Paul McCartney is reportedly “terrified” that the recent abuse claims made against him by wife Heather Mills may stop him getting joint custody of their daughter, Beatrice.

According to the Sun, Paul broken down in front of music industry executives during a recent meeting in Las Vegas.

A source told the newspaper: “Paul said he didn’t want to talk about the divorce. But as soon as someone tried to comfort him by saying they had been through the same sort of thing, he broke down in tears and said he was struggling.”

“He pulled photos of Beatrice from his wallet and was showing them to us. [He said] she’s all I have left - Beatrice is all I have. Without her and my other children I don’t know how I’d get through all this. I’m terrified that Heather will take her away from me.”

“This is clearly taking a huge toll on Paul. His biggest fear is that he’ll be painted in a bad light - and she’ll be taken from him.”