Here comes Yoko: How rest of Stones 'compared L'Wren to woman who broke up Beatles'

  • Mick Jagger left his girlfriend behind on the band's latest world tour because his bandmates branded her the group's Yoko Ono, according to a report
  • They allegedly 'loathed' the designer, 49, because she was too controlling
  • A source told the New York Post: 'When they saw her, they said, "Here comes Yoko",' in a reference to John Lennon's widow

By David Gardner In Los Angeles

PUBLISHED: 18:28 EST, 20 March 2014 | UPDATED: 04:39 EST, 21 March 2014

Mick Jagger reportedly left L'Wren Scott behind on the latest Rolling Stones world tour because his bandmates branded her the group's Yoko Ono

Mick Jagger reportedly left L'Wren Scott behind on the latest Rolling Stones world tour because his bandmates branded her the group's Yoko Ono

Mick Jagger left his girlfriend L’Wren Scott behind on the latest Rolling Stones world tour because his bandmates branded her the group’s Yoko Ono, according to a report in the US.

The other Stones allegedly ‘loathed’ the 49-year-old American fashion designer because she was so controlling.

‘When they saw her, they said, “Here comes Yoko”,’ a source told the New York Post.

The taunt was a reference to John Lennon’s widow, who was widely blamed for causing the Beatles’ break-up in 1970.

Miss Scott was also snubbed by other group members who refused to wear the stage clothes she offered to design for the ‘14 on Fire’ tour which began on February 21 in Abu Dhabi and continued with performances in Tokyo, Macau, Shanghai and Singapore. ‘She ended up designing just Mick’s outfits,’ the insider told the Post.

The Australian and New Zealand legs of the tour was cancelled this week after the fashion designer hanged herself in her New York apartment on Monday.

Yesterday Sir Mick, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts left Perth, Western Australia, by plane. A grim-faced Jagger, wearing dark sunglasses and black cap, was driven to the boarding steps as he prepared for the journey.

After arriving in Los Angeles, he went straight to the home of his daughter Karis, where he was expected to be joined by his other daughters Elizabeth, Georgia May and Jade and son James.
His representative said: ‘He will stay in LA while the funeral arrangements are being made in New York.’

 

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In its report the New York Post also claimed the 70-year-old singer, who had dated Miss Scott for 13 years, apparently told her it was better if she did not accompany him this time even though she had travelled with the band for the past decade.

The source close to Miss Scott alleged Jagger’s ‘rejection’ must have been ‘a huge blow to her’.

On his way to Los Angeles: Mick Jagger (centre in black hat) is pictured here leaving Perth yesterday

On his way to Los Angeles: Mick Jagger (centre in black hat) is pictured here leaving Perth yesterday

This photograph shows Mick Jagger with his bandmates Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards

This photograph shows Mick Jagger with his bandmates Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts and Keith Richards

The same newspaper claimed earlier this week that Jagger had dumped the designer only weeks before leaving for the tour, an allegation the grief-stricken rocker dismissed as ‘horrible’ gossip.

Last night Jagger’s representative said the claim that Miss Scott was not welcome on the Stones tour was ‘ridiculous’.

Miss Scott had struggled to get along with Jagger’s family, according to the unnamed source quoted by the Post. ‘She tried really hard to get along with Mick’s daughters. She was always inviting them to family holiday dinners, but they just didn’t warm to her.

‘They also thought she was controlling, and that Mick was different, more reserved and less fun, when he was with her.’

The other Stones allegedly 'loathed' the 49-year-old American fashion designer because she was so controlling. 'When they saw her, they said, "Here comes Yoko",' a source told the New York Post

The other Stones allegedly 'loathed' the 49-year-old American fashion designer because she was so controlling. 'When they saw her, they said, "Here comes Yoko",' a source told the New York Post

The taunt was a reference to John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono (both pictured), who was widely blamed for causing the Beatles' break-up in 1970

The taunt was a reference to John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono (both pictured), who was widely blamed for causing the Beatles' break-up in 1970

The source also cited the ‘serious financial problems’ faced by the 6ft 3in designer’s company. ‘While the clothes were beautiful, they were really only made to fit someone like her – and not many people look like her,’ they said. ‘Mick had helped her with investment money, but it still wasn’t going anywhere.’

The New York Times revealed yesterday that Miss Scott was planning to announce the closure of her debt-ridden firm on Wednesday.

‘The decision to close her business must have been very sad and humiliating for her,’ the source said. ‘She had a lot of pride. That, combined with being told she couldn’t go on the Stones tour, could have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.’

Miss Scott spent a few days last week in Mustique. On Sunday night, hours before she took her  life in her New York apartment, she had a dinner party for friends.

 
The New York Post claimed the 70-year-old singer apparently told Miss Scott it was better if she did not accompany him this time even though she had travelled with the band for the past decade

The New York Post claimed the 70-year-old singer apparently told Miss Scott it was better if she did not accompany him this time even though she had travelled with the band for the past decade

Miss Scott was also snubbed by other group members who refused to wear the stage clothes she offered to design for the '14 on Fire' tour

Miss Scott was also snubbed by other group members who refused to wear the stage clothes she offered to design for the '14 on Fire' tour.

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comparing her like that is heartless and unfair. It sounds like they just didn't like her and her boriend did

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Yoko Ono did not break up The Beatles. She stimulated John to be a better, more ambitious artist. If they called L'Wren 'Yoko Ono' it meant they were afraid of her.

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Never heard of L'wren but to be compared to Yoko she must have been bad, Yoko cant sing a note, her fame came when the Beatles got famous... RIP

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I hope that the rest of the Stones, if rumour is true, are hanging their heads in shame IF the nasty rumours are true. If they are true, I wouldn't blame Mick if he never wanted to tour with them again

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Now now now, hold on a minute - she was planning to participate in Fashion week last month and only pulled out at the last second, so she couldn't have gone on tour with the band the timing didn't work. And so what if it wasn't all Happy Families with the band? They've been together forever and gone through quite a few partners amongst them, so it's entirely likely several of them weren't universally loved by all. There's no benefit to this posthumous gossip, and no one is to blame for what happened - suicide is a tragic, complicated thing.

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Come on, she was 49. She aged out of Mick's taste range. She wasted 12 years with him, hoping to marry and at 49 she realized she gave him the last of her youth for nothing.

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All this conjecture does not change the fact that a woman has killed herself and left loved ones grieving for her. It is tasteless and mean-spirited for the media to dig up salacious gossip to feed the curious public. Leave them all in peace to do their grieving and heal.

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"¿He will stay in LA while the funeral arrangements are being made in New York.". Very odd. Were they a couple or were they not?

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Can people stop being vile about this please? and to even put the Beatles in the same category as the stones is preposterous. they've got ideas above their station.

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This woman's talent was not on relationships. A life lost is a terrible and tragic event horizon no matter the cause of the nemesis. Many unresolved issues will remain as such...unresolved. The best and only thing Mr. Jagger and his close circle of loved ones can do is move on. Let the pain diminish itself. It will. RIP

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