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Mel Gibson Glad Lennon Was Shot: Screenwriter

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:55:02 CDT

Yet another potential reason to dislike Mel Gibson: He was happy when John Lennon was shot, says screenwriter and almost-collaborator Joe Eszterhas. And that's only part of a laundry list of serious complaints Eszterhas bares about Gibson now that the two have had a major falling out over a planned...

Coming Soon: Beatles 2, Featuring Beatles' Kids?

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:28:14 CDT

Today in Terrible Ideas: The Beatles' offspring just might form a sort of "Beatles 2" band—at least to hear one of Paul McCartney's kids tell it. "I'd be up for it," James McCartney tells the BBC . "Sean [Lennon] seemed to be into it, Dhani [Harrison] seemed to be into...

Fans Slam Cee Lo for Changing 'Imagine' Lyrics

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:38:00 CST

Not everyone is thrilled with Cee Lo Green's lyric change on New Year's Eve, MSNBC reports. When singing John Lennon's "Imagine" at New York's Times Square celebration, he changed "Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too" to "Nothing to kill or die for, and all religion's true....

John Lennon Peace Sign Sells for $154K

John Johnson — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:21:07 CST

A placard that got prominent play during a "bed-in" peace protest by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 has fetched the handsome price of $154,000, reports Bloomberg . The sign reading "Bed Peace" was on the window behind the couple as they staged their weeklong protest in Montreal's Queen...

Dentist Buys John Lennon's Tooth for $30K

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:16:14 CST

Almost straight from a rock legend's mouth, one of John Lennon's teeth has been sold at a British auction for $30,000 to—who else?—a dentist. "Some people will think it's gross, others will be fascinated by it," said Canadian dentist Michael Zuk, who has written a book about...

15 Highest-Earning Dead Celebs

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:56:05 CDT

When you’re a celebrity, dying doesn’t have to mean you stop making money. Forbes offers up its annual list of the top-earning celebs of the past year: Michael Jackson: The King of Pop is in the top spot for the second year in a row, earning $170 million thanks to...

For Sale: John Lennon's Tooth

Kevin Spak — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:18:05 CDT

Looking for some incredibly weird and expensive yet vaguely gross memorabilia for the Beatles fan on your Christmas list? Well you’re in luck, because one of John Lennon’s teeth will go up for auction at Omega Auctions in Stockport, England, next month, where it’s expected to fetch more than $15,...

Aide: Lennon Was Closet Republican

Rob Quinn — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:01:00 CDT

Hippie icon John Lennon was a secret fan of Ronald Reagan, claims his final personal assistant. Fred Seaman, who worked for the Lennons in the year before the ex-Beatle's death in 1980, says Lennon was embarrassed by his radical past, the Toronto Sun reports. Lennon "made it very clear that...

John Lennon's Letters to Be Published

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:22:00 CDT

"Society only likes dead artists," John Lennon once wrote in a heartbreaking letter. "I'm afraid Yoko and myself cannot oblige." That note was scooped up by a private collector for $13,000, but soon some 200 other letters, postcards, and doodles of Lennon's will be available to the public in...