Paul McCartney married Heather Mills in 2002 and the couple went on to have a child together. But when the former Beatles star and former model ended their marriage in 2006, it became one of the most expensive divorces in history, according to People. Mills accused the British pop star of a slew of offenses. Some of the details were extremely grisly, revolving around McCartney’s alleged violent behavior, drug and alcohol abuse, selfish tendencies, and a general lack of sympathy, per TMZ.
Mills asked for $250 million in the settlement. According to People, her “proposed yearly budgets” included “$400,000 for private flights, $80,000 for wine and $250,000 for clothes.” The judge reportedly called her requests “unreasonable” and “exorbitant.” While she didn’t get the $250 million she hoped for, she did walk away with $33 million and several properties, including a seaside condo and an English country home that were worth $15 million. McCartney also reportedly had to pay $70,000 in child support each year, a sum Mills thought far too low, stating her daughter shouldn’t be expected “to travel B class while her father travels A class.”
As for McCartney, when Q Magazine (via the Daily Mail) asked if the marriage was his biggest mistake, he said, “I suppose that has to be the prime contender,” adding, “But I tend to look at the positive side, which is that I have another beautiful daughter out of it.”
