And talking of pop court cases of old, though not that old, let's return to Phil Spector shall we? Oh yes, you've probably forgotten, but this case is not closed. After last year's mistrial preparations are already underway for a second go at assessing whether or not the legendary producer did or did not shoot actress Lana Clarkson at his Beverly Hills mansion back in 2003. As previously reported, the second trial has been delayed until the Autumn because Spector has had to hire a whole new team of defence lawyers, who say they need more time to prepare.
Meanwhile, the reclusive Spector, who has given very few interviews since Clarkson died at this home, has given his first TV interview on the matter to the BBC. He has taken part in an Arena documentary about his life and career, and the incidents of that night at his home when actress Clarkson died - he, of course, claims she shot herself - will be part of the discussion.
The programme, 'Phil Spector: The Agony And The Ecstasy', is due to air in April, and its director, Vikram Jayanti, says that while he hasn't taken sides in the ongoing criminal case, he does believe Spector should be innocent until proven guilty. He told reporters: "An interview with Spector has been the Holy Grail for arts documentary makers for many years and I think he agreed to speak to us because he felt that we were inspired by a sense of empathy, though not of sympathy. We intend no disrespect to the dead woman. The whole thing was clearly tragic".
In his interview, Spector reportedly claims that his legal case is hindered by all the publicity around the case, which has portrayed him negatively. He says: "On the [original] jury selection questionnaire, 45 per cent of the jury pool said I was guilty based on pre-trial publicity and 20 per cent said I was insane".