Phil Spector

Sundown on Sunset: Heaven or Hell - Posted September 28, 2007
Halo 3 might make a profit. Tyra Banks takes a stand and declares Cycle 9 of ANTM a no-smoking zone. It's more fun when everyone goes through withdrawal. Unlike the real world. Indiana Jones is shooting right now, in Downey. Phil Spector is free and the jury foreman is a neighbor; Joe Francis is... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 27, 2007
Money Can't Buy You Everything: Except when it can. Henry Weinstein's analysis of the Phil Spector jury deadlock says Spector's freedom came down to cash: He had so much of it, he could hire enough experts to dazzle at least two jurors into a mistrial-inducing stupor. Reason Newspapers Should Not Post Reader... [FishBowlLA]

Dunne Readies Memoir - Posted September 13, 2007
He's got his hands full with the Phil Spector trial right about now, but Dominick Dunne is already looking ahead to his next project. FBLA recently ran into the infamous writer at the Chateau Marmont during a book party for fashion scribe Dana Thomas (in town celebrating the release of her... [FishBowlLA]

Dunne Readies Memoir - Posted September 13, 2007
He's got his hands full with the Phil Spector trial right about now, but Dominick Dunne is already looking ahead to his next project. FBLA recently ran into the infamous writer at the Chateau Marmont during a book party for fashion scribe Dana Thomas (in town celebrating the release of her... [FishBowlLA]

Dominick Dunne Asked Anthony Pellicano for a Favor - Posted August 29, 2007
Dominick Dunne's been in town for the Phil Spector trial, staying at the Chateau Marmont. Kim Masters somehow ran him to ground met him at a Morons' gathering and got him to spill his own story of revenge. Dunne wasn't content to just track John Sweeney, the sleazeball who murdered Domininque... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 28, 2007
Ugly Mess: Defense testimony in the Phil Spector murder trial ended Monday with attorneys trying to convince jurors that actress Lana Clarkson killed herself, and stylists trying to convince Spector to try a leave-in conditioner. Owen Wilson Hospitalized: Apparently for attempting to commit suicide. The LAT story largely quotes from People... [FishBowlLA]

Phil Spector: Women Should be Shot in the Head - Posted July 9, 2007
Phil Spector remains his own worse enemy. Linda Deutsch reports that the judge has ruled that jurors may hear from a security guard who says he heard the record producer rant against women and declare they should all be shot in the head. Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said the testimony... [FishBowlLA]

Phil Spector Gets BBC Treatment from Vikram Jayanti - Posted June 26, 2007
Vikram Jayanti snagged the Phil Spector interview for the BBC. Jayanti, who was part of the Oscar-winning team for When We Were Kings, is directing a documentary on the legendary producer, Arena - The Agony and The Ecstasy Of Phil Spector. Jayanti said: I think it was the combination of the BBC,... [FishBowlLA]

Ikea Rides Our Non-Beige Coattails - Posted May 16, 2007
Jet-lagged and delirious, we made our way into Terminal 1 at LAX early one morning only to be assaulted by what we thought was the Bad Taste Circus--outrageous orange and green stripes plastered along the wall. Turns out it was just an ad takeover by someone with pretty good taste, Ikea.... [UnBeige]

Spector Disses The Ladies: Inside Edition Has the Tape - Posted May 16, 2007
Inside Edition has a tape of Phil Spector claiming women just want fame and money and will lie about him to get it. Spector made the video in 2005 in his chess room where Clarkson was found dead. Spector originally intended to post it on his web site to defend... [FishBowlLA]

Witness Testifies That Phil Spector Looked Like Elmer Fudd - Posted May 15, 2007
Under oath on Monday, waitress/songstress Kathy Sullivan testified that Phil Spector looked like Elmer Fudd. If he beats this murder thing, she'd better leave the country. ... [FishBowlLA]

FBLA Bumper Sticker Contest--Phil Spector Edition - Posted May 7, 2007
Dale Launer just emailed us that Mitch Glazer joins the ranks of those threatened by Phil Spector. Glazer said he was attending some musical event and found himself standing next to Spector in men's room. He told Spector he was a fan of his work and Spector returned the compliment... [FishBowlLA]

Phil Spector Trial--Movie Exec. on the Jury/Dale Launer Recalls Spector - Posted May 7, 2007
Forget the Grill. Forget Mortons. The industry hang-out is the jury box at the Phil Spector trial. Besides the NBC producer (and doesn't Dateline need him to be working?), there's a New Line exec. on the panel. Screenwriter Dale Launer told us about his encounter with the pistol-packing pixie. Launer attended... [FishBowlLA]

KTLA Checks In, Asks About Mom - Posted May 2, 2007
We got the sweetest little reminder note in our in-box today from someone named NewsDog who was pimping the KTLA Web site's coverage of the Phil Spector trial. KTLA is carrying the Spector Trial gavel-to-gavel on their web site (ktla.com). News anchor Marta Waller, who anchored the coverage of the Simpson trial, is... [FishBowlLA]

Radar: 'If Phil Spector is Found Innocent, He'll Be the New OJ' - Posted April 30, 2007
Want an unflinching peek into the wacko, gun-brandishing, cape-wearing past of Phil Spector? Sure ya do.... [FishBowlLA]

News You Don't Want To Miss: Tuesday Roundup - Posted April 24, 2007
Some interesting tidbits from our favorite local blogs: ERS: NBC Dateline producer to serve on the jury in the televised Phil Spector murder trial. LA Observed: Armenian Genocide Dispute Erupts At LAT Santa Barbara Independent (We know we're two days late to this one, but we have strep throat): Former Santa Barbara News-Press editor... [FishBowlLA]

Lunch at Michael's: 'We're Off To Prison' - Posted April 18, 2007
For the boldface names and media mavens who flock to 55th & Fifth on a regular basis, the dining room is like a high school cafeteria without the adolescent angst. The richest and coolest kids in the class spend lots of time table hopping and there's plenty of gossip on the... [FishBowlNY]