
When it comes to the story of the Beatles, no one has been more vilified than Yoko Ono. For nigh on 50 years, she has been cast as the villainess who broke up the group, the evil temptress who cast a spell on John Lennon, married him and proceeded to tear the time-eclipsing rock band asunder. At least, that’s how the mythology goes. It has made for a story — one part racist, two parts misogynistic — that seemingly never dies, that has persisted into the present day.