NEW YORK - Paul McCartney, in the midst of a bitter divorce from his second wife, was photographed kissing another woman in the Hamptons.
The romantic encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, 47, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, occurred last weekend, according to The Sun of London, which published the picture.
Shevell, estranged wife of prominent Nassau County lawyer Bruce A. Blakeman, has a home in the Long Island resort, as does the former Beatle.
She was appointed to the MTA board by then-Gov. George E. Pataki in 2001. Shevell is also a vice-president of New England Motor Freight Inc., a New Jersey firm run by her father, Mike. In 1988, federal officials charged in court papers that Shevell's company was linked to Genovese crime family soldier Anthony "Tony Pro'' Provenzano.
Provenzano, a former Teamsters leader, has been identified as a prime suspect in the 1975 disappearance of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. The case against Shevell was settled with no admission of wrongdoing by Mike Shevell, according to a report in the Village Voice.
The Sun said McCartney and Shevell were spotted at a sushi restaurant in Amagansett and at an outdoor cafe.
In one photo published by the British tabloid, the couple are seen sitting in the front seat of a car, with McCartney embracing Shevell. In another, they are walking along a breezy shoreline, wearing jackets, their hands in their pockets and their heads lowered.
McCartney spokesman Paul Freundlich said the rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer would say nothing about the reports. "We don't comment, as a policy, on private or business affairs,'' Freundlich said.
A phone number listed for Shevell on Long Island was disconnected, and Blakeman couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
McCartney is divorcing Heather Mills McCartney. His first wife, Linda, died of breast cancer in 1998.
