The Lives of John Lennon released to the public. Lennon's widow Yoko Ono threatened to sue for libel, claiming the book made her briefly consider suicide, but never pursued any legal action, later explaining that she wanted to maintain a positive attitude and that her lawyers had advised her a civil action would only draw more attention to the book. Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon denounced the book, stating "Every single person was annihilated. My mother was called a bulldog and a domineering woman, which was nothing—"nothing"—like my mother. And he called "me" a spaniel. I thought, I'd rather be a spaniel than a Rottweiler,
Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (DVD) "Stand By Me" has new footage inserted. The originals can be found on the 1992 VHS compilation "The John Lennon Video Collection," which as of this writing has not been re-released. All track notes taken from the DVD booklet. Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (DVD) Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon was released on DVD in November 2003 as a series of remastered, remixed, and new videos with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound audio mixes. The DVD featured never-before-seen footage from the Lennon/Ono archive, rare newsreel and private footage, 15 new and newly remastered music