Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills have been banned from discussing their divorce proceedings with the media, after a judge slapped them with a gag order. The former couple began the battle over their financial settlement in court on Monday. Heather is said to be representing herself in her fight for her share of his $1.6 billion fortune.

The judge imposed the court order at the beginning of the hearing to prevent details of their divorce settlement from being leaked to the media.

A court source says, “The judge made it clear at the start of proceedings that the hearing was being held in private and that all evidence should remain strictly confidential. All parties were warned about leaking information. Anyone caught revealing confidential details of the court hearing, set to last five days, is likely to be found in contempt of court and fined.”

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Heather Mills cheated on Sir Paul McCartney for six months with a secret lover, it has been revealed.

The former model had marathon sex sessions with film editor Tim Steel the night before joining the Beatles legend on a romantic Caribbean Valentine’s holiday.

The sensational revelation comes as the couple prepare for a confrontation week in their bitter multi-million-pound divorce battle.

Steel has claimed that the former porn star had showed him Sir Paul’s loving texts, before romping with him.

“I didn’t mind-I suppose I was flattered that Heather still wanted to have sex with me despite being pursued by this musical demi-god,” News of the World quoted Steel, as saying.

“Heather was insatiable between the sheets and she liked to call me her four-times-a-night guy. Our record was six.

“But it was strange lying in bed talking about Paul McCartney. I would be with her when he called or texted her. She’d even show me the texts!” he added.

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Obviously, Heather Mills isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed. According to reports, she plans to represent herself in a court hearing where she is demanding $100 million from Paul McCartney.

The court case is set to start on Monday, so here’s hoping she can get it together by then. Also, rumors are floating around that she is suing her former attorneys.

She owes them a heap of money, to the tune of millions, but now she’s suing them? What will she think of next?

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Paul McCartney says recent media reports that he had a heart procedure last year are “entirely untrue.”

“People are ringing and texting me saying, `Are you OK?’” he writes in a posting on his newly redesigned Web site. “I hadn’t seen the report so I was puzzled by so many enquiries about my health. So I think it’s a good time to put this rumour to rest.”

The 65-year-old ex-Beatle says that during a routine medical examination over a year ago, “there was a minor irregularity which I needed to have tests for and which I have now been assured is completely fine.”

Recent media reports “completely distorted the story, calling it an angioplasty, which is entirely untrue, and this is why so many friends have been concerned about my health,” he writes.

“I am happy to say that I feel great and I have passed my most recent medical with flying colours.”

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Paul McCartney has told his soon-to-be ex-wife, Heather Mills that he’s ready to make a deal. He’s letting it be known that he is ready to reconsider a possible out-of-court settlement. He had his attorneys contact her directly with the message that “Paul’s ready to talk.”

Apparently, McCartney has anxiety over what might be said about the breakdown of their marriage. Leaked legal documents alleged he was violent and cruel to his wife. Paul is also concerned that their four-year-old daughter Beatrice might be harmed by further public dissection of their relationship.

Hopefully they can come together and work things out amicably, for their own sakes as well as the sake of their daughter, who is innocent in the whole mess.

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Sir Paul McCartney has undergone heart surgery, it has been revealed.

The 65-year-old musician has been mired in a bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills for the past 18 months.

He complained of feeling unwell in the autumn after a series of stressful rows with Ms Mills, 39, over arrangements for their four-year-old daughter Beatrice and the former model’s public tirades against him.

Sir Paul had a coronary angioplasty – a procedure that helps unclog arteries – after seeing a Harley Street specialist at the London Clinic, according to reports.

The former Beatle recovered from the surgery quickly because he took regular exercise and had a trim physique, a friend said, adding: “He has always been in exceptional health, which is remarkable when you think of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle he once had.”

Sir Paul was well enough to perform a duet with Kylie Minogue in front of millions of viewers at New Year. The pair sang his hit Dance Tonight during Jools Holland’s New Year special on BBC2.

Coronary angioplasty is performed by inserting a thin tube into blood vessels in the groin and threading it up to the aorta, where a small balloon at the end of it is then inflated. The balloon squashes fatty deposits blocking the artery, allowing blood to flow more freely.

A short wire-mesh tube called a stent is usually left behind to support that part of the vessel.

Football star David Beckham’s father Ted, 59, underwent the same operation after he had a heart attack.

Sir Paul and Ms Mills are still hammering out the terms of their divorce settlement after their fouryear marriage collapsed in 2006.

Next month the High Court will decide how much Ms Mills will receive of his £800 million fortune.

Ms Mills could be sued by her former law firm for £2million. Last month Mishcon de Reya was said to be looking at legal action of its own to recover its fees after a preliminary divorce hearing failed to reach a settlement.

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Paul McCartney sure gets around.  Let’s add Rosanna Arquette to the bevvy of women for Sir Paul: Renee Zellweger, Christie Brinkley, Nancy Shevell.

The pair was spotted taking a romantic stroll in England.  At 65, this ex-Beatle is a stud!