Sir Paul McCartney and his wife of four years, former model and anti-landmine advocate Heather Mills, are separating.

"Having tried exceptionally hard to make our relationship work given the daily pressures surrounding us, it is with sadness that we have decided to go our separate ways," the couple said in a joint statement. "Our parting is amicable and both of us still care about each other very much but have found it increasingly difficult to maintain a normal relationship with constant intrusion into our private lives, and we have actively tried to protect the privacy of our child," the statement continued.

"Separation for any couple is difficult enough, but to have to go through this so publicly, especially with a small daughter, is immensely stressful. We hope, for the sake of our baby daughter, that we will be given some space and time to get through this difficult period."

The couple married in June 2002 in a $3.2 million wedding in Northern Ireland. Their daughter, Beatrice Milly, was born in October 2003. McCartney, 63, and Mills, 37, met through her charity work, the Heather Mills Heath Trust, which provides prosthetic limbs to the needy and campaigns against landmines.

--Looks like the mumbles I heard earlier in the week about this were true.

Source: People

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Posted by Lawren at May 17, 2006 08:18 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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Publicity hounds of the worst kind

Says: jasper at May 17, 2006 08:52 AM

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Did anyone see them when they were on Larry King? She was a HUGE bitch - kept interrupting everyone. Paul could barely get a word in. I'm not surprised.

Says: L at May 17, 2006 01:40 PM

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Wow. Four, whole years.

Says: Nanc' at May 17, 2006 07:00 PM

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Good riddance to bad rubbish!

Says: Aubrey at May 17, 2006 07:19 PM

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