Sir Paul McCartney 'targeted by phone hackers'
Senior figures in his public relations team believe they had their telephones hacked into by Glenn Mulcaire, the private investigator who was working exclusively for the News of the World. Sir Paul was represented at the time by the Outside Organisation, one of Britain’s biggest entertainment PR companies.
Ironically, the company later employed Neil Wallis, the former deputy editor of the News of the World who was arrested last week, as its managing director. Outside is expected to sever all ties with Mr Wallis later this week.
Outside’s founder, Alan Edwards, and Sir Paul’s personal spokesman, Stuart Bell, who now runs his own public relations company, both allegedly had their telephones hacked during the period when the former Beatle separated from Miss Mills in 2006, after four years’ marriage. The High Court ordered Sir Paul to pay Miss Mills almost £25 million.
