Heather Mills, the former wife of Paul McCartney, and her sister have received an apology and a settlement from Britain’s defunct News of the World tabloid over the hacking of their phones.
Heather Mills and her sister Fiona Mills both received a formal apology in Britain’s High Court. In a statement read outside the court, she said she felt “joy and vindication” at the settlement.
“My motivation to win this decade-long fight stemmed from a desire to obtain justice, not only for my family, my charities and myself, but for the thousands of innocent members of the public who, like me, have suffered similar ignominious, criminal treatment at the hands of one of the world’s most powerful media groups,” she said.
Mills is one of a number of celebrities who…