Via: NME
Strange story coming out of the Yoko Ono camp, as Ono's driver was arrested for supposedly blackmailing and threatening to kill her on the anniversary of John Lennon's death.
Koral Karsan is reported to have sent a letter to Ono that included a picture of her in her nightclothes. The letter stated that if Ono didn't pay Karsan $2 million, he would release further photos as well as audiotapes of private conversations to the general public.
The story only gets more bizarre, as investigators supposedly have in their possession a tape of Karsan saying he wanted to kill both Ono and her son Sean. Karsan reportedly worked for Ono for six years, driving her around on an almost-daily basis.
Eliot Mintz, Ono's spokesperson, released the following statement:
"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."