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As music legend awaits the final appeal of his murder conviction and Al Pacino plays him in a new film, Vikram Jayanti remembers Phil Spector’s tortured struggle between genius and monster

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Actor Al Pacino said he decided not to meet record producer and convicted killer Phil Spector before portraying him in an movie – only to find he already had.

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The mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the Wall of Sound music producer, a lawyer said today.

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Al Pacino is set to star as legendary record producer Phil Spector in a TV film to be written and directed by David Mamet, TV channel HBO said.

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The legendary producer Phil Spector – who is currently in prison serving a minimum 19-year sentence for the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson - has masterminded the debut album of his wife Rachelle, 'Out of My Chelle', which will be released on June 8.

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The legendary music producer Phil Spector - who was jailed last June for 19 years for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson - has created a disc of tracks with wife Rachelle Short, which was put together prior to his sentencing.

Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked a US appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct.

Phil Spector has never discussed the night he murdered Lana Clarkson with his wife.

MUSIC mogul and convicted murderer Phil Spector, who complained about his prison quarters but later said he wanted to stay put, is being moved to make room for inmates requiring outpatient mental health treatment.

Phil Spector has said that prison is like a "snake pit".

MUSIC legend Phil Spector has been assigned to a “sensitive needs facility” in California’s largest state prison to serve his sentence for murdering an actress.

A prison mug shot of legendary music producer Phil Spector shows the man beneath the wigs.

Music producer Phil Spector was jailed for life with a minimum of 19 years today for murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

Music producer Phil Spector will be sentenced in Los Angeles today for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

A lawyer for music producer Phil Spector said he maintained he did not kill actress Lana Clarkson and was not responsible for her death, according to a court document.

Music producer Phil Spector was facing a lengthy jail term today after being convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson.

The jury in Phil Spector’s murder retrial has signalled that it has reached a verdict.

Jurors today resumed deliberations in the retrial of music producer Phil Spector.

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Deliberations in music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial will not resume until next week due to a juror’s illness, a judge said today.

The murder case against music producer Phil Spector is in the hands of a jury again.

SIX years after actress Lana Clarkson died in Phil Spector’s mansion, the jury in the Wall of Sound producer’s second murder trial were expected to begin deliberations last night.

The jury in Phil Spector’s second murder trial will visit the famed music producer’s home where actress Lana Clarkson died, but the judge set strict rules on the presence of Spector’s wife and the operation of an outdoor fountain.

The Ramones drummer Marky Ramone has exposed one of rock's most famous stories as a myth - legendary producer Phil Spector never pulled a gun on the band.

A prosecutor in the murder retrial of Phil Spector portrayed the producer as a musical genius who repeatedly threatened women with guns and could become “very sinister, very violent and very deadly” when he was drunk.

A WITNESS at Phil Spector’s murder retrial will be allowed to testify that the record producer used incendiary language about women and once stated they should be shot, a judge has ruled.

A California court panel has decided that the retrial of Phil Spector on a murder charge can proceed.

A Los Angeles hotel is suing Phil Spector, his wife and agent for failing to pay more than $100,000 (€64,000) in accommodation for lawyers and expert witnesses in his murder trial.

Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood once saved a musician's life - after he was allegedly threatened with a gun by music producer Phil Spector.

The judge who presided over Phil Spector's murder trial has rejected a defence motion to disqualify him from the retrial.

The judge who presided over the Phil Spector murder trial has rejected a defense motion to disqualify him from handling the retrial because of alleged prejudice against the music producer.