Son 'defends John Lennon car ad cameo'

Images of Lennon, shot during his years with The Beatles, feature as part of a recent advert for Citroen, which has since drawn widespread criticism that the singer's legacy is being sold to the highest bidder.

Sean has now taken to his Twitter page to respond to the attacks, insisting that Ono gave the project the go-ahead purely in order to keep John "in the public consciousness".

"She did not do it for money. Has to do w hoping to keep dad in public consciousness. No new LPs, so TV ad is exposure to young (sic)," he posted, before adding: "Look, TV ad was not for money. It's just hard to find new ways to keep dad in the new world. Not many things as effective as TV."

"Having just seen ad I realise why people are mad," he wrote later. "But intention was not financial, was simply wanting to keep him out there in the world."


/Digital Spy/