By: Heather Mills McCartney, the estranged wife of Paul McCartney, said Tuesday that after her divorce is final, she plans to sue newspapers that have been digging into her past.
"She will defer issue of legal proceedings until the arrangements in relation to the divorce are concluded but intends to sue at that stage all parties (including individuals) who are intent on damaging her reputation," said a statement from the law firm of Coyle White Devine.
Since the couple announced May 17 that they were separating after four years of marriage, Mills McCartney, 38, has been the subject of several unflattering newspaper articles that included pictures of her in naked or semi-naked poses.
The News of the World, a mass-circulation Sunday newspaper, has claimed that she was lavishly paid for spending nights with wealthy men when she was in her 20s.
"Heather is very distressed by this article," said the statement from Coyle White Devine.
Mills McCartney confirmed that she and McCartney will divorce, according to the statement by her lawyers. The couple had not mentioned "divorce" when they announced they were separating.
The former Beatle, who will be 64 on Sunday, has come to his wife's defense.
"Seeing that so many inaccurate stories have been written at the moment about Heather and myself, all I can ask people to do is not believe them and understand that most of what is coming out is made up and entirely false. Thanks for your support," he said in a statement released May 18.
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