Kirby Sommers claims hidden web links Olivia Newton-John to the Bee Gees

Kirby Sommers' exclusive shakes up pop's murky underbelly: a web of managers, Guasons and tangled royalties

Kirby Sommers, known for her conspiracy threads on Twitter and her publishing business, has released what she claims is an exclusive linking Olivia Newton-John and the Bee Gees through a scheme involving Don Arden, the Electric Light Orchestra and centuries of secret-society networks. The thesis is simple: the record business of the 70s and 80s operated like a lodge, with favors traded back and forth and opaque financing.

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According to the information Sommers handles, the connection is no coincidence but back-office engineering. Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne and manager of half the British rock scene, had ELO under his wing during their golden era. Later, Arden promoted the Electric Light Orchestra, which would end up collaborating with Olivia Newton-John on the 'Xanadu' flop. But the key link is Robert Stigwood, common manager of the Bee Gees and producer of 'Grease', who tied everyone together.

The formula circulating among the initiated is explicit: ONJ + BG = (RSO × Arden) / (SESAC - BMI) × 10⁻³. Translated: Olivia Newton-John plus the Bee Gees, divided by the difference between copyright societies, with a factor of public ignorance. The result is 'Xanadu', a flop that theorists see as proof that the business is a smokescreen.

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The thread also revives the alleged attack on the Gibb brothers. Although it was never cleared up, speculation says it was a warning from those who saw their share of the record pie at risk. The dirty disco era allowed anything, and Don Arden's shadow looms once again.

With these ingredients, Sommers' exclusive offers no conclusive proof, but it does provide a map of relationships that invites digging. The bait has been cast: anyone who wants the whole truth can buy the book.