Paul McCartney's ex-wife Heather Mills "insisted" that Capcom make her the lead character in Bionic Commando, claims The Sun (we're not making this up).
Amputee Mills allegedly demanded a six-figure sum to be the "face" of the game - ten times Capcom's offer - claims the paper, and the publisher pulled out when she also insisted a character be based around her.
"She was insistent she wouldn't do it for a smaller fee and said the producers should make her the star," says The Sun.
"The request was way, way over budget and they certainly weren't keen on basing the game on her."
Capcom apparently approached McCartney's ex because of her charity work with amputees.
We can't think of anything more ridiculous that Heather Mills PRing for Bionic Commando. We're almost disappointed Capcom didn't agree to put her in the game.
UPDATE: Mills has responded to the report via - where else - but her Twitter:
"Got offered to promote an amputee bionic computer game, from a wealthy computer games company I said if you donate a large sum to charity," she 'Tweeted'.
"The stingy company came back saying they couldn't, what happened to charitable businesses, seems they just want to exploit and give nothing.
"It may make sense to take the offer but I'd rather donate regularly to many charities much more than they're offering and not be exploited," she wrote.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
"I couldn't help noticing almost at once that you are a one-legged person."
"Your right leg I like. I like your right leg. A lovely leg for the role. That's what I said when I saw you come in. I said "A lovely leg for the role." I've got nothing against your right leg. The trouble is - neither have you."
"There is still a very good chance. If we get no two-legged actors in here within the next two months, there is still a very good chance that you'll land this vital role. Failing two-legged actors, you, a unidexter, are just the sort of person we shall be attempting to contact telephonically."
"So my advice is, to hop on a bus, go home, and sit by your telephone in the hope that we will be getting in touch with you."
Why the hell would they approach her? she's a one legged, money grabbing whore. These type of people should be shot. who go around claiming they want millions of £/$ for shoddy work and already have tens of millions in the bank.
how greedy can you get.
this angers me so much where theres people claiming thousand or millions of pounds for fixing a pool or 5mins of advertising where theres people in BRITAIN!! who live on the streets, losing jobs, can't afford food and around a 3rd of the population earn a maximum of 30k a year.
I'd have told her to bugger off, that's for sure. She has a face people know, true enough, but not in a good way. And I wouldn't want to risk my sales on that.
I wonder if it was law suit avoidance. Get a mono-limb on board and you can't possibly be discriminating against them. And since she is the money-grabbing whore mentioned above, it wouldn't shock me for her to threaten them with that.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
bulls**t.
everyone knows who she is.
name a more famous one-legger...
Blackbeard!!
Why would capcom want her at all when her involvement would pretty much guarantee that no one will buy their game?, maybe they didn't realise how hated she is.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
bulls**t.
everyone knows who she is.
name a more famous one-legger...
Never heard of her or the fact she has one leg. I'm just not really well studied on obscure British celebrities, as I rarely watch UK TV. Well I have Sky, but I don't watch many TV programs produced in the UK is what I mean, besides Top Gear.
I also avoid reality/celebrity TV like the plague. I'd never heard of Jade Goody 'til she got Cancer, would you believe? Probably not, but it's true.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
bulls**t.
everyone knows who she is.
name a more famous one-legger...
Never heard of her or the fact she has one leg. I'm just not really well studied on obscure British celebrities, as I rarely watch UK TV. Well I have Sky, but I don't watch many TV programs produced in the UK is what I mean, besides Top Gear.
I also avoid reality/celebrity TV like the plague. I'd never heard of Jade Goody 'til she got Cancer, would you believe? Probably not, but it's true.
You're a lucky man!
To give you an idea - Heather Mills was married to Paul McCartney. For some unkown reason, when they were divorcing, she decided to slag him off to anyone that would listen (including a hilarious GMTV interview where she got rather emotional about how she was being percieved by the media)....as if slagging off a Beatle would make her popular in Britain.
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
bulls**t.
everyone knows who she is.
name a more famous one-legger...
How about someone with two half legs? That Oscar Petorius, the South African runner?
"Ten times what they offered" - so they offered £60,000? Assuming she was, of course, going to donate all her earnings to charity... does anyone know a charity that would turn down £60,000? What a moron she is (:
She's completely obscure. Surely if they wanted a face on the game they'd use someone people are aware of? I've never heard of Heather Mills until just now.
bulls**t.
everyone knows who she is.
name a more famous one-legger...
How about someone with two half legs? That Oscar Petorius, the South African runner?
Shes a greedy bloody a*$e. She robbed Paul of pretty much all his fortune she keeps going on about charities but the only charity she supports is the charity of her own pocket.
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