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RedSonGamble t1_iyatb9m wrote

John Lennon wasnt that nice to Julian. Also he didn’t leave anything to that son either. Yoko was terrible toward Julian giving him a check for one dollar stating it was all he deserved to get of his fathers money. She also sold a bunch of stuff that was suppose to go to him and I believe Paul bought it back for Julian

People think of John Lennon as some saint but that was more a show he put on. And put it on he did. Not saying he was horrible but rather just not a saint.

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KypDurron t1_iybgjz3 wrote

> She also sold a bunch of stuff that was suppose to go to him and I believe Paul bought it back for Julian

Not just "stuff that was supposed to go to him" - it was a collection of letters that Julian had written to John.

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A_Dog_Chasing_Cars t1_iycsn5x wrote

> it was a collection of letters that Julian had written to John.

And she felt entitled to sell those? What a despicable person.

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dancingmeadow t1_iybiyr9 wrote

I'm a huge John Lennon fan. I definitely don't think he was a saint. Neither did he. He was honest, the first guy in the game to say "fuck it, I'm just going to be honest". One of the reasons we know how horrible he could be is because he told us, in detail, to illustrate that even a bastard like him could grow.

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MightyPenguin t1_iybvuhy wrote

Why such a fan then to be honest? I admire the artistic work he did with the Beatles and love a lot of their music, but by all honest accounts he just seemed to be a grade A jackass and abusive asshole, being "honest" about it does not make him admirable. The admirable ones are the ones that accomplish great things without having that kind of negativity and baggage.

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niamhweking t1_iycw5du wrote

Exactly, just cos someone says they know they are horrible doesn't make it OK.

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HPmoni t1_iyecxvq wrote

Join Lennon was the liberal Jesus for awhile, but Reddit long hates him. Good

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