Phil Spector trial: Day 8
Phil Spector's chauffer, Adriano DeSouza, took the stand in today (May 15) during the producer's murder trial in Los Angeles.
Spector is accused of murdering actress Lana Clarkson on February 3, 2003 at his Los Angeles mansion.
DeSouza drove Spector around on the night of Clarkson's death. He said that he took Spector out for a night of partying before taking the producer back to his mansion along with Clarkson. DeSouza remained outside in the car after the couple went inside.
The driver told the LA County Grand Jury that at about 5:00 a.m. on Feb. 3, he heard what he described as a pop, and then saw Spector leaving the house holding a gun, reports the Los Angeles Times.
"I think I killed somebody," he quoted Spector as saying.
The defence is expected to challenge DeSouza's ability to hear anything that morning because of a noisy nearby fountain.
During today's testimony, DeSouza said that he worked for the producer 13 or 14 times and earned approximately $30 an hour.
Also testifying today was Sophia Holguin, a waitress at the House of Blues who served Spector on the morning of Feb. 3.
She said that Spector asked her to go home with him, but she turned him down. She also said he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. |
Ash map autumn outing
Ash have announced a tour of the UK, kicking off October 20 in Liverpool.
The band, who kick off four sold-out nights at Koko in London tomorrow night (July 3), will also play several festivals this summer including Reading and Leeds and Fuji Rock in Japan.
The dates announced so far are:
Liverpool Academy (October 20)
Bristol Academy (21)
Nottingham Rock City (22)
Newcastle Academy (24)
Sheffield Octagon (25)
Birmingham Academy (27)
Glasgow Barrowlands (28)
Machester Academy (29)
Leeds University (31)
Norwich U.E.A. (November 1)
Southampton Guildhall (2)
London Brixton Academy (3) |
Sharon Osbourne sued
Sharon Osbourne is facing a $26,000 lawsuit over a king-size bed.
Sharon is being sued for breach of contract, fraud and deceit by California's Beyond Pillows Etc design store who claim she never paid for the custom-made bed delivered to her Hidden Hills mansion earlier this month.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court last Thursday (18.10.07), says Sharon signed an agreement on October 3 to buy the bed, along with customised curtains for her bathroom and kitchen.
The suit also claims: "Sharon Osbourne didn't have sufficient funds to cover the payment but accepted delivery and installation and never had any intention of paying."
Beyond Pillows Etc interior decorator Cheryl Law alleges Sharon's credit card only covered part of the cost and she hasn't settled the remainder.
A representative for Sharon says she gave Law her credit card details when she ordered the items, but Law said the payment had been rejected because it was a UK credit card.
The 55-year-old reality TV judge allegedly offered to pay with another credit card, but the following day, Law claimed it had also been rejected.
Sharon's representative added that when she checked her bank statements, both transactions had gone through - meaning she had been charged twice for the items.
When Sharon noticed the error, she claims she contacted Beyond Pillows Etc who sent her a cheque. |