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Posted Sep 6th 2009 10:15AM by TMZ Staff
In the world of high-end photography, Annie Leibovitz's portfolio is the equivalent of The Beatles' catalog -- and she's in danger of losing it all.
Leibovitz, who took the infamous last photo of John Lennon before he was assassinated, is facing catastrophic financial problems -- if she doesn't pay back a $24 million loan by Tuesday, she'll lose the rights to every big photo she's ever taken. The list includes that controversial Miley Cyrus photo from last year, the pregnant Demi Moore Vanity Fair cover, the cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" -- and really every interesting VF cover for the last 20 years or so.
In classic Michael Jackson-esque form, Leibovitz sunk deep into debt and then got a loan using her photo catalog (estimated at $40 million) and homes as collateral.
Tuesday is D-Day.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: annie leibovitz, AnnieLeibovitz, bankruptcy, john lennon, JohnLennon, photographer, photography, photos, rolling stone, RollingStone, vanity fair, VanityFair, yoko ono, YokoOno
Posted Jun 27th 2009 8:42AM by TMZ Staff
Fans have turned the Imagine Circle at the Strawberry Fields section of Central Park into a memorial for Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett
Tags: beatles, central park, CentralPark, Farrah Fawcett, FarrahFawcett, john lennon, JohnLennon, memorial, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, strawberry fields, StrawberryFields
Posted Feb 17th 2009 4:15PM by TMZ Staff
Like the rest of us, Sean Lennon is just "trying to make a living" in these tough economic times -- something that must be hard to do when your dad was only in one of the biggest moneymaking groups of all time.
Tags: john lennon, JohnLennon, Sean Lennon, SeanLennon, the beatles, TheBeatles
Posted Nov 23rd 2008 10:11AM by TMZ Staff
The Vatican has finally gotten over that little thing John Lennon said back in 1966 -- that The Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ.
The Vatican newspaper, according to MSNBC, now says the remark "sounds only like a 'boast' by a young working-class Englishman faced with unexpected success, after growing up in the legend of Elvis and rock and roll."
The story in Vatican Daily Osservatore Romano went on to praise The Beatles on the 40th anniversary of The White Album -- apparently they're fine with the Charles Manson theme song "Helter Skelter," "Revolution," and "Why Don't We Do it in the Road."
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da.
Filed under: Music
Tags: famous, Jesus, John Lennon, JohnLennon, popular, The Beatles, The Vatican, TheBeatles, TheVatican
Posted Aug 26th 2008 11:11AM by TMZ Staff
Imagine there's no Jonas Brothers .... It's easy if you try -- at least according to John Lennon's son.
Not only does Sean not know who the hell those guys are, but outside LAX yesterday the 32-year-old Beatle spawn asked if they were, "like a Disney cartoon or something?" Yeah, something like that.
You can't expect a guy and his lady friend to know about pop culture, when they just stepped out of "The Great Gatsby!"
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird, Jonas Bros.
Tags: John Lennon, JohnLennon, Jonas Bros, Jonas Brothers, JonasBros, JonasBrothers, Sean Lennon, SeanLennon
Posted Apr 17th 2008 3:29PM by TMZ Staff
Julian Lennon (now 45 years old!) couldn't escape his father's legacy last night at Mr. Chow.
Both "Eight Days a Week" and "Ticket to Ride" played as John's look-alike son went to his car -- Mr. Chow's creepy idea of a tribute or just eerie timing?
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: john lennon, JohnLennon, julian lennon, JulianLennon
Posted Dec 13th 2006 9:32PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned that Yoko Ono's personal driver has been arrested in New York City for allegedly trying to extort the widow of John Lennon. Now, the driver is saying he's the victim.
Police sources tell TMZ Koral Karson allegedly told Yoko Ono that he had photos and tapes of her that were highly embarrassing and that for $2 million the tapes would never surface. Today, New York cops obtained a warrant and searched Karson's home. Karson was arrested and charged with attempted grand larceny in the first degree.
Karson made some fiery accusations of his own on his way out of the police station yesterday, telling reporters that the only reason Ono pressed charges was "to stop me from pursuing a sexual harassment case." Ono's publicist, Elliot Mintz, has denied the claim saying, "That is completely false. She's the victim here,"
Sources say Karson allegedly confronted Ono with his ultimatum this past weekend, the anniversary of John Lennon's death.
Mintz tells TMZ his client was "shocked by what happened and did what any citizen would do -- she went to the cops."
Karson is currently in custody and will be arraigned Thursday.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice
Tags: John Lennon, JohnLennon, Yoko Ono, YokoOno
Posted Dec 10th 2006 12:10AM by TMZ Staff
Being a celebrity isn't always lights, cameras and action. Sometimes shots aren't taken by a 35mm, but a 22 caliber.
When Hollywood stars are gunned down, it's never a happy ending. Some become legends after dying at the hands of an assailant, while others live to see another day and consider themselves legendarily lucky.
Take a look at the stars who got caught in the crossfire.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: 50 cent, 50Cent, Andy Warhol, AndyWarhol, biggie smalls, BiggieSmalls, bonny lee bakley, BonnyLeeBakley, gianni versace, GianniVersace, john lennon, JohnLennon, marvin gaye, MarvinGaye, mary jo buttafuoco, MaryJoButtafuoco, selena, tupac shakur, TupacShakur
Posted Oct 25th 2006 1:47PM by TMZ Staff
Forbes has once again released its annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list, and while it's no surprise why most of the buried big shots made the list (Kurt Cobain, John Lennon and Elvis are all still banking from music sales) there were two lifeless wonders that left us scratching our heads -- Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe.
According to Forbes, Marilyn Monroe raked in a cool $8 million last year, earning her the ninth spot on the dead earners list. But where is it all coming from? Nearly a half-century after her death, the blonde bombshell is still cashing in on her image -- or rather the licensing of it.
Just recently, Marilyn's image was used to sell perfume in Europe, Dom Perignon champagne, Absolut vodka and vehicles for General Motors. And don't forget about the thousands of lesser-known products with Marilyn's face on them ranging from t-shirts to posters. Just like J.F.K., seems like the world can't get enough Marilyn.
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Filed under: Wacky & Weird
Tags: absolut, Albert einstein, AlbertEinstein, baby genius, BabyGenius, celebrities, dead, forbes, john lennon, JohnLennon, kurt cobain, KurtCobain, marilyn monroe, MarilynMonroe
Posted Oct 12th 2006 1:09PM by TMZ Staff
Its the age old problem of kitsch vs. cool.
You can either be the coolest guy in town with the John Lennon talking action figure, or you can show your ironic humor with the Kim Jong-Il action figure. What's a person to do??
On one hand, the Lennon action figure from NCEA is an 18" tall figure of ultimate coolness. It features John wearing denim, dark glasses, his trademark New York T-Shirt and says "All we are saying is give peace a chance." On the other hand, Kim Jong-Il is wearing camouflage pants and has a red rocket in his hand. He doesn't talk, but who needs words when you've got the bomb?
We haven't had a decision this difficult since My Little Pony came out with a unicorn the same week G.I. Joe issued the special edition Snake Eyes action figure.
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Celebritoyz
Tags: action, action figures, ActionFigures, gi joe, GiJoe, john lennon, JohnLennon, kim jong-il, KimJong-il, my little pony, MyLittlePony, talking
Posted Oct 11th 2006 12:07PM by Celly
For any of you hard-core Beatles fans out there with a few million dollars laying around, John Lennon's former home in the U.K. is on the market.
Lennon bought the property in 1964 at the height of Beatlemania and lived there with his first wife Cynthia and son Julian. The house was also the site of the blossoming relationship between Lennon and Yoko Ono. In fact, in Cynthia Lennon's book "John" she wrote that she returned home from vacation early to find Yoko Ono in her house wearing her bathrobe. Ouch!
The house is on the market for $11.1 million and is 24 miles southwest of London and features six bedrooms, five reception rooms, a playroom, sauna, swimming pool and enough music history to keep your cocktail party conversations interesting for the rest of your life.
So while money can't buy you love, it can definitely buy the house that love broke up.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Tags: beatlemania, beatles, cynthia lennon, CynthiaLennon, for sale, ForSale, house, john lennon, JohnLennon, julian lennon, JulianLennon, london, real estate, RealEstate
Posted Jul 17th 2006 11:09AM by TMZ Staff
The "Grudge Report" a site that parodies the famous news gathering site "Drudge Report" has appeared on the internet. The offending website is an advertisement for the upcoming Lions Gate documentary " The U.S. vs. John Lennon."
The documentary chronicles Lennon the peace activist as opposed to Lennon the Beatle and his troubles with the U.S. government- from the legal wrangling involving FBI files to the goverment try to deport him. The film will have interviews with Lennon's widow Yoko Ono, Walter Cronkite, Geraldo Rivera, activist Angela Davis, and Watergate ex-con G. Gordon Liddy.
While a parody of websites is nothing new, the act of re-creating a news website with the intent to promote a documentary about a peace activist is. Was Drudge irked? Who knows. But he did post the headline "Paramount Movie Campaign Mocks Drudge Report...."
"The U.S. vs. John Lennon" is set to be released in September.
Filed under: Movies
Tags: drudge report, DrudgeReport, ducomentary, g gordon liddy, GGordonLiddy, grydge report, GrydgeReport, john lennon, JohnLennon, sean lennon, SeanLennon, the us vs john lennon, TheUsVsJohnLennon, yoko ono, YokoOno
Posted Jun 2nd 2006 7:16PM by TMZ Staff
If anyone is looking for tips on how to stay relevant in a city whose tastes change faster than Paris Hilton's boyfriends, look no further than 'My-So-Called Life' hottie Jared Leto. It seems like he'll do anything to keep in the limelight, including dousing himself on-stage in fake blood during a performance with his band, 30 Seconds to Mars.
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Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird
Tags: 30 Seconds to Mars, 30SecondsToMars, Alexander, Chapter 27, Chapter27, Jared Leto, JaredLeto, John Lennon, JohnLennon, Lindsay Lohan, LindsayLohan, Mark David Chapman, MarkDavidChapman
Posted Dec 8th 2005 1:33PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- John Lennon fans tried to imagine what might have been.
On the 25th anniversary of his murder, fans brought flowers, candles and their own bittersweet memories Thursday as they gathered in Central Park's Strawberry Fields -- and in the former Beatle's hometown of Liverpool, England.
"With the country at war, his work and philosophy seem more poignant and more desperately needed than ever," said Kim Polson, 50.
Polson, who said she fell in love with the Beatles when she saw them on television at age 8, was an early morning visitor to Strawberry Fields, the section of Central Park opposite the Dakota apartment building where Lennon was gunned down Dec. 8, 1980. About 75 fans, some of them born after Lennon's death, gathered on a cold morning.
The scene Thursday was much the same in Liverpool, where scores of fans from around the world remembered him with white balloons, flowers and prayers. The balloons, carrying tributes to Lennon, were released into the sky.
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Filed under: Music, Life Style
Tags: john lennon, JohnLennon
