Heather Mills-McCartney seems determined to prove a "woman's wrath hath no bounds" by suing two newspapers  over "false, damaging and immensely upsetting" stories about her divorce from Paul McCartney, according to a statement Tuesday by her lawyers.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills-McCartney

The law firm Mishcon de Reya named the Daily Mail and London's Evening Standard as the subject of legal proceedings, adding that a suit would also be filed against The Sun.

"She cannot sue -- for now, at least -- every single newspaper that has published false, damaging, and immensely upsetting statements about her. She should not thereby be taken to have accepted that these statements are true," the statement read.

"She is pursued everywhere she goes. She is stalked by press photographers, who congregate outside her home and chase after her in cars -- regardless of her safety or the safety of her daughter," her lawyers said.

Associated Newspapers, the publisher of the Daily Mail and the Evening Standard, said the stories about Mills-McCartney in both papers "were obtained by proper methods and in accordance with good journalistic practice."

"Our exclusive stories were extensively followed up in detail by all other newspapers and media outlets," it said in a statement. The publisher said it would deal with the legal claim "in the normal way."

The McCartney divorce has become the most sensational spat since Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced 10 years ago, igniting fierce competition in the British press for the latest scoop.

Last week, the Daily Mail ran what appeared to be legal papers drafted by Mills-McCartney's lawyers that alleged physical and emotional abuse all over its front page.

Mills-McCartney's lawyers said British media claims that she had been offered a 56 million U.S. dollars settlement by her husband were false and "the truth is that no settlement offer, in any amount, has been made."

Mishcon de Reya also issued a copy of a letter, apparently from The Mail offering Heather's sister Fiona a "substantial sum" for information about the divorce.

It said the letter was hand-delivered and promised anonymity.

"It requires no imagination to conclude what kind of information was being sought from our client's closest confidante, nor why the assurance of confidentiality was believed to be necessary," the statement said. "We ask on behalf of our client for the media, as a matter of common decency, please now to show some restraint."

Associated Newspapers said the Mail on Sunday had been "led to believe that Fiona Mills had important information about this case and a perfectly proper and courteous approach was made to her."

No mention has yet been made as to whether Sir McCartney, 64, has been pondering the irony to lyrics from the song "When I'm Sixty-Four" John Lennon and he co-wrote: "Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four." 

Editor: Donald