John Lennon once had “loud, boisterous sex” with a woman and his wife at a party, according to Yoko Ono's new memoir, Heard It All.
The incident was recounted by Elliot Minta, a close friend of the rock star duo, in his new memoir, We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me, released Tuesday.
As the other guests awkwardly got up to leave, Yoko sat stunned and silent on the couch, until they realized their coats were in the bedroom where John was having sex, the 79-year-old media consultant wrote. .
'I was keeping [his wife] While his wife attends a small party with a saw in the hay in another thin-walled room, Mintz said, you can hear everything. People on Tuesday, while promoting the book.
Regarding the 91-year-old Japanese artist, he added: “Yoko is a very brave woman, but this can have serious consequences.
John Lennon once had 'loud, boisterous sex' with a woman at a party and his wife Yoko Ono, now 91, heard it all, according to a new memoir; Couple seen in 1970
The incident occurred at a party in New York City where they were watching the results of the 1972 presidential election between Richard Nixon and George McGovern.
The late Beatles reportedly hooked up with the mystery woman after getting drunk and angry over Nixon's potential victory.
One of the effects of Yoko, Mintz said, was that she had to sleep in Lennon's bed that night.
She tells Mintz that she can forgive Lennon for his betrayal, but she's not sure she can “ever forget him.”
He added that she said she didn't know if it would ever be the same again.
“The truth is, as I've learned over the years in the misconduct department, John used to tell me, 'Ellie,' that's what he called me, 'I'm not always a 'make-believe' person,” Mintz said. . PEOPLE.
This was not the first time Lennon had extramarital affairs.
He was in a relationship with his assistant May Bong for about 18 months.
Elliott Mint, a close friend of the rock star couple, described the incident in his new memoir, We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me, released Tuesday; Couple seen in 1979
As the other guests awkwardly got up to leave, Yoko sat stunned and silent on the couch, until they realized their coats were in the bedroom where John was having sex, the 79-year-old media consultant wrote. ; Yoko is seen in a flashback shot
'I was keeping [his wife] “You can never put a woman in a very uncomfortable position,” Mintz told People, “with a saw in the hay in another thin-walled room, where you can hear everything, while your wife attends a small party.” Lennon saw it in 1969
“Yoko is a very brave woman, but it can have serious consequences,” he said of the Japanese artist, who had to sleep in Lennon's bed that night.
In his 2023 documentary, The Last Weekend: A Love Story, Bong said that Ohno gave his blessing for them to reunite, but didn't realize that the connection would lead to a long-term relationship.
“Yoko walked into my office and said, “John and I don't get along. “I want you to go out with him,” he said.
'[Yoko] I didn't imagine it would become such a great love. She thought it would be two weeks, come on, bye.'
Ono and Lennon's relationship was blamed for the breakup of The Beatles, although both parties have denied that was the case.
Lennon and Ono married in March 1969. The two remained together until Lennon was murdered in December 1980 at the age of 40 by crazed fan Mark David Chapman.
The couple welcomed their son Sean Ono Lennon in 1975, who is now 49 years old.
John had Julian Lennon, now 61, in 1963 with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, whom he married from 1962 to 1968.
Meanwhile, Yoko shares daughter Kyoko Ono Cox, 61, with her second ex-husband, filmmaker Anthony Cox.
She was previously married in 1956 to the Japanese avant-garde composer and pianist Toshi Ichiyanagi.
Lennon and Ono married in March 1969. They remained together until Lennon was murdered in December 1980 at the age of 40 by fan Mark David Chapman.
The couple welcomed their son Sean Ono Lennon, now 49, in 1975; Sean and Yoko were seen at the Grammys in Los Angeles in 2014
Mintz initially crossed paths with the famous couple during his time as a Los Angeles-based television and radio host; Seen in 2023
We All Shine: John, Yoko and Me is now available in stores
Elsewhere in the book, the couple's former confidant wrote that they have an unhealthy obsession with body image and are “obsessed with being thin.”
“John kept a diary every day in which he wrote down what he weighed.”
Yoko and John had endless questions about the matter. Everyone in Hollywood thought they were thin and slender, they thought there were magic diet pills.
Mintz initially crossed paths with the famous couple while conducting an interview with Ono, 91, about his 1971 album Fly, during his time as a Los Angeles-based radio and television host.
His book is now available in stores.