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Brad Pitt In Talks To Play John Lennon?
Brad Pitt is in talks to play John Lennon in a new movie biopic. The 47-year-old actor is believed to have met with Yoko Ono, the widow of the late Beatle, to discuss playing the...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2011
Lady Gaga Scores Best Selling Album 2010
Lady Gaga's 'The Fame Monster' was the biggest selling album of 2010.The 'Telephone' singer's record - a repackaged version of her earlier disc, 'The Fame', with an additional eight tracks - sold 5.8 million copies...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 December 2010
Ono Recreates Lennon's Anti-war Poster
YOKO ONO is recreating JOHN LENNON's famous billboard peace protest for the digital age - she's produced a downloadable version of his "War Is Over" poster in 100 different languages.The late Beatles legend hit headlines...
By WENN on 15 December 2010
Ono's Joy At Beatles Itunes Deal
YOKO ONO is delighted THE BEATLES music is finally available to download - because it makes a fitting 70th birthday tribute to her late husband JOHN LENNON.The Fab Four's albums and singles were made available...
By WENN on 17 November 2010
Ono: 'Warhol Predicted Lady Gaga's Style'
YOKO ONO was urged to dress in flamboyant LADY GAGA-style costumes by late artist ANDY WARHOL, years before the eccentric singer shot to fame.John Lennon's widow admits the pop art legend gave her some interesting...
By WENN on 03 November 2010
Robbie Williams Wants 'Gay Kids'
Robbie Williams wants a gay child.The 'Shame' singer - who married actress Ayda Field in August - is determined to start a family as soon as possible and says he would be happy with either...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 October 2010
Lady Gaga Plays At Lennon Tribute
Lady Gaga appeared onstage with Yoko Ono to pay tribute to John Lennon this weekend. The 'Poker Face' singer joined Yoko and a version of her and John's Plastic Ono band in Los Angeles where...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 October 2010
Stars Come Out For Ono As She Prepares To Celebrate Lennon's Birthday
YOKO ONO is bringing the stars to Los Angeles this weekend (01-03Oct10) to kickstart her late husband JOHN LENNON's 70th birthday celebrations.The singer/artist will perform two shows with her We Are Plastic Ono Band on...
By WENN on 30 September 2010
Julian Lennon Calls Time On Family Feud
JOHN LENNON's son JULIAN has ended his long-running family feud with half-brother SEAN and his former step-mother YOKO ONO, insisting "things are good" between the trio.Lennon's murder in 1980 reportedly sparked a rift between the...
By WENN on 20 September 2010
Leibovitz Shot Of Lennon And Ono Up For Sale
An intimate photo shot by ANNIE LEIBOVITZ featuring JOHN LENNON embracing YOKO ONO days before the rocker was killed is going up for auction in New York next month (Oct10).The image was one of a...
By WENN on 19 September 2010
Ono Planning Lennon Tribute Gig
YOKO ONO is planning a special tribute gig in Iceland to mark what would have been JOHN LENNON's 70th birthday in October (10).The Beatles legend, who was shot and killed in New York City in...
By WENN on 27 August 2010
Ono Lashes Out At Lennon Press Conference
JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO launched into a vicious rant during a press conference after a reporter asked why she's still living in the apartment block where the BEATLES legend was murdered.The singer/artist held a...
By WENN on 14 August 2010
Ono: 'Don't Hold Your Breath For Beatles Digital Deal'
JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO has warned BEATLES fans not to expect any of the rockers' music to go online anytime soon - because they are still "holding out" over the terms of the deal.The...
By WENN on 06 August 2010
Ono Still Opposes Parole For Lennon's Killer
JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO is continuing her staunch opposition to his killer's release - she has submitted her sixth letter to U.S. court officials in a bid to deny MARK CHAPMAN parole.The Beatles legend...
By WENN on 27 July 2010
Paul Mccartney Laughs At Beatles Facts
Sir Paul McCartney says many films about The Beatles are "not true".The legendary musician - who was joined in the band by Ringo Starr, and the late John Lennon and George Harrison - insists many...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 June 2010
Russell Brand Not Oasis' 'Yoko Ono'
Russell Brand doesn't want to be the "Yoko Ono" of Oasis.The group's former frontman Liam Gallagher branded the comedian a bad influence on brother Noel in the wake of the band's split last year, but...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 April 2010
Ono Eyeing Autobiography
JOHN LENNON's widow YOKO ONO is set to end her silence on her time with THE BEATLES star - she's preparing to write her autobiography.The couple wed in 1969 and lived together as man and...
By WENN on 05 January 2010
U2 Want Rock Band Game
U2 want to release a 'Rock Band' video game like their idols The Beatles.Bass player Adam Clayton has revealed he and his bandmates - singer Bono, guitarist The Edge and drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. -...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 October 2009
Yoko: 'Sean Never Knew Lennon Was A Beatle'
YOKO ONO and JOHN LENNON kept their celebrity status so far away from family life their son SEAN had no idea his dad was a former member of the BEATLES.Ono has revealed she and her...
By WENN on 29 September 2009
Yoko Ono's Virtual Peace
Yoko Ono thinks the new Beatles video game will help create "a world of peace".The 76-year-old widow of 'Fab Four'singer John Lennon has praised Beatles Rock Band - which was released earlier this month -...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 September 2009
Yoko's Abbey Road 'Bed-in' Was The Last Straw For The Beatles
The men behind the controls of the final BEATLES album have spoken out about the tensions that led to the Fab Four's split, insisting a decision to wheel an injured bed-bound YOKO ONO into the...
By WENN on 01 September 2009
Sean Lennon Slams Springsteen
John Lennon's son is furious Bruce Springsteen is headlining the Glastonbury Festival.Sean Lennon - the son of Beatles legend John and Yoko Ono - thinks the 'Born to Run' singer is an "outrageous" choice to...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 June 2009
Liam Gallagher's Yoko Silence
Liam Gallagher and Yoko Ono didn't speak when they met.The Oasis rocker visited the widow of his hero John Lennon at her New York home, but Yoko admits they were so overawed they didn't engage...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2009
Niagara Falls Honours Ono
YOKO ONO has been given the key to the city of Niagara Falls to commemorate the honeymoon visit she and JOHN LENNON made to the landmark in 1969.The Lundy’s Lane Historical Museum in Ontario, Canada...
By WENN on 28 May 2009
Ono Bares Almost All In Forgotten Art Video
YOKO ONO is revealing almost all in a new gallery exhibit featuring a rarely seen video shot the year before she met JOHN LENNON. The artist/singer has offered a 1965 performance art film, featuring footage of...
By WENN on 19 March 2009
Lennon, Yoko And The 'Divorce' That Almost Happened
YOKO ONO and JOHN LENNON began divorce proceedings five years before he was murdered - the late Beatle's ex-girlfriend claims. The star dated his former assistant May Pang for 18 months from 1974 to...
By WENN on 17 March 2008
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
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
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
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