Ex-Wife of Former Beatle Explains Dousing of Opposing Counsel
LONDON, England (AP) -- The ex-wife of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney said Friday that she snapped when she poured a jug of water over the head of her former husband's lawyer during their bitter divorce battle in Britain's courts.
McCartney's lawyer Fiona Shackleton, left, pictured after Mills threw water over her.Heather Mills said she became angry when McCartney's lawyer Fiona Shackleton argued that full details of the case, including some related to their daughter, should be disclosed."Mrs. Shackleton said something under her breath so I cleansed and baptized her," Mills told Britain's GMTV on Friday. "I thought she looked fantastic -- I thought it did her the world of good."Mills was awarded a $48.6 million divorce settlement last month after her four-year marriage to the former Beatle.But judge Hugh Bennett said Mills was a less than candid court witness whose original demand for $250 million was exorbitant.Mills' evidence was "not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid. Overall she was a less than impressive witness," Bennett said in his judgment.Mills was speaking from Las Vegas, where she is among celebrity judges for the Miss USA pageant. Mills joins actor-comedian Rob Schneider, actor-musician Joey Fatone, Olympic champion swimmer Amanda Beard and others on the panel.
