Yoko Ono's driver has been arrested after an incident on the recent 26th anniversary of John Lennon's death which saw the chauffeur allegedly blackmail his boss, and even to threaten to kill her and her son Sean. Reports say that Koral Karsan sent Ono a letter that included a picture of her in her nightclothes, with a note threatening to publicly release further photos and tapes of private conversations if she didn't pay him $2 million. The death threats allegedly come in a conversation recorded by investigators.
Karsan, who had worked for Ono for six years, denies the allegations and reportedly told reporters as he was led into a New York police station: "No. No way". Speaking for Ono, one Eliot Mintz told reporters: "For an employee - especially a trusted employee who drove her - to attempt a shakedown has left her just absolutely shocked. You're reminded that this takes place around that time of the anniversary, when she is in a particularly vulnerable position. It just adds insult to injury. This one's really cold".