"John grabbed me and started to kiss me...
the photographers went wild, and flashbulbs began to explode in our faces."
John had taken May to see the Smothers Brothers at the Troubadour.
"In that one moment John had undone all the public secrecy we had maintained... in front of the entire Hollywood press corps!"
Lennon didn't care, "The secret is out, let's have another drink."
The next night, they were scheduled to attend a dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel honoring James Cagney. May recalls, "The press went wild when they saw us. They screamed, 'May, how about a picture'... 'John, hug her'... 'Kiss her for us.'"
The next week...
Time Magazine ran an article announcing their relationship to the world.
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