phil spector
People
Heidi And Spencer Wreak Havoc On The Miss Universe Pageant
10:30PM the cajun boy | Speidi acts the arse at the Miss Universe pageant, Sting’s status as a sexual God is bullshit, Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush reconcile, Jason Schwartzman got married, Marc Jacobs is getting married, and Amy Winehouse goes on a 48-hour bender. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Kate Major Will Get Exactly What She Wants In Life
12:00AM Foster Kamer | Former Star reporter Kate Major’s definitely one kind of whore, the other, not so sure. Whorebaiting gov’nuhs, too! Walter Cronkite, here? Yeah. Also: Frank McCourt. Paris Hilton, the Chelsea Hotel, some Indie Rock FAIL. Presenting your Monday Morning Gossip Roundup: More »
People
10:35AM Jess McGuire | God bless The Smoking Gun – I’m certainly glad I bothered reading their newsletter today, because they’ve delivered the goods once more. Would you like to see what Mr Wall Of Bars looks like without his crazy wig? Oh, click on through to the other side… More »
Phil Spector… Sans Wig!
10:35AM Jess McGuire | God bless The Smoking Gun – I’m certainly glad I bothered reading their newsletter today, because they’ve delivered the goods once more. Would you like to see what Mr Wall Of Bars looks like without his crazy wig? Oh, click on through to the other side… More »
People
Phil Spector Sentenced To 19 Years For Murder
5:21AM Richard Lawson | Wild-maned music producer Phil Spector has been given the maximum sentence of nineteen years to life for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson. Spector will be 88 years old before he’s eligible for parole. He also paid $US17,000 for funeral expenses, as per his sentencing. [CNN, image: Getty]
Music
Phil Spector’s Booking Shot
5:23PM Ryan Tate | Following his conviction on second-degree murder charges in a Los Angeles court, music producer Phil Spector was immediately taken into custody. TMZ obtained his mug shot; click through for a larger version. More »
People
Phil Spector Guilty Of Second-Degree Murder
7:25AM Richard Lawson | Crazy-haired music producer Phil Spector has been found guilty of second-degree murder in a Los Angeles court for the 2003 gruesome shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson. This was his second trial on the charge. More »
People
9:35AM Pareene | Today was the first day of closing arguments in the murder retrial of violent psycho and musical genius Phil Specter, seen here looking creepy as the jury left the courtroom [AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool]
Da Doo Wrong, Wrong
9:35AM Pareene | Today was the first day of closing arguments in the murder retrial of violent psycho and musical genius Phil Specter, seen here looking creepy as the jury left the courtroom [AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool] 
For His New Murder Trial, Phil Spector Chooses Hives-Chic
7:59AM Seth | As hard as it is to believe, the Phil Spector “I Told My Driver ‘I Think I Killed Somebody’ and Somehow Avoided Conviction” Retrial of the Century is underway, with prosecutor Alan Jackson describing the music genius as “very sinister, very violent and very deadly” in his opening statements. You’ll recall that an experimental and wig-friendly Spector traded in his signature Dollytor look for something more closely resembling a lesbian talk show host at the opening of his last trial. But this time around he’s arguably adopted his most stylish persona to date: that of Shootin’ Filip Sprängporten, the long-rumoured sixth member of Swedish supergroup The Hives. Veni Vidi Vicious, indeed! More »
9:22AM Seth | So there was this legendary rock producer? And he was a real weirdo who lived in a castle and was obsessed with guns and hating women? And this B-movie actress working at House of Blues went home with him? And her head was blown off? And the producer walked out with the gun in his hand and told his driver, “I think I just killed somebody?” Anyway, there was a trial, but the jury was hung, and so now there’s going to be another. It’s set for September. [Reuters] More »
