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| Lady McCartney to sue newspapers | Lady McCartney to sue newspapers |
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| Heather Mills McCartney is to sue two newspapers over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" claims surrounding her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney. | Heather Mills McCartney is to sue two newspapers over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" claims surrounding her divorce from Sir Paul McCartney. |
| Legal proceedings will be taken against the London Evening Standard and Daily Mail, lawyers for the 38-year-old said. | Legal proceedings will be taken against the London Evening Standard and Daily Mail, lawyers for the 38-year-old said. |
| Solicitors Mishcon de Reya added that legal action will also be taken against The Sun. | Solicitors Mishcon de Reya added that legal action will also be taken against The Sun. |
| In a statement, Mishcon de Reya asked the media, on behalf of Lady McCartney, to "show some restraint". | In a statement, Mishcon de Reya asked the media, on behalf of Lady McCartney, to "show some restraint". |
| Lady McCartney, the lawyers said, had been vilified in the media, and was being "stalked" by photographers. | Lady McCartney, the lawyers said, had been vilified in the media, and was being "stalked" by photographers. |
| She cannot sue - for now, at least - every single newspaper that has published false, damaging, and immensely upsetting statements about her Lawyers' statement | She cannot sue - for now, at least - every single newspaper that has published false, damaging, and immensely upsetting statements about her Lawyers' statement |
| The statement said: "It would appear that the media has concluded that there are no limits to what may be said about, or done to, our client." | The statement said: "It would appear that the media has concluded that there are no limits to what may be said about, or done to, our client." |
| It added: "She is stalked by press photographers, who congregate outside her home and chase after her in cars - regardless of her safety or the safety of her daughter." | It added: "She is stalked by press photographers, who congregate outside her home and chase after her in cars - regardless of her safety or the safety of her daughter." |
| Mishcon de Reya said Lady McCartney could not afford to sue all the newspapers she wanted to. | Mishcon de Reya said Lady McCartney could not afford to sue all the newspapers she wanted to. |
| "Her time and resources are not infinite. She cannot sue - for now, at least - every single newspaper that has published false, damaging, and immensely upsetting statements about her. | "Her time and resources are not infinite. She cannot sue - for now, at least - every single newspaper that has published false, damaging, and immensely upsetting statements about her. |
| "She should not thereby be taken to have accepted that these statements are true." | "She should not thereby be taken to have accepted that these statements are true." |
| The lawyers also issued a copy of a letter they said was from The Mail on Sunday's investigations editor Dennis Rice, offering Lady McCartney's sister Fiona a "substantial sum" for information about the divorce. | |
| 'No settlement offer' | 'No settlement offer' |
| The latest storm over the couple's increasingly acrimonious divorce began last week when legal papers containing allegations that Sir Paul mistreated Lady McCartney during their four-year marriage were leaked to the press. | The latest storm over the couple's increasingly acrimonious divorce began last week when legal papers containing allegations that Sir Paul mistreated Lady McCartney during their four-year marriage were leaked to the press. |
| The musician strenuously denied the claims, adding he would "vigorously" contest the allegations in court. | The musician strenuously denied the claims, adding he would "vigorously" contest the allegations in court. |
| Mishcon de Reya also said that claims Lady McCartney had been offered a £30m divorce settlement from Sir Paul were "entirely false". | Mishcon de Reya also said that claims Lady McCartney had been offered a £30m divorce settlement from Sir Paul were "entirely false". |
| "The truth is that no settlement offer, in any amount, has been made," the statement added. | "The truth is that no settlement offer, in any amount, has been made," the statement added. |