Reports out of England indicate that Sir Paul McCartney has offered his estranged wife Heather Mills $75 million (£40 million) in hush money. The terms of the deal are that Heather must keep quiet about what went wrong in their marriage for the rest of his life. One source is claiming: "She has one hell of a story and Paul wants a settlement to make sure it never comes out."
According to a report in News of the World, McCartney, 64, has made the latest offer in an effort to lessen the very public problems the divorce is bringing to the family. A source close to the couple said: "They are thrashing out a deal which would amount to between £30 million and £40 million over 20 years and there will be strict conditions: Heather must reveal nothing about their personal lives... no books, no TV specials."
"Heather has no intention of telling it because she knows it would only hurt their daughter Bea, but it would always be lurking in the background.
"Any breach of the conditions would allow him to stop the payments — so basically he has control of Heather for the rest of his life."
The pair, who met in 1999 and married three years later, have been locked in a bitter divorce battle since splitting in May.
An insider told the News, "Time is a great healer. When they split up initially Paul wouldn't have anything to do with Heather. He wanted her totally frozen out.
"But his anger is dying down. He doesn't hate her. In fact, he quite likes her and enjoys her company," the source said. "He also realises she's the mother of his daughter — and a good one at that — and she's the woman who he once fell madly in love with. I don't think there is a chance that they will get back together but the war is over."
"They have reached a new stage in their relationship where they can talk, be around each other and co-operate in the best way for Bea. It's a huge relief for both of them."
