Divorce is like going through hell - Macca - Oct 16 2007
Sir Paul McCartney has described his divorce as like "going through hell".

The 65-year-old insisted he'd keep his dignity by not speaking about the break-up, but admitted: "Going through a divorce is a very painful thing."

He told the Radio Times: "As Winston Churchill once said, 'If you're going through hell, keep going!' The only solution is to remain dignified. If I don't keep a silence about it, I lose this idea of being dignified."

Sir Paul spent eight hours in court last week with Heather Mills without coming to an agreement.

Macca and Heather, 39, who wed in 2002 before splitting four years later and have a three-year-old daughter, were reported to be disagreeing over the music legend's demands for a confidentiality settlement.

But reports over the weekend said they would sign a £50 million deal by Christmas, with a deal hammered out in November, for the sake of their daughter.

In the interview, Sir Paul denied he'd been dating Renee Zellweger, Rosanna Arquette and Christie Brinkley.

"Well, I went on holiday in America and went to concerts - James Taylor, Tom Petty - and there were lots of well known people," he said.

"And I stopped by to say 'hi' to Christine Brinkley and, unbeknownst to me, someone took a picture. And suddenly everybody's going, 'Ooooh Paul, I don't know if you should marry her!'

"I went on holiday. I met a lot of people. I started a lot of rumours. But there's no truth to any of them," he said.



Macca and Heather leave separately - Oct 12 2007
Sir Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills, have emerged from court following a gruelling day of legal wrangling over their divorce settlement.

As he left, Sir Paul flashed his traditional "V" for victory sign while Ms Mills shielded her face from the throng of waiting cameramen and reporters.

Divorce lawyers believe that an agreement will be reached, with some believing the former Beatle will have to shell out as much as £70 million - making it the UK’s largest ever divorce settlement.

But as the pair left, the world was left none the wiser over whether or not an agreement had been thrashed out.

Discussions between the pair’s lawyers took place throughout the day in a sixth-floor room of an unattractive annexe to the Royal Courts of Justice.

The world’s media were waiting when the couple arrived at First Avenue House in Holborn. But Sir Paul and Ms Mills made sure there would be minimum contact with onlookers.

They arrived separately in cars at the back of the building. Sir Paul wore a sober dark-grey suit and Ms Mills was covered in a blanket as she was helped from the car to the court building by minders.

Once inside the building, they used the judge’s stairs - a completely separate route within the public building - to reach Court 16.

The pair also left separately after the meeting and tittle more than an hour afterwards, Sir Paul attended the opening of a new gallery in London’s fashionable Piccadilly area.

He paused for pictures outside before being joined by his daughters, Mary and Stella and Hollywood actress Thandie Newton.

McCartney divorce battle to commence - Oct 11 2007
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills are set to begin their divorce battle.

Their case number is listed for 10.30am tomorrow (Thursday) in the High Court Family Division under "Unassigned Cases".

This means neither the judge nor the venue has been chosen.