Paul McCartney is being blasted by his sister-in-law right on the heels of reports that a settlement had been reached in his bitter divorce from Heather Mills.

Fiona Mills, H&M’s sister, is livid that her big sis and niece aren’t receiving the same protection afforded to other members of the McCartney clan, especially in light of alleged death threats being sent to Heather and Beatrice:

“The main reason that I am responding is that I am deeply concerned for the safety of my sister and her daughter,” says on Heather’s website.

They are receiving death threats, not because she is getting a divorce, but because some of the British tabloids decided from day one that they wish to destroy her. … Heather and Beatrice no longer receive the protection that would be afforded to any other member of the McCartney family facing such threats.”

Fiona believes that Sir Paul may be the driving force behind the threats:

“We have been accused of creating publicity stunts and leaking information to get publicity,” she says. “This is not true and is a ridiculous accusation considering all the publicity is negative. It is not hard to work out where the inaccurate information is coming from.”

But Paul has a support system of his own:

“It’s absurd to claim Paul is behind the leaks. “He doesn’t do that sort of thing. Neither would he provide inadequate protection for Bea or Heather.”