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Lennon's Glasses Stolen
Late BEATLE JOHN LENNON has been the victim of theft - after a vandal snatched his iconic round spectacles from a memorial statue of the star. The musician, who was shot dead in 1980, was...
By WENN on 13 November 2007
Mccartney Plans Last "Great" Song
Paul McCartney is masterminding the release of the "last great" Beatles single, it has been reported. The former Beatle is to turn fragments of Now and Then, a song written by John Lennon, into a...
By Contributor on 30 April 2007
Lennon Stubbed Cigarette Out On Hefner's Matisse
JOHN LENNON damaged a valuable HENRI MATISSE painting by using it as an ash tray during a wild party at the Playboy mansion in 1974, HUGH HEFNER claims. The French artist's works have sold for...
By World Entertainment News Network on 02 April 2007
Lennon Almost Got Beaten Up At Playboy Mansion
Former BEATLE JOHN LENNON almost got beaten up during a mid-1970s visit to HUGH HEFNER's Playboy mansion - when he put out a cigarette on a priceless painting. Lennon was in Los Angeles in 1974...
By WENN on 29 March 2007
Leto Worried Doctors With Sudden Weight Gain
Actor JARED LETO piled on so much weight to play JOHN LENNON's killer MARK DAVID CHAPMAN in a new film doctors were seriously worried about his cholesterol. The PANIC ROOM star guzzled two pints of...
By WENN on 08 January 2007
Lennon Piano Marks Anniversary Of Jfk Assassination
A piano once owned by JOHN LENNON was put on display at the famous "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas yesterday (22NOV06) to mark the 43rd anniversary of former President JOHN F KENNEDY's assassination. The instrument...
By WENN on 23 November 2006
New Beatles Album To Be Released
THE BEATLES are releasing a new album next month (NOV06), which promises to be a "new experience" of the Fab Four's music. LOVE is the soundtrack to the Beatles-inspired Cirque du Soleil show of the...
By WENN on 03 October 2006
Lennon Loved Blondie's The Tide Is High
Music legend JOHN LENNON was once obsessed with BLONDIE's THE TIDE IS HIGH and played it non-stop at his Long Island retreat. The 1980 hit, a cover of THE PARAGONS 1967 single, was one of...
By WENN on 18 September 2006
Mccartney's 'First Guitar' Sells For Gbp300,000
The guitar pop legend SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY learned to play on has fetched $600,000 (GBP330,000) at an auction at London's Abbey Road Studios. The instrument was sold by the former BEATLE's school friend IAN...
By WENN on 29 July 2006
Martin: 'Lennon Was A Perfectionist'
Former BEATLES producer SIR GEORGE MARTIN doubts JOHN LENNON would approve of the new Las Vegas show in the group's honour, because he was a perfectionist. Martin helped add the band's sound to the Cirque...
By WENN on 02 July 2006
Leto's Bizarre Ice-cream And Soy Sauce Diet
JARED LETO gorged on melted Haagen Dazs ice-cream, laced with olive oil and soy sauce to bulk up to play JOHN LENNON's killer MARK DAVID CHAPMAN in new movie CHAPTER 27. The actor ballooned on...
By WENN on 08 May 2006
Chopra Reveals The Truth Behind Beatles/maharishi Split
Writer and thinker DEEPAK CHOPRA has exploded the myth that his friend MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI fell out with THE BEATLES over a secret romance by insisting the Indian guru simply grew tired of the Fab...
By WENN on 16 February 2006
Lennon's Handwritten Lyrics For Sale
JOHN LENNON's original handwritten lyrics to THE BEATLES' classic A DAY IN THE LIFE went on sale yesterday (17JAN06), on the 39th anniversary he was inspired to write the song after reading a newspaper....
By WENN on 18 January 2006
Douglas Pushes For Tighter Gun Control
FATAL ATTRACTION star MICHAEL DOUGLAS is planning to lobby the US government for tighter gun control, because he's still haunted by rocker JOHN LENNON's 1980 shooting death. Lennon was murdered outside his New York...
By WENN on 02 December 2005
Jagger: 'Yoko Cut Me Out'
ROLLING STONES frontman SIR MICK JAGGER is convinced YOKO ONO banned her late husband JOHN LENNON from seeing his rocker friends because she deemed them a "bad influence". The BROWN SUGAR singer enjoyed partying...
By WENN on 22 November 2005
Cynthia's Dinner Invitation To Cheating Lennon And Ono
JOHN LENNON's first wife CYNTHIA was so shocked when she caught her husband cheating on her with YOKO ONO, she invited the lovers out to dinner. The late BEATLE's teenage sweetheart, who became his...
By WENN on 10 October 2005
Ray Davies: 'Don't Compare Me To Mccartney'
THE KINKS frontman RAY DAVIES is sick of comparisons to 1960s contemporary SIR PAUL McCARTNEY, because they are nothing alike. The pair were two of the biggest artists of the 1960s and are often...
By WENN on 29 September 2005
Byrne Refused To Honour Lennon
TALKING HEADS frontman DAVID BYRNE horrified his bandmates on the day of JOHN LENNON's tragic murder in 1980 by refusing to pay tribute to the star during their concert that night. The ROAD TO...
By WENN on 06 September 2005
Lennon Urinated On Nuns
Music legend JOHN LENNON was nicknamed "the Devil's own child" by rock 'n' roll star LITTLE RICHARD after the BEATLE urinated on German nuns during an early tour. The Beatles were supporting the TOOTIE...
By WENN on 31 August 2005
Iron Maiden Inducted Into Hollywood Rock Walk
IRON MAIDEN has been honoured with the ultimate rock accolade - they are to be inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk Of Fame. The British metal legends, who have enjoyed a resurgence of interest since...
By WENN on 11 August 2005
Lennon In-law Quizzed Over Child Sex Assault
The future father-in-law of JOHN LENNON's son JULIAN has been arrested over alleged sexual assaults on an eight-year-old girl. Police on the Spanish Balearic island of Majorca are questioning multi-millionaire Robert Bayliss after a...
By WENN on 27 June 2005
Lennon's Lucy In The Sky Dies
LUCY RICHARDSON, the inspiration behind THE BEATLES' hit LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS, died two weeks ago (01JUN05) following a two year cancer battle. She was 47. Richardson, who became a...
By WENN on 15 June 2005
Lennon's Rage Over Mccartney Drug Bust
JOHN LENNON was furious when he found out his "stupid" former BEATLES bandmate SIR PAUL McCARTNEY had been arrested in Japan for possessing marijuana, according to his cleaning lady. ROSAURA LORENZO was present in...
By WENN on 22 April 2005
Epstein's 'Homosexual Acts' With Former Beatle
Former BEATLES manager BRIAN EPSTEIN engaged in homosexual acts with one member of the legendary band - the gay pop mogul's ex-aide claims in a sensational new book. JOANNE PETERSON is working on THERE'S...
By WENN on 19 April 2005
Widow To Finish Donegan Autobiography
The widow of LONNIE DONEGAN will reveal why her skiffle legend husband died a poor man when she completes his unfinished autobiography. Donegan, who had 27 top 20 UK singles in one six-year period,...
By WENN on 11 April 2005
Uri Geller Reveals Lennon's Alien Encounter
JOHN LENNON died thinking aliens exist, according to the late BEATLE's psychic friend, URI GELLER. Geller has revealed Lennon told him he'd had a late-night visit from extra-terrestrials a year before he was shot...
By WENN on 16 December 2004
The Beatles' Lost Love Children
A British TV documentary will shock BEATLES fans with claims the Fab Four fathered a string of children before they married. The CHANNEL FIVE network alleges the group's manager BRIAN EPSTEIN provided prostitutes for...
By WENN on 29 November 2004
Ono Shows Lennon's Corpse On Dvd
YOKO ONO has released a picture of JOHN LENNON's corpse on the DVD of his greatest hits. The picture shows THE BEATLES legend's dead body lying on a mortuary slab after he was fatally...
By WENN on 07 November 2004
Nixon Tried To Deport Lennon
Former US President RICHARD NIXON tried to get JOHN LENNON deported from America by fabricating drug charges, because he feared the late BEATLE's protests against the Vietnam War would end his presidency, according to FEDERAL...
By World Entertainment News Network on 22 October 2004
Ozzy: Beatles Were My Inspiration
Metal star OZZY OSBOURNE has credited rock'n'roll legends THE BEATLES for inspiring the reality star to become a rocker. The former BLACK SABBATH frontman likens JOHN LENNON and SIR PAUL McCARTNEY to modern day...
By World Entertainment News Network on 01 October 2004
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