Former Beatle Paul McCartney agreed a divorce settlement worth nearly 25 million pounds (50 million dollars, 33 million euros) with his estranged wife Heather Mills , she said.
The hard-fought deal was finally struck at London’s High Court after a two-year divorce battle between the pop legend and the 40-year-old former model, who had claimed 125 million pounds from McCartney.
“I’m so glad it’s over and it was an incredible result in the end,” Mills told reporters on the steps of the court said, adding that she was “very, very, very pleased”.
“All in all, we come out with nearly 25 million (pounds) … Sir Paul offered me 15.8 all in, including the properties, and I got 24.5, I don’t remember the figures.”
A summary of the judgement read that McCartney offered Mills 15.8 million pounds but the judge decided he should pay her 24.3 million pounds — a lump sum of 16.5 million pounds plus her assets of 7.8 million pounds.
The judge found that the total value of McCartney’s assets, including his business assets, was about 400 million pounds. There was no evidence at all before him that he was worth 800 million, he added.
Financial provision for the couple’s four-year-old daughter consists of periodical payments of 35,000 pounds each year, with McCartney agreeing to pay for her nanny and school fees.
“The most important thing for me is to get this over and done with,” Mills added, in extensive remarks after the three-hour hearing.
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