From high-class hooker to battered wife?

The mud continues to splatter as leaked divorce papers have Heather Mills crying Paul McCartney stabbed her with a broken wine glass, abused drugs and booze, and became possessive of her breasts when she tried to nurse their newborn, Britain's Daily Mail reported yesterday.

Mills, 38, and the 64-year-old former Beatle separated in May after a four-year marriage.

The explosive claims reportedly surfaced in court documents filed by Mills in response to McCartney's July divorce petition. Lawyers wouldn't confirm their authenticity.

Last night, Sir Paul was said to be fuming over Heather's claims, the Daily Mirror reported his friends as saying.

A source said: "He denies the claims completely and cannot believe he would ever be accused of such behaviour. He's absolutely furious. He only ever cared for her."

In the documents, Mills alleges McCartney once forced her to cancel leg surgery because it would have disrupted his vacation plans. Mills had part of her left leg amputated after a 1993 traffic accident.

The shocking papers -- also published on entertainment website tmz.com -- claim McCartney pestered Mills into not breast-feeding their daughter, arguing "they are my breasts" and at another time, "I don't want a mouthful of breast milk."

McCartney also allegedly forced Mills to prepare dinner for him while she was recovering from a painful injury.

"Even when (Mills) had a broken pelvic plate in December 2003 (McCartney) insisted that she cook for him while she was on crutches, could barely move and was in agony."

He allegedly showed a disregard for Mills' amputation, forcing her to drag herself to the washroom at night -- when her prosthetic limb wasn't on -- rather than allow her to keep a bedpan in the room, arguing a bedpan would make him feel like he was in "an old woman's home."

In the last days of their marriage, McCartney poured wine on her head before breaking the glass and slashing her arm, she reportedly claims.

"That evening (Mills) realized the marriage had irretrievably broken down and left, crawling on her hands and knees whilst dragging her wheelchair, crutches and basic personal possessions to the car," the documents read.

McCartney's lawyers said he plans to defend himself against the accusations.

"Our client would very much like to respond in public ... but he recognizes, on advice, that the only correct forum for his response to the allegations made against him is in the current divorce proceedings," read the statement released yesterday.