Unfortunatley the court case of Heather Vs. Paul has turned somewhat ugly with allegations of drug and alcohol abuse along with verbal and physical tormenting also. This does nothing but tarnish an incredible music career of solo and Beatle work that "Paul" has given us! You would think that Heather would take a generous settlement and be on her way without dreadging up all this muck? Thoughts about this situation would be appreciated.

My thoughts are on Paul Abuse thread
http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/m-1161255088/s-12/#num12

In my opinion the only abuse Paul is guilty of is the Frog chorus!!

I think Heather is gradually showing her true colours while Paul has handled himself with total dignity.

I bet Paul did not abuse Heather, but I also bet he wishe's he had now.....lol Seriously, I think it's a ploy typically used in divorces to make on partener look bad. If I was the judge presisding  over this my ruling would be, Ms. Mills gets no money for her self, full visitation with the child, and a brand new prosthetic leg.....case dissmissed!

I'm only a dedicated Beatles fan but I know the allegations of abuse by Paul are false.  The only thing that's true is that he smokes pot & has been for over 40 years.  She will only be a very small part of Beatles history unlike Yoko, Linda & Patti.  His marriage to his soon to be ex-wife was the biggest mistake of McCartney's life & he will lose some money, but not too much for him, along with his reputation slightly bruised.  

I have a feeling this divorce is going to get uglier.

Quoted from Paulsluv

I have a feeling this divorce is going to get uglier.

Sadly, with the millions at stake how could it end otherwise

It's probably going to be much uglier than even the fans expect it to be Paulsluv, but Macca will survive with his image slightly bruised a bit.

Maybe like Heather's face, wayne.

If Heather has tapes as she claims, it sounds like she set him up.

I believe our "Paul" is a bit of a control freak which would explain some of his bizzare behaviour. Prehaps when Heather knew it was going sour she decided to cover herself with these tapes? You know Paul is just going to fly to Scotlad somewhere and sit on a farm while contemplating where it all went wrong.

maybe come out with a new album

Paul will bounce back quickly she however will not, Paul has never been my favorite but I know he didn't do the things she is saying he did.  She just wants more money and hopefully she'll get none.  Besides Paul's already gone through one very messy, painful and public divorce in 1970 when he divorced The Beatles.

-Mr. Kite  

Very ugly if this is true:

MACCA GAGS LINDA TAPES

20 hours of her most intimate thoughts on her marriage to Macca.. could they now become the focus of his divorce battle with Heather? SIR Paul McCartney yesterday gagged tapes of intimate revelations made by his first wife Linda. Linda, who died in 1998, documented extraordinary details of their 29-year marriage in 15 tapes now held by her friend Peter Cox. It is understood they shed an alternative light on her "golden" relationship with Sir Paul, 64.
Amid fears they were to be made public and could feature in his divorce from Heather Mills, Macca, won an undertaling they would stay secret. An insider said: "They're dynamite." The 15 audio tapes are believed to cast an alternative light on the former Beatle’s 29-year marriage to Linda, always understood to be one of showbiz’s strongest. They contain such intimate disclosures that yesterday Macca, 64, stopped Linda’s close friend Peter Cox making them public with the threat of court action.
But their existence is bound to haunt the star’s bitter divorce wrangle with his second wife Heather, 38 – and could even become the centrepiece of their battle.
An insider said: “They’re dynamite. Linda begins to unburden her troubles and the tapes become an audio diary. “It’s a private and emotional confessional She vents feelings which she’d not dared share with even her closest loved ones. She found the tapes cathartic.”
Amid fears that Mr Cox might make the tapes public, Sir Paul’s management company MPLCommunications threatened to take him to the High Court unless he agreed in writing not to do so. The threat was issued by top law firm Sheridans and sent to Mr Cox’s representative Rodney Hylton-Potts, a leading London lawyer.
Sheridans demanded an undertaking, which was granted, not to disclose the contents of the tapes by 4pm yesterday. A source revealed: “Mr Cox has been silenced and the tapes remain a secret... for now.”
Last night Heather’s spokesman said she was aware of the tapes but would not comment. However a friend of the former model said: “These tapes may well be crucial in any divorce proceedings. At the moment there’s a lot of claim and counter claim.” Linda co-wrote with fellow vegetarian Mr Cox Linda McCartney’s Home Cooking, published in 1989.
During months of planning for the book Linda kept an audio record of her recipes and ideas, sending updates to Mr Cox. But as their friendship blossomed, she also began to share insights into her marriage. Mr Cox spent “hours and hours” in the McCartney’s kitchen in Peasmarsh, East Sussex, as Linda disclosed the day-to-day intimacies of her family life.
Today Mr Cox, a literary publisher and former chief executive of the Vegetarian Society, has the only copies of the tapes which have been a closely kept secret for 18 years. If sub-poenaed by Heather, he will appear in court as a witness in her divorce. Despite Mr Cox’s strong friendship with Linda, he had an icy relationship with Sir Paul.
The insider said: “Peter never got on with Paul. They rubbed each other up the wrong way. There was no love lost between them. Even after Linda’s death, there was no thawing of relations. Peter was rankled he wasn’t invited to Linda’s funeral. He’s never forgiven Paul for that.”
Heather was furious when Macca filed for divorce in July, citing her unreasonable behaviour. In leaked documents she accused her estranged husband of assaulting her on at least four occasions – once slashing her arm with a broken wine glass – being regularly drunk and taking illegal drugs. Sir Paul denied her claims and said he will “vigorously” defend himself in court. Heather, married for four years, is said to be seeking at least 100million of Sir Paul’s 825million fortune. The couple originally vowed to keep their divorce amicable for the sake of their daughter Beatrice, who is three tomorrow. But the split has become increasingly poisonous. Heather’s spokesman said: “We stress again that she stands by everything that’s been filed on her behalf.”