Paul McCartney and Heather Mills separate

[dabvu2498]

"...And you know you should be glad..."

[Benny-Distefano]

"And in her eyes you see nothing... no sign of love behind the tears cried for no one." -PM

[MrCinatit]

Originally Posted by KronoRed

The Who?

No, No, No...The Who were that one there group that did American Woman. :

[IslandRed]

Originally Posted by redsfanmia

Umm yeah, he was in a little band called the Beatles.

Yeah, I'm sort of aware of that. But there's rock-star rich and then there's billionaire, is all I'm saying.

[marcshoe]

Originally Posted by MrCinatit

No, No, No...The Who were that one there group that did American Woman. :

Guess again.

[savafan]

Originally Posted by Aceking

A huge chunk of Paul's money has come from other publishing rights he's snatched up over the years. You'd be amazed at some of the songs he owns the rights to. The "Grease" soundtrack is one that comes to mind.

Yeah, Paul was the one who gave such business advice to Michael Jackson, who then proceeded to buy up the publishing rights to the Beatles' catalog.

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by savafan

Yeah, Paul was the one who gave such business advice to Michael Jackson, who then proceeded to buy up the publishing rights to the Beatles' catalog.

Grr..Beatle songs in reebok commercials.

[Heath]

Can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love

I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright
'Cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love, no no no, no

Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

[redsfanmia]

Originally Posted by IslandRed

Yeah, I'm sort of aware of that. But there's rock-star rich and then there's billionaire, is all I'm saying.

Yeah I know, but Linda was an Eastman of Eastman Kodak so im sure that her family helped Paul with the investments.

[KronoRed]

Originally Posted by redsfanmia

but Linda was an Eastman of Eastman Kodak so im sure that her family helped Paul with the investments.

Actually she wasn't
It is often stated that Linda McCartney is related to the Eastman Kodak dynasty. This is a myth and McCartney had no connection with the family, as she herself explained in an interview. Her maiden name of Eastman was an anglicised version of her family's original name, Epstein.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Eastman

[redsfanmia]

Originally Posted by KronoRed

Actually she wasn't
It is often stated that Linda McCartney is related to the Eastman Kodak dynasty. This is a myth and McCartney had no connection with the family, as she herself explained in an interview. Her maiden name of Eastman was an anglicised version of her family's original name, Epstein.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Eastman

thank you for clearing that up, I always had heard that

[captainmorgan07]

she's gonna take him to the bank and the cleaners he aint gonna have much left

[GAC]

Originally Posted by captainmorgan07

she's gonna take him to the bank and the cleaners he aint gonna have much left

I doubt that very much. It's guesstimated that she could get as much as 200 mil at the most. The court system in England is not gonna allow her much more. They will protect SIR Paul.

[WMR]

Originally Posted by GAC

Sorry to hear this about Paul and Heather.

From listening to his last few albums, I think Paul really misses Linda.

As for prenups, and Paul not signing one, I have no problem with that.

Marriage is suppose to be about love and trust.

If you feel that is not there, and you need a prenup, then you probably shouldn't be getting married.

It's not a business transaction. It's about a committed relationship to each other.

And after all, Paul knows that "money can't buy me love".

Ummm, actually it is. When you sign that marriage contract, there is now a third party involved in your relationship: The State. It is no longer a romanticized solemn vow between two people: You have entered into a contract, and if you don't protect yourself beforehand, there is a greater than 50% chance (the divorce rate in this country) you will lose half the assets you bring into the marriage.

Circumstances change, emotions change, people change (or perhaps your understanding of them does).

Any man(or woman) who possesses any sort of net worth that they don't want to take a 50% of having cut in half is insane for getting married without a pre-nup.

[Dom Heffner]

Marriage is suppose to be about love and trust.

Then if she really loved him, she wouldn't take the money, especially given the amount of time she was with him.

A prenup protects everybody in case things don't work out. In LeaveIttoBeaverVille there's no need for locks on our doors. We also don't wear seat belts because no one has car wrecks. Kids play unsupervised. Things are supposed to be fine and perfect.

There is nothing wrong with signing a prenup, especially since McCartney made every single dime of that money without her assistance. He shouldn't have to give that much money to her because things didn't work out.

Marriage should not be an opportunity to get rich off of someone else's hard work.

I wish the law protected people like him more. Someone could just come along and be totally fooling someone just to get their hands on some easy cash.