Cynthia Lennon Said Yoko Ono's 'Insensitivity' After John Lennon's Death Took Her 'Breath Away'
Cynthia Lennon and Yoko Ono didn't get along. Here's why Cynthia was unhappy with Ono after John Lennon's death.
Immediately after John Lennon’s death, Cynthia Lennon reluctantly let her son, Julian, visit Yoko Ono in New York. Julian was still a teenager, and Cynthia didn’t want him to travel alone. Still, she allowed him to do what he felt was necessary. While Julian enjoyed spending time with his younger brother, Sean, Cynthia felt that Ono treated him callously. Cynthia Lennon said Yoko Ono overlooked Julian Lennon after John Lennon died
When Julian arrived at the Dakota, Lennon and Ono’s building in New York, he found the apartment empty. Fred Seamen, Lennon’s personal assistant, took this opportunity to warn Julian about the visit.
“‘[Ono] will do anything to keep you in your place,’ he said. ‘Sean is the only person who matters to her. There’s simply no place for you in her world,’” Cynthia wrote in her book John. “Fred’s message was pretty brutal but it was proven absolutely true over the next weeks and months.”
Still, Ono was vulnerable with Julian when she saw him, admitting she didn’t know how to tell Sean about Lennon’s death. The older boy agreed to help. Julian Lennon was not a part of the statement about Lennon’s death.
Julian offered his advice to Ono on how to talk to Sean. In the end, though, they both sat down with him.
Source: Emma McKee/cheatsheet.com
