On January 18, 1969, Pete Best, regarded as the "fifth Beatle" of the legendary "The Beatles," finally won a defamation suit against the group. Best sued the band due to remarks made by Ringo Starr made in an interview with "Playboy" magazine in 1965. In the interview, John Lennon stated that Starr had been with the band a little while before Pete Best was finally let go, to which Starr followed up with, "he took little pills to make him ill."

Best had sought approximately $18 million dollars from the group, but was awarded much less.