For our English Yahooers....Re: the LINDA McCARTNEY TAPES....I have read that Paul paid for these?

Question

Is this the truth? What is being reported in English newspapers?

Answer 1

EXCLUSIVE: MACCA GAGS LINDA TAPES
20 hours of her most intimate thoughts on her marriage to Macca.. could they now become the focus of his divorce battle with Heather?
By STEPHEN MOYES
SIR Paul McCartney yesterday gagged tapes of intimate revelations made by his first wife Linda.

Linda, who died in 1998, documented extraordinary details of their 29-year marriage in 15 tapes now held by her friend Peter Cox. It is understood they shed an alternative light on her "golden" relationship with Sir Paul, 64.

Amid fears they were to be made public and could feature in his divorce from Heather Mills, Macca, won an undertaling they would stay secret. An insider said: "They're dynamite."


The 15 audio tapes are believed to cast an alternative light on the former Beatle’s 29-year marriage to Linda, always understood to be one of showbiz’s strongest.


They contain such intimate disclosures that yesterday Macca, 64, stopped Linda’s close friend Peter Cox making them public with the threat of court action.


But their existence is bound to haunt the star’s bitter divorce wrangle with his second wife Heather, 38 – and could even become the centrepiece of their battle.


An insider said: “They’re dynamite. Linda begins to unburden her troubles and the tapes become an audio diary.


“It’s a private and emotional confessional She vents feelings which she’d not dared share with even her closest loved ones. She found the tapes cathartic.”


Amid fears that Mr Cox might make the tapes public, Sir Paul’s management company MPLCommunications threatened to take him to the High Court unless he agreed in writing not to do so.


The threat was issued by top law firm Sheridans and sent to Mr Cox’s representative Rodney Hylton-Potts, a leading London lawyer.


Sheridans demanded an undertaking, which was granted, not to disclose the contents of the tapes by 4pm yesterday.


A source revealed: “Mr Cox has been silenced and the tapes remain a secret... for now.”


Last night Heather’s spokesman said she was aware of the tapes but would not comment.


However a friend of the former model said: “These tapes may well be crucial in any divorce proceedings. At the moment there’s a lot of claim and counter claim.”


Linda, who died of cancer in 1998 aged 56, co-wrote with fellow vegetarian Mr Cox


Linda McCartney’s Home Cooking, published in 1989.


During months of planning for the book


Linda kept an audio record of her recipes and ideas, sending updates to Mr Cox.


But as their friendship blossomed, she also began to share insights into her marriage. Mr Cox spent “hours and hours” in the McCartney’s kitchen in Peasmarsh, East Sussex, as Linda disclosed the day-to-day intimacies of her family life.


Today Mr Cox, a literary publisher and former chief executive of the Vegetarian Society, has the only copies of the tapes which have been a closely kept secret for 18 years. If sub-poenaed by Heather, he will appear in court as a witness in her divorce. Despite Mr Cox’s strong friendship with Linda, he had an icy relationship with Sir Paul.


The insider said: “Peter never got on with Paul. They rubbed each other up the wrong way. There was no love lost between them.


“Even after Linda’s death, there was no thawing of relations. Peter was rankled he wasn’t invited to Linda’s funeral. He’s never forgiven Paul for that.”


Heather was furious when Macca filed for divorce in July, citing her unreasonable behaviour.


In leaked documents she accused her estranged husband of assaulting her on at least four occasions – once slashing her arm with a broken wine glass – being regularly drunk and taking illegal drugs.


Sir Paul denied her claims and said he will “vigorously” defend himself in court.


Heather, married for four years, is said to be seeking at least £100million of Sir Paul’s £825million fortune.


The couple originally vowed to keep their divorce amicable for the sake of their daughter Beatrice, who is three tomorrow.


But the split has become increasingly poisonous. Heather’s spokesman said: “We stress again that she stands by everything that’s been filed on her behalf.”


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Answer 2

Okay, but can you imagine having the taste buds of a catfish. They're actually located pretty much over it's entire body and help it track down any food that's with in range. They are, however, heavily concentrated in the whiskers. And I've never seen an earthworm jump.

Answer 3

What tapes??? Are they so-called proof that their marriage wasn't happy. I hope not, because I always thought Paul and Linda's (happy?) marriage was a sweet rarity in the hedonistic music world.

Answer 4

What are the Linda McCartney tapes?
I don't care what Paul McCartney does in his private life. He is a legendary musician and that's all that matters to me.

Answer 5

wish someone would answer, I'm interested to find out.