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Heather Mills: 'I Never Played Piers Morgan Voicemail Tapes'


First Posted: 21/12/11 16:21 Updated: 21/12/11 16:35   PA

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Heather Mills, the former wife of pop star Sir Paul McCartney, said that she never disclosed private voicemail messages from her ex-husband to former tabloid editor Piers Morgan.

Mills said that Morgan, who yesterday told the Leveson inquiry into press standards that he had heard a voicemail message left to her by Sir Paul, was using her as a "scapegoat".

She added that she would be "more than happy" to answer any questions the inquiry had for her about the subject.

In a statement she said: "For the avoidance of doubt, I can categorically state that I have never ever played Piers Morgan a tape of any kind, never mind a voice message from my ex-husband.

"Piers Morgan is doing all he can to deter the Leveson inquiry from finishing their important job.

"Morgan is using me as his scapegoat and I would be more than happy to answer any questions that the inquiry would like to put to me.

"As stated in a press release by my ex-husband, he has never insinuated that I have leaked tapes of him to the media."

Yesterday, counsel to the inquiry Robert Jay QC asked Morgan about a recording of a voicemail message left by Sir Paul for Mills when the couple were suffering problems with their marriage.

Morgan refused to say when or where he heard the message - because he wanted to protect a "source".

Lord Justice Leveson asked: "The only person who would lawfully be able to listen to the message is the lady in question or somebody authorised on her behalf to listen to it. Isn't that right?"

Morgan said he did not know what he was "expected" to say and added: "All we know for a fact about Lady Heather Mills McCartney is that in their divorce case Paul McCartney stated as a fact that she had recorded their conversations and given them to the media."

Lord Justice Leveson told Morgan: "I am perfectly happy to call Lady McCartney to give evidence as to whether she authorised you to listen to her voicemails.

"She may say she did, in which case you're not compromising anybody. But if she didn't, then we can proceed on the premise that it's somebody else, can't we?"

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sashadog
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18:09 on 22/12/2011
As Sir Kingsley Amis said "My enemy's enemy is my friend" !
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Norman Mitchison
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16:48 on 22/12/2011
Charge Piers Morgan with perjury and lock him up for seven years.
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ronnieince
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17:46 on 22/12/2011
Firstly where is the proof that Mr Morgan lied - he may have but where is the evidence - without prima facie evidence of a criminal offence the CPS would be acting illegally by charging him , he would sue for damages and win.

Throughout Lord Levenson's inquiry we have heard plenty of allegations - but no hard evidence - personally I don't doubt for a moment hacking was rife in the UK press - but what you or I believe is irrelevant - it is the hard evidence that counts - so far none has been produced - 22 people have been arrested in the last 6 months in connection with hacking - not a SINGLE one has been charged - the evidence simply isn't there at present - how do you PROVE A listened into B's phone voice mail 6 years ago - the reality is you simply can't
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geedoch
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16:21 on 22/12/2011
Most of us have read of Lady McC's evidence in a previous legal case..I don't think she was complimented on her credibility....but what has she to gain by etc....
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sand171
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14:41 on 22/12/2011
The problem is when she was devorcing him most of the posters on here where slagging her of and reckoned she was a liar and a grasper.
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alconltd
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14:17 on 22/12/2011
In an interview about his failed marriage, Sir Paul McCartney
was asked if he would ever go down on one knee again

In response he said, "I'd prefer it if you called her Heather."
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daveradley
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12:04 on 22/12/2011
As much as I dislike Morgan, I find I'd believe him before Mills. This woman has a small grasp on reality at the best of times.
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alanfinddlay1
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11:59 on 22/12/2011
This coming from a money grabbing liar and piers has headed the same way.
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fatoldboy
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09:16 on 22/12/2011
Piers Morgan is a slimy, pompous Prat, hang him now...
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08:10 on 22/12/2011
I am really looking forward to Piers Morgan coming a cropper on this.
His involvement in phone hacking was revealed a while back by an MP using parlmentary privilege so she couldn't be sued. He then interviewed her on CNN and tried to bully her into repeating what she'd said so that his lawyers would be able to sue. She stuck up for herself really well and it looks like she was right. Piers Morgan really is an odious individual.
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ussuri
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07:45 on 22/12/2011
piers is repulsive ,sleazy . no morals.
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20:07 on 22/12/2011
Ussuri, who in Piers' position do you find appealing, decent with good morals?
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Buddywest
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05:53 on 22/12/2011
Piers Morgan thinks he is something he's not!!
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08:05 on 22/12/2011
I tend to agree with you there!
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chunkybuster
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03:51 on 22/12/2011
Remember when he slagged off our brave soldiers on 'his' front page,then had to leave his job cos it was lies. What a guy!
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08:19 on 22/12/2011
What's really annoying is, that's when he started making big money!
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majesticjkr
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22:38 on 21/12/2011
Piers Morgan is a shaaaaaddddddy man, what is it about that man that just smells of something not very nice, he comes across so up himself, im not saying i dont like the man, you just wouldnt trust him, he's a preditor, and has the big mouth to go with it. and a long slimy tongue,a snake in the grass.
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redsquaddie
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19:57 on 21/12/2011
And we all believe Mills as she as always been so honest Red xxx
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MtnGeek
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20:30 on 21/12/2011
Why would she play tapes of her ex-husband to the editor of a tabloid magazine? If we are talking about the integrity of the person giving the account, how can you give more weight to Piers Morgan's testimony to try and stay out of prison than you do to the victim of the crime?
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Theatrixnyc
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20:37 on 21/12/2011
"As stated in a press release by my ex-husband, he has never insinuated that I have leaked tapes of him to the media."
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Is that enough?
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