His wealth reflects in part his incredible global popularity - in recent years he has filled stadiums from Rio to Russia, producing tens of millions of dollar of revenue with each tour. Long rumored to be pop's first billionaire, he was found to have assets worth about $800 million, including works by Picasso and Renoir and luxury real estate in the United States, Britain and elsewhere. The very public spat opened McCartney's vast fortune to unprecedented public scrutiny. Few if any fans turned against him, and the divorce court judge ruled against her, calling her demands exorbitant and unfair. She accused him of cruelty and sought a gargantuan $250 million settlement.īut her charges against McCartney didn't stick. Mills, a much younger model who had lost part of her leg when she was hit by a motorcycle, tried to battle McCartney in the court of public opinion during their divorce. McCartney is credited for having survived a number of tragedies - the 1980 murder of one-time songwriting partner Lennon, the loss of his beloved first wife Linda, the 2001 death of guitarist George Harrison and the public breakdown of his marriage to Mills - with his upbeat nature intact. The wedding party included Beatrice, McCartney's young daughter with Mills, who had been expected to serve as flower girl. Some guests speculated that Lennon would have been among the guests had he lived, with the rift between them having healed. The couple married on what would have been band mate John Lennon's 71st birthday. Unlike Eastman, who performed with McCartney's post-Beatles band Wings, Shevell is not expected to join her husband onstage on his extended world tours.
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