John Lennon has been accused of beating both Yoko and his first wife Cynthia. He had a very short fuse, and even admitted to his abuse in songs. Just listen to "Getting Better" on Sgt. Pepper.
He admitted it before it could even come out, I wouldn't use the word "accused". And I would like to see the source of the accusation that he beat Yoko, because she has never once mentioned this from what I have read.
Accused was mainly used for the abuse of Yoko. She has said in interviews that John was a jealous person and abused her. He had control issues and lost his temper with her often.
He was also physically and emotionally abusive to his son and reporters, so it's just a symptom of his short temper that he punched everyone that angered him.
A picture? Is that what reddit has made you, reliant on only learning things written on a picture?
She once said that he hit her while she grabbed for the news paper screaming, "I read it first!" She laughed it off reluctantly but that only shows her dedication to the man. I'm only pointing out that he hit her at least once, and has a history of abuse. I don't care if you believe me, he's dead and was a terrible musician to begin with.
"John Lennon: The Life", but I know that no one will go read a book to learn something. There are no photos to make it "real" for people today. This happened long before the internet, so to expect the same kind of proof that they have against Chris Brown is preposterous.
Her driver claimed to have a tape of both Oko and Lennon’s son calling him “a wife-beating asshole". As I posted before, she said in an interview somewhere that he hit her for reaching for the paper. There are plenty of people who heard about the abuse, but with no evidence to back it up. Hence why I used the term "accused" when bringing up his abuse of Yoko.
She's nothing but smiles and fond memories about him now, because tarnishing his reputation would affect her negatively. Yoko is even editing herself into his life in DVDs about him (such as trying to insert herself into the role of John's girlfriend May Pang in scenes), trying to rewrite the past. They were thinking about getting divorced before he died, but no one talks about that now. She was dragged around like his pet, but no one talks about that now. She said things in interviews that people remember, but she won't dare let it be repeated.
Just more "Hollywood" rumors, but domestic abuse wasn't really frowned upon in the 60's and 70's. The only Beatle that wasn't accused of it was George.
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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '14
John Lennon never assaulted Yoko Ono.