Yoko Ono had been warned that John Lennon was in danger

A new book claims that Yoko Ono she had been warned that John Lennon he was in danger before his assassination on December 8, 1980.

The book in question is entitled “We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me” and was written by Elliot Mintzfriend and former spokesperson for the couple. In the text the author recalls various conversations with Ono after Lennon’s death.

According to an excerpt recently published by the Times, Mintz begged Ono to agree to a radio interview to combat misinformation about her late husband. Ono responded by saying that he would consult his “advisers” – various tarot readers and numerologists he trusted.

At this point the friend and author of the book asked the ex-Beatle’s widow: “Yoko, let me ask you something. If these advisors are as good as you think, why didn’t any of them see what would happen to John? Why was there no warning?”

Ono responded by saying she had been warned of Lennon’s danger. “I was told he was in danger in New York and needed to be removed immediately,” she said. “That’s why I sent him to Bermuda over the summer. … But I couldn’t keep him away forever. Sooner or later he had to come back.”

While Mintz was left “speechless” by the revelation, Ono explained the situation further. “You know how John felt about his safety,” he noted. “We talked about it at our kitchen table when your friend, the actor Sal Mineo, was killed. John said, ‘If they want to get you, they’ll get you.’ It didn’t matter what my advisors told me. He didn’t believe in bodyguards, he couldn’t stand them. He wanted to be free.”

Lennon was killed by an obsessed fan, Mark David Chapman, outside his New York apartment. The killer is still behind bars and has been denied parole since 2000.