Talking of pop stars trying to keep court proceedings against them secret, the Grand Jury papers relating to the Phil Spector murder charges, which the legendary producer's lawyers unsuccessfully tried to keep out of the public arena, have been published. They include a number of witness statements, most prominently one from a police officer who says that when he first spoke to Spector after the shooting of actress Lana Clarkson, the producer told him: "I didn't mean to shoot her. It was an accidentî. Since being accused of Clarkson's murder, of course, Spector has claimed the actress committed suicide.
Jan 10, 2005
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Grand jury papers released in Phil Spector case
Grand jury papers in the Phil Spector murder case have been published, including a police officer's statement that Spector said he did not mean to shoot Lana Clarkson.