A US judge has ruled that Frederic Seaman, the former personal assistant of the Lennon family, did break a confidentiality agreement when he wrote a tell-all book after John Lennon’s death. The ruling follows a long running feud between Seaman and Ono, the latter claiming the former profited from selling a whole load of Lennon’s belongings which he stole, and in writing the book despite having agreed to keep his time with the Lennon family confidential. Ono began court action against Seaman in 1998. On hearing the ruling her lawyer told reporters that the ruling “will prevent Seaman from future exploitation of the Lennon family”. Seaman’s attorney, Glenn Wolther said: “We respectfully disagree with the judge’s decision. We believe it violates Mr Seaman’s right to free speech.”
Meanwhile it has been confirmed Lennon’s classic album ‘Mind Games’ will be re-released next month including three previously unreleased tracks - demo versions of 'Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)', 'Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)' and 'Meat City'. The release of the album, remastered by Yoko at the Abbey Road Studios in London, will coincide with what would have been Lennon's 62nd birthday on 9 Oct.