Phil Spector trial: Day 34
Actress Lana Clarkson was so depressed about her career that she wanted to die, club promoter Punkin Laughlin testified today (July 16) in the Phil Spector murder trial.
Laughlin, also known as Punkin Pie, said that Clarkson was her best friend, and that the actress called her crying and upset about her acting career only a few days before the her death at Spector's Los Angeles mansion on February 3, 2003.
Spector is accused of murdering Clarkson, whom he had met at the House of Blues in Los Angeles only hours before. The defence contends the actress' death was an accidental suicide.
Laughlin told the jury that Clarkson said: "I don't want to live anymore. I don't want to live in this town. I want to end it."
She added: "Clarkson was crying uncontrollably. She said, 'Pie I can't take any more...I'm done, done, done.' "
Laughlin was the latest in a series of witnesses to report that Clarkson was despondent about her financial troubles, career difficulties, and lack of a stable relationship, reports the Los Angeles Times.
When cross examining the witness, Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson asked Laughlin why she had never mentioned this to investigators in previous conversations. Laughlin answered that she was trying to protect her friend. |
Faithless to play two London shows
UK dance titans Faithless have announced details of two new London shows.
The group will play two different venues over two nights in September.
The shows are at:
London Shepherds Bush Empire (September 10)
London Brixton Academy (11) |
Patrick Wolf wins over LA crowd
Patrick Wolf charmed a sold-out crowd at the Troubadour in Los Angeles last night (May 16).
Performing his first LA show in four years, he ran through tracks from all three of his albums, focusing on the most recent, 'The Magic Position', and frequently choosing songs at random to the surprise of his bandmates.
Wolf was backed by a viola/violin player, a double bass, a drummer and a laptop -- a far cry from his 2003 tour, which he told the audience consisted of he and his manager driving from city to city without a visa and sneaking into clubs because he was underage.
Dressed in shorts, suspenders and a gingham shirt that he tore off by the end of the night, he leapt across the stage and theatrically threw his 6'4" body to the ground.
"This song was written when I was a troubadour with nothing but a ukulele on my back and a ticket to Cornwall," he said when introducing the song 'Tristan', and the crowd went wild.
During the evening, Wolf sang lyrics from Justin Timberlake's 'Sexy Back' and referred to Paris Hilton's latest escapades, singing, "Paris Hilton got sent to jail." He also spontaneously broke into a rendition of 'Moon River' from the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'.
Wolf said goodnight after an hour-and-a-half set, and was brought back for an encore by an extremely enthusiastic crowd. He concluded with the rousing 'Accident & Emergency' and 'A Boy Like Me'.
Wolf played:
'Overture'
'Get Lost'
'To The Lighthouse'
'Pigeon Song'
'Tristan'
'Bluebells'
'Libertine'
'Childcatcher'
'Moon River'
'Stars'
'Magic Position'
'The Fiddle & The Drum'
'Accident & Emergency'
'A Boy Like Me' |