But the only other artist who confronted celebrity head-on was Andy Warhol, and he had to create it to critique and celebrate it. Lennon was her willing collaborator, because he had no choice but to live celebrity from the inside. After she married him, neither did Ono. But today, ordinary people on TV reveal intimate details you didn't want to know. Pregnant actresses compete to pose nude for Vanity Fair.
Men stay home with the baby.
We no longer need Ono to push us or to push around. The loathing won't go away. There's always something to fuel it, like questions about whether Julian, Lennon's son from his first marriage, was treated fairly. The question about her money occasions a relentless barrage of phone calls from her, correcting, cajoling, amending. Ono says she doesn't know her net worth.