John Lennon’s son brutally blasts ‘idiot’ Prince Harry with scathing criticism
John Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon, 48, was criticised by royal fans after branding Prince Harry ‘an idiot’ and making a brutal joke about his autobiography ‘Spare’
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John Lennon ‘s son has brutally branded Prince Harry an “idiot” who “deserves to be mocked” in a social media rant.
Sean Ono Lennon, 48, sparked outrage among royal fans after posting a scathing joke about Harry’s memoir, ‘Spare’, which was published in January 2023. The country musician wrote on X, formerly called Twitter : “My long-awaited review of Prince Harry’s autobiography is two words. ‘Spare Me.'”
After being criticised by several fans of Harry, the musician doubled down on his criticism, mentioning the “todger” episode that Harry wrote about in his book – in which the Duke of Sussex recalled how he treated his frostbitten penis with his late mother’s favourite lip cream. But social media users defended Harry, mentioning the tragedies he has been through, such as Princess Diana’s death when he was young.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 10: Sean Ono Lennon attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images) (Image: Getty Images)
Someone pointed out that the musician and Harry have a lot in common, he mentioned he met Harry once before going on to describe him as “an idiot”. He stated: “Actually I am aware [that we have things in common]. We met once. That was before I realised he was an idiot.”
The Oscar winner then defended his initial post as he explained: “It was a pun. But he deserves to be mocked after that todger episode. He’ll be fine.” But after many on social media rallied in support of the duke, also pointing out that his memoir became a best-seller shortly after publication, Lennon addressed Harry’s past tragedies, saying: “That is very sad. I don’t hold any of that against him. It’s the stupidity that bothers me.”
He added: “Just because I made a joke does not mean I don’t empathise with him. I do actually. Also why I’m very disappointed with his outlook. I was hoping he’d be smarter.”
Lennon replied to another fan: “I do empathise with him generally. But the way he whines and wangs on about things is really too much.” He then said: “I’m just having a little fun. I think he’s earned some mockery. (I’m sure I have as well).”
Harry’s memoir was the best-selling book in the UK for last year. From accusing Prince William of hitting him to opening up about losing his virginity to an older woman in a field – Harry didn’t hold anything back. Royal family members were not painted in the best light in Harry’s book.
The Duke of Sussex claimed that William and his then-girlfriend Kate Middleton encouraged him to dress up in a Nazi uniform for a fancy dress party, an outfit that would draw extreme criticism. Other revelations in Harry’s memoir include how he was against Charles marrying Camilla and thought of her as the “wicked stepmother” at the time.
He also accused the future queen of having a “long-term strategy, a campaign directed at marriage and with time, the Crown (with the blessing of our father, we supposed).” According to The Bookseller, Harry’s memoir sold more than 700,000 copies. This was about 180,000 more than the second best-selling book, The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman.
Richard Osman had three other books appear in the top 20 – The Bullet That Missed, The Thursday Murder Club, and The Man Who Died Twice. Colleen Hoover, a romance author beloved by BookTok, the readers of TikTok, had three of her books appear in the top 20 as well.
