The Daily Mail says its story is based on a 13-page legal document, which it says was filed in response to Sir Paul's divorce petition. The same document was faxed to the Press Association news agency, which was unable to confirm its legal authenticity. Law firm Mischon de Reya, which represents Lady McCartney, said it would "not comment on leaked or allegedly leaked documents".
However, it added: "Lady Heather Mills McCartney stands by everything that has been filed at court on her behalf and intends to prove its truth in due course, should this be necessary. "We would ask that the parties' privacy, during what is a difficult and emotional time, is respected." Despite such pleas, the McCartneys' divorce has been closely followed by Britain's tabloid newspapers.
Sir Paul has posted several messages on his website discrediting "inaccurate stories" and the "malicious spreading of rumours and made-up facts" since their separation. According to the Daily Mail, the former Beatle strenuously denies the latest claims, but there has been no official response as yet. The McCartneys married in June 2002 and have a two-year-old daughter, Beatrice.
They met in 1999 through Lady McCartney's work for her charity, launched after losing a leg in a motorbike accident in 1993. Announcing their separation in May, the couple said they had "found it increasingly difficult to maintain a normal relationship with constant intrusion into our private lives".
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