Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono did not get along, a fact that John Lennon knew well. He resented the way McCartney and George Harrison treated Ono and they grew frustrated with her presence in the studio. Despite this, McCartney said he maintained a level of respect with her because she was his bandmate’s partner. He found it impressive that Lennon didn’t hit someone who didn’t show her any respect.
Paul McCartney was proud of the way John Lennon reacted to teasing
Lennon and Ono met in 1966 and married in 1969, shortly after Lennon’s divorce from his first wife, Cynthia. Lennon’s bandmates had their problem with Ono, but so did people outside The Beatles. McCartney recalled watching footage of someone being openly rude to Ono in front of Lennon.
“If you watch some of the great footage in Imagine you see the cartoonist Al Capp,” McCartney said in The Beatles Anthology.
Paul McCartney was proud of the way John Lennon reacted to teasing
Lennon and Ono met in 1966 and married in 1969, shortly after Lennon’s divorce from his first wife, Cynthia. Lennon’s bandmates had their problem with Ono, but so did people outside The Beatles. McCartney recalled watching footage of someone being openly rude to Ono in front of Lennon.
“If you watch some of the great footage in Imagine you see the cartoonist Al Capp,” McCartney said in The Beatles Anthology.
- 1/21/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Attorney Leon Wildes, who stood next to John Lennon and Yoko Ono in court, in public and on TV during the early 1970s as the famous couple successfully fought unrelenting deportation attempts by the Nixon Administration, died Monday, January 8, at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital. He was 90.
His death was announced by his son Michael Wildes, the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
Wildes himself would share at least a fraction of the Lennons’ massive fame for a while in the early ’70s, appearing with the couple on various high-profile TV talk shows during the three-year litigation.
After Lennon and Ono, both outspoken critics of the war in Vietnam, moved to New York City following the break-up of the Beatles, they soon became targeted by the Nixon Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Lennon had been convicted in London in 1968 on a marijuana possession charge, and a waiver he...
His death was announced by his son Michael Wildes, the Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey.
Wildes himself would share at least a fraction of the Lennons’ massive fame for a while in the early ’70s, appearing with the couple on various high-profile TV talk shows during the three-year litigation.
After Lennon and Ono, both outspoken critics of the war in Vietnam, moved to New York City following the break-up of the Beatles, they soon became targeted by the Nixon Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Lennon had been convicted in London in 1968 on a marijuana possession charge, and a waiver he...
- 1/15/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
After John Lennon’s death, Yoko Ono announced that she would not be planning a traditional funeral for her husband. Instead, she invited fans to join her in a silent vigil to honor Lennon. Privately, though, she took a moment to honor her husband. In a very small ceremony, she and producer Jack Douglas took time to listen to every recording they could find.
Yoko Ono had an intimate memorial service for John Lennon
Mark David Chapman shot and killed Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980. Lennon and Ono had just left the studio where they were working with Douglas on the song “Walking on Thin Ice.”
“He was very positive,” Douglas told People. “They were both just so happy.”
Shortly afterward, Douglas received the news that Lennon had been killed. Two days later, he and Ono returned to the studio to honor Lennon.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon | Susan Wood/Getty Images
“We went to the studio,...
Yoko Ono had an intimate memorial service for John Lennon
Mark David Chapman shot and killed Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980. Lennon and Ono had just left the studio where they were working with Douglas on the song “Walking on Thin Ice.”
“He was very positive,” Douglas told People. “They were both just so happy.”
Shortly afterward, Douglas received the news that Lennon had been killed. Two days later, he and Ono returned to the studio to honor Lennon.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon | Susan Wood/Getty Images
“We went to the studio,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
By the late 1960s, the once close relationship between Paul McCartney and John Lennon had grown threadbare. They argued more frequently, and while their songs were credited to Lennon-McCartney, they mostly wrote separately. The tension between them boiled over one day in the studio. An employee who overheard their argument said the fight was terrifying.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon got into a vicious argument in the studio
Tensions among members of The Beatles were at an all-time high as they recorded The White Album. The frostiness of their dynamic struck everyone who spent time around the band. They were frustrated with one another and, at least for McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, Yoko Ono’s constant presence in the studio with them.
According to author Bob Spitz in the book The Beatles: The Biography, McCartney tried to be civil toward Lennon. After a while, though, he snapped.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon got into a vicious argument in the studio
Tensions among members of The Beatles were at an all-time high as they recorded The White Album. The frostiness of their dynamic struck everyone who spent time around the band. They were frustrated with one another and, at least for McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, Yoko Ono’s constant presence in the studio with them.
According to author Bob Spitz in the book The Beatles: The Biography, McCartney tried to be civil toward Lennon. After a while, though, he snapped.
- 7/31/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon proposed to his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, when he learned she was pregnant. They’d been together for years, but he hadn’t wanted to commit in that way, finding it embarrassing to have a wife and child. Even after they tied the knot, though, Lennon didn’t fully commit to her. He cheated multiple times throughout their relationship. According to those close to him, he barely even tried to hide it. His school friend said Lennon had no shame about his infidelity.
John Lennon frequently cheated on his first wife
Lennon and Cynthia married in 1962. Per the book The Love You Make by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines, when their marriage ended in 1966, he admitted to her that he had cheated multiple times.
“John had confessed to dozens of infidelities committed during the eight years of their marriage, none of which she had suspected. He claimed in...
John Lennon frequently cheated on his first wife
Lennon and Cynthia married in 1962. Per the book The Love You Make by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines, when their marriage ended in 1966, he admitted to her that he had cheated multiple times.
“John had confessed to dozens of infidelities committed during the eight years of their marriage, none of which she had suspected. He claimed in...
- 7/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles were still together as a band when John Lennon released his Two Virgins album with Yoko Ono. The album was experimental, so it was a tough sell to even the most dedicated Beatles fans. It didn’t help that Lennon and Ono posed fully nude on the cover. While Paul McCartney wrote album notes for Two Virgins, he reportedly was not a fan of the cover photo. Neither were George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Here’s why the band was so concerned about the controversial album cover.
The Beatles did not like John Lennon’s album cover for ‘Two Virgins’
In 1968, Lennon and Ono released Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums. While many listeners didn’t like the album’s contents, the bigger source of controversy, by far, was the cover. It features full frontal nudity from both Lennon and Ono. Many record stores refused to sell it altogether,...
The Beatles did not like John Lennon’s album cover for ‘Two Virgins’
In 1968, Lennon and Ono released Two Virgins, the first of three experimental albums. While many listeners didn’t like the album’s contents, the bigger source of controversy, by far, was the cover. It features full frontal nudity from both Lennon and Ono. Many record stores refused to sell it altogether,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1968, John Lennon and Yoko Ono released an experimental album that many people, including actor Sissy Spacek, did not like. Critics derided the album but Spacek took a different approach. She was trying to make it as a musician at the time and released a song about Lennon. In it, she scolded the Beatle for posing nude on the cover of his Two Virgins album.
Sissy Spacek released a song about a new John Lennon album
After she graduated from high school, Spacek moved to New York with the hopes of becoming a folk singer. She signed with a record label and decided to go by the name Rainbo. Her career as Rainbo was short-lived, but she did record one song about Lennon’s Two Virgins album.
On the album cover, Lennon and Ono posed naked, a choice that sparked outrage at the time. Spacek referenced it in the song...
Sissy Spacek released a song about a new John Lennon album
After she graduated from high school, Spacek moved to New York with the hopes of becoming a folk singer. She signed with a record label and decided to go by the name Rainbo. Her career as Rainbo was short-lived, but she did record one song about Lennon’s Two Virgins album.
On the album cover, Lennon and Ono posed naked, a choice that sparked outrage at the time. Spacek referenced it in the song...
- 6/24/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Each of The Beatles used drugs, but John Lennon surprised his bandmates when he began using heroin. He explained that he’d been dealing with painful emotions for a while, and the drug helped. Lennon said that one of the main causes of his pain were The Beatles. He believed that his bandmates and everyone involved with the group were wronging him.
John Lennon said mistreatment from The Beatles led him to use heroin
When Lennon began a relationship with Yoko Ono, he started to resent the way the rest of The Beatles treated her. He didn’t think anyone was giving her the respect she deserved. He claimed their hurt feelings from this led the couple to use heroin. This shocked his bandmates.
“The two of them were on heroin,” Paul McCartney said (per Salon), “and this was a fairly big shocker for us because we all thought we were far-out boys,...
John Lennon said mistreatment from The Beatles led him to use heroin
When Lennon began a relationship with Yoko Ono, he started to resent the way the rest of The Beatles treated her. He didn’t think anyone was giving her the respect she deserved. He claimed their hurt feelings from this led the couple to use heroin. This shocked his bandmates.
“The two of them were on heroin,” Paul McCartney said (per Salon), “and this was a fairly big shocker for us because we all thought we were far-out boys,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney was the first member of The Beatles to announce that The Beatles were breaking up officially. However, the choice to split had already been made before he said anything. The band would keep it secret for a while, but McCartney let the cat out of the bag first, shocking the world in the process.
Paul McCartney didn’t want the break up of The Beatles to be a secret
McCartney announced the end of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, in a press statement before the release of his first solo album, McCartney. The announcement was a shock to Beatles fans around the world but not to the band themselves. During a 1969 meeting with Allen Klein, John Lennon had already told the band he’d be leaving.
Instead of keeping the band going with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they decided to call it quits. However, Klein wanted the band to keep it a secret.
Paul McCartney didn’t want the break up of The Beatles to be a secret
McCartney announced the end of The Beatles on April 10, 1970, in a press statement before the release of his first solo album, McCartney. The announcement was a shock to Beatles fans around the world but not to the band themselves. During a 1969 meeting with Allen Klein, John Lennon had already told the band he’d be leaving.
Instead of keeping the band going with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they decided to call it quits. However, Klein wanted the band to keep it a secret.
- 6/19/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Northbrook, Ill. – May Pang is an essential part of John Lennon’s history, having been his lover from 1973 to 1975. While with John, she clicked a number of candid photos, collected in the exhibit “The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang” at the Art Post Gallery in Northbrook (Illinois) from June 16th through the 18th, 2023. Pang will appear at the exhibit for all three days, and all of the photos will be available for purchase. For more information, click May Pang.
One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade after the break up of The Beatles … a period in Lennon’s life often called the “Lost Weekend.” Pang also has a new documentary about her life with John, aptly titled “The Lost Weekend A Love Story.” The film will be available for digital download in September.
John Lennon and May Pang
Photo credit: Iconic Events
May Pang...
One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade after the break up of The Beatles … a period in Lennon’s life often called the “Lost Weekend.” Pang also has a new documentary about her life with John, aptly titled “The Lost Weekend A Love Story.” The film will be available for digital download in September.
John Lennon and May Pang
Photo credit: Iconic Events
May Pang...
- 6/16/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Exclusive: Tomorrow Studios CEO/Partner Marty Adelstein and President/Partner Becky Clements have promoted Alissa Bachner to EVP, Development. With their expansion into feature film development, they have also hired Josh Bratman as Head of Features.
“As we continue our acquisition and development of unparalleled IP, and our work with the leading creatives in Hollywood, we want to maximize our storytelling ability for all formats and produce each project for the format that best tells its story, including opportunities for feature run/streamer double play,” said Adelstein and Clements in a joint statement. “Josh brings a keen eye for developing feature films to the team, and Alissa’s instincts for television are consistently unmatched. We are excited for the greatness to come from them.”
As EVP, Development, Bachner adds leadership of studio development deals to her role of developing and producing the company’s slate of TV dramas and comedies.
“As we continue our acquisition and development of unparalleled IP, and our work with the leading creatives in Hollywood, we want to maximize our storytelling ability for all formats and produce each project for the format that best tells its story, including opportunities for feature run/streamer double play,” said Adelstein and Clements in a joint statement. “Josh brings a keen eye for developing feature films to the team, and Alissa’s instincts for television are consistently unmatched. We are excited for the greatness to come from them.”
As EVP, Development, Bachner adds leadership of studio development deals to her role of developing and producing the company’s slate of TV dramas and comedies.
- 6/5/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Double Fantasy is the final album released by John Lennon before his 1980 assassination. The album was also Lennon’s first album after the birth of his and Yoko Ono’s son, Sean. He took a five-year hiatus from music after Sean’s birth, and the pride for his son comes through a few times in Double Fantasy. There is also regret expressed in the album as Lennon said he felt “guilty” while making Double Fantasy.
John Lennon felt guilty about his relationship with his first son while making ‘Double Fantasy’ Yoko Ono and John Lennon | Susan Wood/Getty Images
John Lennon’s first son, Julian, was born in 1963 with his first wife, Cynthia. John and Julian had a complex relationship because John was always on the road with The Beatles. Even after The Beatles split, Lennon was still often not in the picture as he would be working on music...
John Lennon felt guilty about his relationship with his first son while making ‘Double Fantasy’ Yoko Ono and John Lennon | Susan Wood/Getty Images
John Lennon’s first son, Julian, was born in 1963 with his first wife, Cynthia. John and Julian had a complex relationship because John was always on the road with The Beatles. Even after The Beatles split, Lennon was still often not in the picture as he would be working on music...
- 5/7/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Immediately after The Beatles broke up, Paul McCartney and John Lennon made it clear that they were not on good terms. They wrote about each other in songs, insulted each other in interviews, and even penned angry open responses to one another. One comment that drew Lennon’s public ire came from an interview with McCartney. He said Lennon and Yoko Ono were not cool in the way they were approaching their career. Despite Lennon’s anger, McCartney had a point.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul McCartney said John Lennon was ‘not cool’ in an interview
After The Beatles broke up, each former member could finally perform concerts again. The band stopped touring in 1966 because it had gotten too hectic; they could barely hear themselves onstage and faced danger from overexcited fans. McCartney missed live performances and wanted to find a way to put them on again.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Paul McCartney said John Lennon was ‘not cool’ in an interview
After The Beatles broke up, each former member could finally perform concerts again. The band stopped touring in 1966 because it had gotten too hectic; they could barely hear themselves onstage and faced danger from overexcited fans. McCartney missed live performances and wanted to find a way to put them on again.
- 4/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The world was shocked to hear the news of John Lennon’s death in 1980. Each member of The Beatles had a different reaction to the news, as they never expected to lose their bandmate and friend so soon. Ringo Starr was on vacation when he heard John Lennon was shot, and he immediately abandoned his trip to be with Lennon’s wife, Yoko Ono.
Ringo Starr left his vacation after John Lennon was killed Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono | Rick Diamond/WireImage
On Dec. 8, 1980, Lennon was shot and killed just outside his apartment building in New York City. The former Beatle lived in New York with Ono, and their son, Sean Lennon. The news broke worldwide soon after, and tributes to the “Imagine” singer began emerging. The Beatles’ former drummer Starr was on vacation in the Bahamas at the time. In an interview with Howard Stern, Starr said he quickly...
Ringo Starr left his vacation after John Lennon was killed Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono | Rick Diamond/WireImage
On Dec. 8, 1980, Lennon was shot and killed just outside his apartment building in New York City. The former Beatle lived in New York with Ono, and their son, Sean Lennon. The news broke worldwide soon after, and tributes to the “Imagine” singer began emerging. The Beatles’ former drummer Starr was on vacation in the Bahamas at the time. In an interview with Howard Stern, Starr said he quickly...
- 4/26/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Chicago – One of the closest persons to John Lennon in the decade between the break up of The Beatles and his untimely death was May Pang … his lover from 1973 to 1975 … a time in Lennon’s life often called the “Lost Weekend.” Pang narrates a new documentary that sets their record straight, aptly titled “The Lost Weekend A Love Story.”
May Pang is a Manhattan-born daughter of Chinese immigrants and ardent music fan, who became the 19-year-old personal assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono beginning in December of 1970, shortly after The Beatles broke up. So when the couple resettled in New York City, she was indispensable to Lennon and Ono’s many wacky projects, In 1973. John began the infamous “Lost Weekend,” which included an intimate relationship with Pang, with Yoko’s blessing, and that level of connection lasted until John and Yoko reconciled in 1975. The film is a comprehensive overview...
May Pang is a Manhattan-born daughter of Chinese immigrants and ardent music fan, who became the 19-year-old personal assistant to John Lennon and Yoko Ono beginning in December of 1970, shortly after The Beatles broke up. So when the couple resettled in New York City, she was indispensable to Lennon and Ono’s many wacky projects, In 1973. John began the infamous “Lost Weekend,” which included an intimate relationship with Pang, with Yoko’s blessing, and that level of connection lasted until John and Yoko reconciled in 1975. The film is a comprehensive overview...
- 4/23/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Toward the end of The Beatles, their songs were more individualized. Instead of creating a song together, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison wanted to express their own artistic vision on different tracks. John Lennon’s Beatles songs were more introspective but less veiled, leading to a reviewer calling his lyrics “simple and boring.” Lennon did agree with this critique but didn’t consider it a problem.
‘The White Album’ featured less of The Beatles working as a group John Lennon | Gab Archive/Redferns
The White Album (1968) is a double album comprising 30 songs. The group wrote many of its songs during their trip to India, where they embarked on a meditation course. The album drastically differed from their previous album, 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sgt. Pepper’s was a concert album where the band worked together to create a body of work that told a story.
‘The White Album’ featured less of The Beatles working as a group John Lennon | Gab Archive/Redferns
The White Album (1968) is a double album comprising 30 songs. The group wrote many of its songs during their trip to India, where they embarked on a meditation course. The album drastically differed from their previous album, 1967’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sgt. Pepper’s was a concert album where the band worked together to create a body of work that told a story.
- 3/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles worked together to make some of the most enduring music of the twentieth century, but they didn’t do that without some fights along the way. The band met as young teenagers and spent most of their time together; arguments were bound to happen. There is, of course, the long-running feud between Paul McCartney and John Lennon and the court case after the band broke up. Some of their lesser-known fights were just as explosive, though. Somewhat surprisingly, George Harrison was at the center of many of them.
The Beatles | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty When Paul McCartney and Stuart Sutcliffe came to blows onstage
Before The Beatles were famous, they played in German nightclubs and had five members. Their one-time guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe was often the butt of the band’s jokes, and he frequently clashed with McCartney. During a concert, something McCartney said about Sutcliffe’s girlfriend led to a fistfight.
The Beatles | Bettmann/Contributor via Getty When Paul McCartney and Stuart Sutcliffe came to blows onstage
Before The Beatles were famous, they played in German nightclubs and had five members. Their one-time guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe was often the butt of the band’s jokes, and he frequently clashed with McCartney. During a concert, something McCartney said about Sutcliffe’s girlfriend led to a fistfight.
- 3/1/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Each of The Beatles was married at least twice, and their ex-wives remained a part of their lives over the years. After their divorces, though, each of these women went on to build a life outside of their famous ex-husbands. Here’s what Cynthia Lennon, Maureen Starkey, Pattie Boyd, and Heather Mills did after their divorces, and where they are now.
Maureen Starkey, Cynthia Lennon, and Pattie Boyd | Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images Cynthia Lennon
John Lennon was the first of The Beatles to get married when he wed Cynthia Powell, his classmate at the Liverpool College of Art. She met Lennon in the late 1950s, when they were both enrolled in the school, and they began a relationship. They married in 1962, after Cynthia discovered she was pregnant.
In 1968, the couple divorced after Cynthia learned about Lennon’s affairs, including one with Yoko Ono. Their split was acrimonious; he...
Maureen Starkey, Cynthia Lennon, and Pattie Boyd | Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images Cynthia Lennon
John Lennon was the first of The Beatles to get married when he wed Cynthia Powell, his classmate at the Liverpool College of Art. She met Lennon in the late 1950s, when they were both enrolled in the school, and they began a relationship. They married in 1962, after Cynthia discovered she was pregnant.
In 1968, the couple divorced after Cynthia learned about Lennon’s affairs, including one with Yoko Ono. Their split was acrimonious; he...
- 2/28/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Following in the footsteps of Naoko Ogigami’s “Close-Knit”, but in a much more cheerful approach, “Lovely Little Ai” won both the Entertainment Award and the Cinema Fan Award at the 2021 Pia Film Festival.
“Lovely Little Ai” is screening at InlanDimensions
16-year-old Ai Shimizu has been in trouble ever since her mother died, since her strict and overprotective father has imposed on her a number of rules that essentially dictate her whole life, from the way she dresses, to her everyday schedule which only comprises of studying, stripped from any kind of “fun”, and a strict curfew of 6pm. Furthermore, since her father is busy all the time, Ai finds herself constantly alone, not to mention that the rules do not allow her to have any friends. One day, though, she bumps into transgender Seiko, and despite her initial reluctance, soon finds herself having a mentor, who also fills the gap her mother left.
“Lovely Little Ai” is screening at InlanDimensions
16-year-old Ai Shimizu has been in trouble ever since her mother died, since her strict and overprotective father has imposed on her a number of rules that essentially dictate her whole life, from the way she dresses, to her everyday schedule which only comprises of studying, stripped from any kind of “fun”, and a strict curfew of 6pm. Furthermore, since her father is busy all the time, Ai finds herself constantly alone, not to mention that the rules do not allow her to have any friends. One day, though, she bumps into transgender Seiko, and despite her initial reluctance, soon finds herself having a mentor, who also fills the gap her mother left.
- 9/27/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied parole again.
Chapman’s latest parole hearing took place at the end of August, though no transcripts from the board interview have been made available yet. In a statement, the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, “Following an interview with the Board of Parole on August 31, 2022, Mr. Chapman was denied release with a hold of 18 months. His next appearance date is scheduled for February 2024.” This marks the 12th time that Chapman’s attempt at parole has been denied.
Chapman’s latest parole hearing took place at the end of August, though no transcripts from the board interview have been made available yet. In a statement, the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, “Following an interview with the Board of Parole on August 31, 2022, Mr. Chapman was denied release with a hold of 18 months. His next appearance date is scheduled for February 2024.” This marks the 12th time that Chapman’s attempt at parole has been denied.
- 9/13/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Mark David Chapman, the man responsible for shooting and killing John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment, has been denied parole for the 12th time, New York corrections officials said.
Chapman, 67, went before a parole board at the end of August, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, according to NBC News.
The transcript from the 12th occasion where the killer of the famed Beatle went before the board has not been publicly available, but in previous hearings the 67-year-old had expressed remorse at what he carried out on 8 December 1980.
During his previous hearing in 2020, he described his actions on that day more than 40 years ago as “despicable” and told the board that he would have “no complaint whatsoever” if they opted to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.
“I was too far in,” he said during an earlier parole board hearing in 2018. “I do remember having the thought of,...
Chapman, 67, went before a parole board at the end of August, the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, according to NBC News.
The transcript from the 12th occasion where the killer of the famed Beatle went before the board has not been publicly available, but in previous hearings the 67-year-old had expressed remorse at what he carried out on 8 December 1980.
During his previous hearing in 2020, he described his actions on that day more than 40 years ago as “despicable” and told the board that he would have “no complaint whatsoever” if they opted to keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.
“I was too far in,” he said during an earlier parole board hearing in 2018. “I do remember having the thought of,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Johanna Chisholm
- The Independent - Music
Drake, Selena Gomez, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are among the Emmy-nominated producers in the series and specials categories, the TV Academy announced.
Grammy-winning superstar Drake is a first-time Emmy nominee as an executive producer of HBO’s “Euphoria” alongside fellow EPs Adele “Future” Nur and the quadruple-nominated Zendaya (who’s also nominated for lead actress in a drama and two original songs). At 25, Zendaya is now (officially) the youngest woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys, in addition to being the youngest two-time lead acting nominee ever.
Gomez is also officially an Emmy nominee as an executive producer for “Only Murders in the Building,” the first time a Latina has received a nom for comedy series for a show she also starred in. She’s in great company alongside her co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Although she’s won three Emmys for acting, Laura Linney got her...
Grammy-winning superstar Drake is a first-time Emmy nominee as an executive producer of HBO’s “Euphoria” alongside fellow EPs Adele “Future” Nur and the quadruple-nominated Zendaya (who’s also nominated for lead actress in a drama and two original songs). At 25, Zendaya is now (officially) the youngest woman ever nominated for producing at the Emmys, in addition to being the youngest two-time lead acting nominee ever.
Gomez is also officially an Emmy nominee as an executive producer for “Only Murders in the Building,” the first time a Latina has received a nom for comedy series for a show she also starred in. She’s in great company alongside her co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short.
Although she’s won three Emmys for acting, Laura Linney got her...
- 8/5/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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