't matter. Mills could lie down on one of her de-mined former battlefields she wants us all to know about and offer to be run over by a truck and it wouldn't change anything either. Paul McCartney is loved and she isn't. End of...

So, Heather Mills is furious at a situation that is unalterable, which must be the most frustrating thing of all for her. Even if her veiled accusations about Paul's treatment of her and Linda are true, no one will believe her or them. She is baying at the moon. But then, in Hallowe'en week, we do love a good female werewolf.

Portraying angry women as unhinged is the oldest trick in the book. Historically, any woman who complained about unfair treatment in the workplace risked being asked, "Your time of the month, love?". The girl who objected to a stray hand on her knee at the pub would routinely be accused, "You a lezzer, then?". These days, people don't say it, but they still think it.

So, someone like Mills who is enraged is said to have a screw loose, just as any woman who steps out of the norm is apt to be portrayed as a loon.

HALLOWEEN? MUCCA'S FAR MORE SCARY!

Bizarre TV rant over 'death threats'

Crazed Heather Mills launched into an amazing rant on live TV yesterday.

She claimed she is hated more than paedophiles and murderers. Self-pitying Mucca, 39, stunned TV viewers as she compared herself to Kate McCann, 39, and Princess Diana and raved about how she thought of killing herself.

Mucca's day did not get any better after she left the studio ­ she now faces being sued by a pedestrian her car knocked over as well as being dumped by her publicist. She had asked to appear on GMTV to dismiss reports she had a killed a neighbour's dog with a noisy fireworks display.

Heather became even more riled when asked about the divorce from Sir Paul McCartney, 65. She raved: "I have been offered nothing! OK? Nothing! We go to the court over my daughter.

"Think of one thing that I've done that hasn't been for charity ­ 80% of my money goes to charity." Heather also launched into bizarre conspiracy theories.

"The truth will come out. There is such fear from a certain party of the truth coming out. The police came round and said: 'You have serious death threats from an underground movement'.

In another appearance on BBC Radio Five Live Heather spoke about the "Beatles nutters" she believes are behind the death threats. She said: "They just sit at their computers all day making up this rubbish."

But the outbursts led to publicist Phil Hall ditching her because he had begged her to hold her tongue.

Hall said yesterday: "I said she should just bide her time and wait until the divorce action is over and she can rebuild her life and focus on her charity work."

Mucca also faces being sued after running over office worker Jennifer Thomas, 39, as she left a TV studio in a chauffeur-driven Ford Mondeo.

Miss Mills has hours of recordings of Sir Paul sharing his darkest inner thoughts with her as the couple tried to talk through their marital difficulties.

The Daily Mail has learned that the sessions were recorded on audio tapes at Sir Paul's Peasmarsh estate in West Sussex in 2005 so they could be played back as the couple "worked through" their problems.

They are understood to make up the dynamite "box of evidence" to which Miss Mills referred in TV interviews this week.

The tapes apparently feature Sir Paul and her talking often heatedly and at length about physical fights and fidelity in his first marriage to Linda.

They are also said to row about his love of alcohol and cannabis, a row which turned physical between Miss Mills and the Beatle, his treatment of Heather behind closed doors and detailed discussions about their sex life.

There are also wider-ranging recordings where Sir Paul talks about his life before Miss Mills - including remarks about other members of the rock aristocracy and the McCartney clan.

The tapes have been described as "incredibly explosive".

Miss Mills said this week that she had death threats from an "underground movement" which made her want to kill herself so her four-year-old daughter Beatrice could live a safer life.

She then said she had taken steps to ensure that the "truth will come out" about their marriage if she was ever murdered.

"I have a box of evidence that's going to a certain person should anything happen to me, so if you top me off, it's still going to that person, and the truth will come out," she said.

Last night, she continued her media onslaught against Sir Paul in the U.S.

During a TV interview she pointedly referred to having "recorded every single conversation" she had with Sir Paul as their marriage disintegrated because she thought "no one would believe her" about how the break-up was all his fault.

The recordings have remained secret until now. The Mail first learned of their existence last November when one found its way to a British TV company.

One of the tapes - said to contain Sir Paul admitting to Miss Mills that he hit Linda "once or twice" - surfaced again this week when it was played off-camera during a round of TV interviews in Britain on Wednesday.

There are other recordings which contain Heather and Sir Paul locked in discussions about the appropriateness of his level of his alcohol and cannabis consumption.

Another allegedly contains an admission from Sir Paul that he and Miss Mills came to blows during an argument.

Other more intimate recordings involve Sir Paul's feelings about sex with Heather, and what attracted him to her, talking in detail about the pros and cons of their sexual exploits.

A source at a major British TV production company who has heard the tapes said: "Heather played edited excerpts from a number of audio tapes to us.

"She came for a meeting with her friend Ben Amigoni.

"They are long rambling talks between Heather and Paul - she describes them as his therapy sessions. We got the highlights. She told us that he was definitely aware that he was being recorded."

However, he added: "It didn't sound as if he knew he was being recorded - but that is just my opinion. Paul clearly loves to talk about himself, but he may be regretting that now.

"After Heather had left us that day, my opinion was that in isolation they were dynamite, but looked at in the context of an entire marriage, they might be quite unrepresentative of what actually went on."

A source close to Sir Paul defended his drink and drugs consumption, saying: "He does have a problem, but it's not anything to do with alcoholism.

"His problem is with tolerance. If he has more than about three or four whiskies, he falls over. He simply cannot drink a lot.

"And in terms of the dope, I think the only problem he had was her ignorance about it.

"She's the one who went on regional TV and said that everyone who smoked cannabis should be put in prison."

Poor, POOR Heather Mills...Paul is SO mean to her!
Ken Dashow Blog

Here are some excerpts of Heather's interview Weds. with the BBC:

"Do you fear for your life?"

"Yes I do, yes I do," she said.

"And you are saying that Paul McCartney does not protect you and your child?"

"I'm afraid not," Mills McCartney said.

On an ITV television morning show, she said had taken precautions because of death threats.

"I have a box of evidence that's going to a certain person, should anything happen to me, so if you top me off it's still going to that person, and the truth will come out,"

On the BBC, she was asked if the tabloid newspapers were at fault.

"It's the tabloids and a certain party, but it is so extreme and so abusive ... I mean, I've been called a whore, gold digger, fantasist, liar."

Okay, even as distant observers, let's go through her statements:

1) She fears for her life? Well, I believe what she really doesn't understand is that her husband has brought so much love to the world, AND his family, and she still can't understand why the world thinks she's a lying idiot.

2) Paul doesn't hire protection for you? Paul walks through London and NYC by himself! he believes that karma is karma, avoid the loonies the best you can, and he always has a "hello" or an autograph for the world.

3) Although I can't be sure...I am pretty sure Paul isn't trying to kill you. Why? Because he won't kill - ANYTHING! The man doesn't eat shrimp!

4) a)I've been called a "whore..." umm, we've seen the pictures of you on Kashoggi's boat, being a party girl for the Arab oil sheiks/

b) "Gold digger..." you were engaged to another guy when Paul called, so you dumped the boyfriend that minute!

c) "Fantasist..."That's what your own father called you, and all your exes, making up stories of beatings and abuse to justify your selfishness.

To sum-up: Heather, you STILL, to this day, don't understand the man you married; she once said: "We never do anything I want to do - it's only what Paul wants." Correct. He's 65, changed the world with his art, and, since he was 18, that's how it is - if you didn't want that, never marry one of the most famous men in the world!

Ultimately, you lost a ton of money by demanding to extend your 15 minutes...you can rip him on every TV show in the Western world, but YOU'RE the one who will always wind-up with egg on your face. Paul is love; you are greed...now go away.

Former News of the World editor Phil Hall has stepped down as Heather Mills' PR adviser over her outburst against the media today.

Mr Hall said he had parted company with his client on good terms yesterday after hearing of her plans to call for a boycott of tabloid newspapers, which she announced in an extraordinary tirade on GMTV this morning.

"We are still mates but I am not working with her any more," Mr Hall told MediaGuardian.co.uk.

"Yesterday, she said she wanted to do this TV campaign attacking newspapers, but I have a good relationship with newspapers and my business depends on feeding that good relationship," he added.

"She wanted me to orchestrate this campaign and make calls to newspapers but I have got friends and mates in national newspapers and it didn't seem right to make those calls and attack them."

He said Mills, who is currently thrashing out the terms of her divorce from ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, had respected his decision not to participate in her plans.

She was now handling her own public relations and called GMTV herself to set up this morning's interview, he added.

"My advice to her for the last 18 months has been, 'keep your head down and let's wait until the divorce is over, and then rebuild your career afterwards' through the charity and foundations she works for," Mr Hall said.

"That's the way it was going. We've had very few conversations with newspapers as far as placing any stories are concerned apart from denying the more extreme stuff."

He said newspapers had had a "field day" since a court order was issued preventing the disclosure of divorce proceedings.

Mills had become frustrated by the barrage of negative stories, he added.

"Her view is she can't just sit there and have stories written about her that are untrue and not do anything about it. She feels it's wrong that people write stuff that has no authority."

Appearing on the GMTV sofa yesterday, Mills brandished a folder of clippings and spoke of "4,400 abusive articles" about her.

Mr Hall said that Mills herself did not read the newspapers but relied on her sister to monitor press coverage.

Today, Mills accused the media of portraying her as "a whore, a gold-digger, a fantasist and a liar".

She told viewers to stop buying papers and vowed to take action against abusive reporting by attempting to change the law in the European parliament.

Mr Hall, who was the News of the World's editor between 1995 and 2000, counts among his other clients TV presenter Trisha Goddard and Cherie Blair's lifestyle guru Carol Caplin.

Heather Mills on GMTV

DISTRAUGHT Heather Mills wept and ranted through bizarre TV interviews yesterday ­ prompting one shocked presenter to tell her: "You are on the edge."

GMTV host Fiona Phillips listened as Mucca, 39, compared herself to Princess Diana and the parents of missing Madeleine McCann.

In a string of outbursts that left pals worried for her health, ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife:

CLAIMED she could be assassinated by hate-mongers and had considered suicide.

ATTACKED the press, calling herself a "prisoner" ­ while still using the media to vent her anger.

SAID she had the support of PM Gordon Brown in her anti-media campaign ­ but No10 denied it.

Presenter Fiona then said: "You really are at an edge."

Angry Mucca demanded a series of interviews after a story in The Sun.

We revealed neighbour Sandra Rowbury had said her dog died because of a firework display at a weekend birthday party for Mucca's daughter Beatrice, four.

Heather told GMTV: "I have had 4,400 abusive articles.

"Look what they are doing to the McCanns. What did the paparazzi do to Diana? They chased her and killed her."

"I have had 18 months of abuse and then they tried to ruin my daughter's birthday party. They say I killed the dog, which is rubbish. All the village knew about the party and came."

Heather vowed to take action in the European courts against newspapers.

During her interview on GMTV Heather said she feared people were trying to kill her.

At one point she directly spoke of assassination fears.

She gazed into the camera and said: "I have a box of evidence should anything happen to me. So if you top me off, it's still going to go to a certain person and the truth will come out."

In a blast at Sir Paul, 65, she said: "I have protected Paul for this long. But I'm being pushed to the edge."

Heather sobbed as she lashed at the press.

She said: "They have called me a whore, a gold-digger, a fantasist, a liar, the most unbelievably hurtful things.

"I have been close to suicide. I'm so upset about this.

"I have had worse press than a paedophile or a murderer and have done nothing but charity for 20 years."

She also denied having been a porn model, claiming she only did glamour snaps.

Mucca said she might be liked more if she DIED ­ like Sir Paul's late wife Linda.

Asked why she was hated by the public she said: "Because I married an icon and we split up. But Linda was revered.

"Maybe if the death threats came true, the same thing might happen to me."

Heather went on to deny she had been made any divorce cash offers by Sir Paul.

And she continually referred to her charity work, saying 80 per cent of her income was given away. Heather promotes herself as the face of charity No More Landmines. But NML director Neil Morrans told The Sun: "We've not had any discussions. We've not been able to pin down what her support will look like. I haven't spoken to her for many weeks now. I met her once, in August."

After the GMTV breakfast interview it emerged Heather had been dumped by her PR guru Phil Hall. He said: "I no longer represent her. I advised her against the interviews but she was adamant. Sometimes she can't help herself."

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Heather then went to BBC Radio Five Live ­ and blasted listeners who supported Sir Paul as "Beatles nutters".

She was then whisked to ITV1's This Morning to be interviewed by Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton.

In a wild claim about her anti-press campaign, Heather said: "I spoke to Gordon Brown this morning and he thinks it's a great idea."

A No 10 aide told The Sun: "The PM was interested to hear Lady McCartney's thoughts. But he made clear he does not wish to see Brussels controlling newspapers."

When asked by This Morning's Fern where her income came from, Heather replied: "Coutts Bank. I have a £112 million ($2.4 million) overdraft for my lawyers' fees." She has just bought a £3.2 million ($6.4 million) home in Robertsbridge, East Sussex.

Mucca hit at Paul again on the BBC Six O'Clock News ­ claiming he KNEW she had considered suicide.

A neighbour of Heather said her claims about the party were untrue. Sacha O'Leary Quinn said: "My blood boiled when I saw Heather sit there with a straight face and insist she warned everyone about the fireworks and invited the village.

"I live opposite her and never knew a thing about it until the night of the party. I had to rush out in the pitch dark to grab my animals."

Sir Paul was "extremely disturbed" by Mucca's erratic behaviour. A source said: "Paul feels sad about the impact it could have on Beatrice."

The outbursts left her first husband Alfie Karmal fearing that she is "desperate" and on verge of a breakdown.

Businessman Alfie, 49, said: "She is definitely a woman on the edge. She sounds all over the place. She has brought some of this on herself. In the past she has always wanted press and attention.

"The problem is she hasn't always told the truth so people don't trust her ­ perhaps she is crying out for help."

In a poll of 2,000 people yesterday, 60 per cent said they thought the GMTV interview did Heather harm.

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