A theft report made by the estranged wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney has given the public another peek into the couple's bitter divorce proceedings.

According to police, Heather Mills McCartney reported on Thursday evening the theft of artworks — including canvases by Picasso and Renoir — from a lodge the couple once shared.

Heather Mills McCartney, shown in this 2002 photograph, reported an art theft to police on Thursday. Officers said Friday that there had been no theft and it was a 'a civil matter between her and her husband.'
(Canadian Press)

After checking the premises and investigating, "it was found to be a civil matter between her and her husband," Sussex Police spokesman Paddy Rea said on Friday.

"There's been no theft."

The U.K.'s Sun newspaper reported on Friday that, according to an unidentified friend of Mills McCartney, the former Beatle had removed the paintings and reprogrammed the estate's alarm. He allegedly informed Mills McCartney later, via text message.

The high-profile couple, who have a toddler daughter named Beatrice, announced their split in May.

Soon afterwards, British tabloids began publishing lurid stories about Mills McCartney's past and commentators began publicly postulating about how much of the influential musician's substantial wealth the former model and animal rights activist would demand in their divorce. The couple had reportedly not signed a pre-nuptial agreement.

Details of the couple's divorce papers were also leaked to the media. In the documents, Mills McCartney claims her husband once attacked her.

She has also announced plans to sue several British newspapers in relation to their coverage of her and said she has received death threats in recent months. 

In another peculiar development, McCartney hired the firm that represented Prince Charles in his divorce from Diana, the Princess of Wales, while Mills McCartney retained the firm that represented Diana.

With files from the Associated Press.