HEATHER MILLS - MILLS SUES FORMER PUBLICIST

MILLS SUES FORMER PUBLICIST

HEATHER MILLS is suing her former publicist for more than $460,000 (GBP250,000) for breach of confidence after the ex-employee slammed the one-time glamour model in a revealing newspaper interview.
Sir Paul MCCartney's ex-wife launched a High Court action in London against Michele Elyzabeth earlier this month (Sep08) following the representative's claims that Mills was obsessed with money and fame.
In the first installment of the interview, published in Britain's News of the World on 7 September (08), Elyzabeth told the tabloid, "Heather is a calculating, pathological liar and the biggest b**ch on the planet."
Mills filed the suit the day after the newspaper hit the streets (08Sep08), claiming breach of confidence and falsehood over allegations about her failed marriage to MCCartney.
Elyzabeth worked for Mills for four years until earlier this year (08). Mills alleges she sacked the publicist after losing faith in her judgement, but Elyzabeth claims she resigned because Mills was impossible to work for.
The case is expected to be heard within eight weeks, reports Britain's Daily Mail newspaper.