Heather Mills McCartney to Sue U.K. Tab
Heather Mills McCartney has been called lots of things in the British press, but this was the last straw: On Monday, the British publication News of the World ran a story claiming that Mills McCartney once worked as a high-priced call girl.Â
She immediately issued a statement denying the claims, and today her lawyers announced that she intends to sue to paper.
In a press statement marked “urgent” and released Tuesday morning, Mills McCartney’s lawyer, Stephen Taylor, says that she plans to begin legal proceedings after her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney is finalized.
“The interests of her daughter (Beatrice, 2) are of paramount concern,” the statement says. “She will defer issue of legal proceedings until the arrangements in relation to the divorce are concluded, but intends to sue at that stage all parties, including individuals, who are intent on damaging her reputation.”
The statement continues: ” Heather is very distressed by this article. She continues to recover slowly from her revision amputation operation and has suffered weight loss, anxiety and sleeping problems as a result of the stress and anxiety of the break up of her marriage. The coverage of this in certain newspapers has caused further distress and illness to her.”
The McCartneys announced their split in May after four years of marriage.