The meeting with all four Beatles never happened, but the lawsuit did (and eventually won). John Lennon met with Apple’s lawyers in New York at the end of November 1980, a few days after Thanksgiving, to give his sworn affidavit. His statement was curious indeed. Lennon testified that Beatlemania would hurt him financially because “I and the three other former Beatles have plans to stage a reunion concert, to be recorded, filmed and marketed around the world.” Was this mere loose talk, albeit under oath? The world will never know. A few days later, Lennon was dead, murdered by a psychopathic
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