Even to this day, the question of who broke up The Beatles is still a debate. Everyone has their own opinions about what happened and who was to blame for the biggest band in the world breaking up. For years, Yoko Ono took the heat, with people hating on her for allegedly taking John Lennon away from the band. Others turned against Paul McCartney, as he was the one who formally announced the split, released an album that outright competed with the last Beatles release, and, to top it all off, ended up suing his former bandmates.
But what a lot of people don’t know is that there was one man behind the business problems that ultimately led to the Fab Four turning on each other. He was the reason McCartney sued his bandmates and influenced Lennon’s anger during his fight with his former songwriting partner. Meet Allen Klein.
The Person Who Actually Broke Up The Beatles Wasn’t Yoko Ono
In 1969, it was the beginning of the end of The Beatles. The Fab Four were finishing their last two albums, Let It Be and Abbey Road, and John Lennon was approached by businessman Allen Klein. In Peter Jackson‘s 2021 documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, which followed the recording of the Let It Be album in January 1969, Lennon is seen talking about how he and Yoko Ono would be meeting with him and hearing his offer. It wasn’t long until things went south.
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