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John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of ‘attention’ Paul McCartney got in the ’70s

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John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of ‘attention’ Paul McCartney got in the ’70s

Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty ImagesJohn Lennon took himself out of the spotlight for five years in the 1970s to raise his son Sean Lennon, but during that time he was "insanely jealous" of his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney's musical success. That's according to longtime Lennon friend and confidant Elliot Mintz.While appearing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan's podcast, The Magnificent Others, Mintz said that Lennon would speak "so lovingly" of Paul. But Mintz claimed Lennon was "insanely jealous" of […]

todayAugust 1, 2025

Michael Jai White says he wanted his new film, ‘Trouble Man,’ ‘to be an experience’

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Michael Jai White says he wanted his new film, ‘Trouble Man,’ ‘to be an experience’

Samuel Goldwyn FilmsMichael Jai White wrote, produced, directed and stars in his new film, Trouble Man, out in theaters Friday. Though it's being associated with the Blaxploitation genre, he tells ABC Audio the film is generally influenced by action comedies."I have certain issues with [the Blaxploitation era] because there were just a lot of movies that were just action movies and dramas that got swept up into that title," he explains.While he admits Trouble Man carries the spirit of "brotherhood, sisterhood and pride" often […]

todayAugust 1, 2025

Jimmy Page settles writing credits dispute with ‘Dazed and Confused’ composer

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Jimmy Page settles writing credits dispute with ‘Dazed and Confused’ composer

Led Zeppelin in 1969; Chris Walter/WireImageBack in 2011, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Jake Holmes, who wrote the song "Dazed and Confused" in 1967, settled a copyright infringement lawsuit that would lead to Zeppelin's rendition of the song being credited as "written Jimmy Page, inspired by Jake Holmes."  However, due to events including the release of the film Becoming Led Zeppelin, Holmes sued Page again earlier this year -- and that case has now been settled too.After Holmes wrote the song, […]

todayAugust 1, 2025