lennon and ono moved to the united states in 1971, and settled in new york city. ono had a daughter, kyoko chan cox, from an earlier husband, anthony cox, a filmmaker, who took her and disappeared. it was easier to look for kyoko, and get the law's help to look, if they stayed in america. ono and lennon were also hurt emotionally by the way ono was treated by many people in england. some insulted ono, and asked lennon why he was with her. on the other hand, most of the people they met in america accepted them together.