Sean Ono Lennon has asked fans not to compare him to his brother Julian, while insisting that there’s nothing but love between them.
Taking to Instagram Stories last night, Lennon shared a black-and-white photograph of himself and his older half-brother – both of whom are the children of late Beatles icon John Lennon.
Sean, 49, is also the son of Yoko Ono. John shared Julian, 62, with his first wife Cynthia Lennon.
“Here, we do not accept comparisons and erroneous creations of fights about two people that John Lennon loved the most: his children :),” Sean captioned the upload. He added: “Peace and much, much love♡.” The musician also tagged Julian in the post.
The attached picture shows Sean and Julian at the 1986 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, where they inducted Elvis Presley.
Earlier this year, Julian admitted that he is not part of The Beatles‘ “inner circle” and is often one of the last to hear any news about his late father’s former band.
“I’m thankful that Sean and I get on like a house on fire – we’re best buddies and he tells me what he can, but things are pretty secret on the Beatles front,” he explained.
Julian also spoke about the pair’s relationship in late 2023, when he called rumours of an alleged feud between them “such bull”. He said: “We’ve never had a fight in our life.”
He added: “I posted lots of happy pictures of us [Sean and me] doing nothing but smiling, laughing and acting like idiots.
“This was important for me and for the peace and for family, because there has been friction, no question, in the past between everybody. But we’re all getting a bit older, and as we get older we lose people and we realise now what’s most precious in life.”
That same year, Julian spoke about The Beatles’ ‘Hey Jude’ – saying that he’d been “driven up the wall” by the classic track.
Later, Sean opened up about his father’s lasting impact on his mother, saying that she “never has moved on from that relationship”. He reflected on the “legendary love” between his parents too.
Sean oversaw the concert footage audio mastering for last year’s documentary film One To One: John & Yoko.
In other news, he recently clarified his comments regarding Snow White star Rachel Zegler. Sean called the actor “incredibly talented”, while explaining: “This is not at all about politics.”
