Federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn said he and fellow Newfoundlander Danny Williams helped take the shine off the former Beatle's relationship with Heather Mills. So how did a couple of East Coasters manage to orchestrate such a stunning marital meltdown? Hearn said it all started with McCartney's famous appearance last spring on the "Larry King Live" CNN show.
McCartney, an animal rights activist, was debating Williams, the Newfoundland and Labrador premier, on the merits of the seal hunt. Hearn said McCartney showed respect for the points Williams made in defence of the hunt, but his wife - apparently a more zealous anti-sealing activist - was "not so gracious." McCartney saw a different woman that night, Hearn said, and that may have changed his view of her.
"And we'll take some credit for that," he joked. The McCartney breakup was music to the ears of many Newfoundlanders, who resented the couple's interference in the hunt. Of course, it hasn't been all bad news for anti-sealing celebrities.
Hearn noted that Pamela Anderson got hitched - to musician Kid Rock - after protesting the seal hunt. Hearn isn't the first Parliament Hill politician to be linked to a high-profile breakup, though he may be the first to publicize it. Last month, the wife of former Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi served divorce papers claiming the NHLer had an affair with Liberal MP Belinda Stronach.
And last year, Stronach had a very public - and very nasty - split with fellow MP Peter MacKay after she defected to the Liberals from the Tories.
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