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So earlier this week we brought you the story of Lennon Murphy, a Florida hard rocker who was attempting to trademark her first name since it also happens to be the name of her band. This news had apparently aroused the ire of Yoko Ono, administrator of the estate of one John Lennon; Ono was widely reported to have filed a lawsuit against Murphy for her trademarking efforts. Murphy quickly fired back on her own Web site, claiming that A.) Ono didn't seem to have a problem when the "Lennon" name was previously trademarked by Murphy back in 2003; B.) she doesn't have the $50k (!) to spend on legal fees that she would need to fight such a suit; and C.) that it was ridiculous to think anyone would mistake a female-fronted heavy rock band with the beyond-ubiquitous work of one of the most famous rock stars on the planet. And now Ono has sent out her own statement to various Web publications that have covered the story—including one in our very own comments box—claiming that she is not suing Murphy after all, just asking the trademark people to not grant Murphy her re-up. Idolator reader YokoOnoLennon's full remarks about the week-long Lennon saga are after the jump. More »

When we clocked out yesterday, no firm details had been released in the death of Pimp C—rapper, producer, and one half of Southern hip-hop duo UGK—who was found by the authorities in a Los Angeles hotel room on Tuesday afternoon. Los Angeles police are now saying that it looks like he died of "possibly natural" causes, while yet to make an official ruling. More »