The long and winding road that led to this weekend's "Beatles Reunion" apparently was driven in part by cash.

"Kicking and screaming" all the way, George Harrison agreed to participate in "The Beatles Anthology" TV special mainly because he needs the money, Geoffrey Giuliano told the New York Post. Giuliano has written 20 books about the Fab Four.Harrison will earn $80 million for his part in the production of the three-part, six-hour documentary to be shown on ABC. The group will also release six CDs of Beatles songs and two songs with new music originally performed by the late John Lennon.

Lennon's former personal assistant Frederic Seaman told the paper Harrison "didn't want to participate until his accountant ripped him off for millions of dollars."

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