Spector's wife is scolded by judge [Phil Spector Blames Republican Jurors!]

latimes.com ^ | 9/11/07 | Peter Y. Hong

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The murder case of pop music legend Phil Spector went to the jury Monday, but not without some final fireworks from the music producer's camp.

Before jurors were instructed on how to determine whether Spector is guilty of murdering actress Lana Clarkson, Spector's wife snapped at Judge Larry Paul Fidler after he ordered her to stop speaking to the media.

The Los Angeles County Superior Court judge also addressed a news report printed Sunday in which Spector reportedly said Fidler did not like him. Spector's attorneys denied that he had made the remarks.

Rachelle Spector, 27, had defended her 67-year-old husband last week on Court TV, prompting Fidler to warn lawyers to keep the parties out of the media so they do not improperly influence jurors. On Sunday, she sent an e-mail saying she had posted the video interview on her personal website.

That prompted a direct warning from Fidler. "Mrs. Spector, I want you to hear every comment I am about to make," he declared in the courtroom without jurors present.

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On Sunday, another diatribe attributed to Spector appeared in a British newspaper, the Mail. It quoted Spector as saying he was standing eight feet from Clarkson when she shot herself. It also quoted him as saying, "I'm in the hands of 12 people who voted for George Bush."

Spector attorney Linda Kenney Baden said in court that he never made such statements "about this jury," and asked the judge for permission to speak to the media to refute the alleged remarks.

Vikram Jayanti, author of the article, told the Associated Press that Spector had spoken before the trial, and his quotes did not refer to the present jurors.

[Albion Wilde]

is that second picture jimmy carter in drag?

The second picture is an artist's interpretation of someone who, let's say, greatly resembles jimmy.

[wafflehouse]

well thats pretty disturbing lol

[diamond6]

Is that real or photo shop?