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Article: Yoko Ono in legal row with former assistant over Lennon photographs
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- June 4, 2002
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YOKO ONO is preparing to face John Lennon's former personal
assistant in court for a second time over the sale of a collection of
intimate family photographs from the Beatles legend's last few
months.
Fred Seaman, 49, was sacked by Yoko Ono in 1981 after she accused
him of stealing Lennon's diaries, letters, artwork, and unreleased
recordings. He was forced to return the items after pleading guilty
to theft in 1983, but two decades later Mr Seaman has again been
accused of trying to make money from the deceased songwriter.
Lennon's former wife, Cynthia Powell Lennon, has filed a copyright
lawsuit at the Manhattan Federal Court which accuses Mr Seaman of
exploiting John Lennon's image by ...