James Paul McCartney (TV special) ATV network in order to settle his two-year legal dispute with Sir Lew Grade. As the owner of the network and its music publishing division – and, by extension, the Beatles' Northern Songs catalogue – Grade had objected to McCartney crediting his wife Linda as his co-writer since 1971, citing her lack of professional experience as a songwriter and musician. McCartney's commitment to the television project allowed him to retain the second composer's publishing royalties, which otherwise would have been assigned to Grade's company. "James Paul McCartney" was McCartney's first such special since the Beatles' 1967 television film "Magical Mystery
Personal relationships of Paul McCartney as "And I Love Her", "You Won't See Me", and "I'm Looking Through You". On 25 December 1967 they announced their engagement, but they separated in early 1968. McCartney met the American photographer Linda Eastman in a club in London while still with Asher. They met again at the launch party for the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album. In May 1968, McCartney met Eastman again in New York, and they were married on 12 March 1969. They had three children together and remained married until her death from breast cancer in 1998. McCartney appeared publicly beside Heather Mills at a party