Yoko Ono

At a music publishing event in New York, Ono was surprised by the announcement that she would be credited along with John Lennon.

Calls for a boycott are not new for Adele. And now, embroiled in the politics of both left and right, she will likely think longingly back to her first, uncomplicated boycott — about her tea-making.

Ono has teamed with experienced producer Michael De Luca and writer Anthony McCarten for the as-yet-untitled film.