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    Mother of slain actress settles suit with Spector

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.

    Attorney John Taylor tells the Los Angeles Times that the terms of Friday's settlement were confidential, but says his client, Donna Clarkson, is pleased and relieved the suit is over.

    Lana Clarkson was shot and killed in the foyer of Spector's Alhambra mansion nine years ago.

    Donna Clarkson attended the 2009 trial daily, and testified that her daughter was upbeat and not at all suicidal, as Spector's defense alleged.

    Spector was convicted in the death and is serving a 19 years-to-life sentence.

    Taylor says he signed off on the settlement.

     

    65 comments

    • day  •  3 mths ago
      Phil is now.... Phylis...
      • junebug 3 mths ago
        LOL!!!!
      • J 3 mths ago
        lmao....Good one Day!!!!
    • Jay  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      Phil Spector seems to be a real nutcase. I pity the entertainers who were under contract with him/ worked with him many years ago. My God.
    • Jess  •  Walnut Creek, California  •  3 mths ago
      I think her mother should be, and has every right to be compensated for the loss of her beautiful daughter at the hands of that degenerate. No amount of money can compensate for the pain and suffering people go through when losing a loved one. Especially when they have suffered a sudden and violent death.My sister was a murder victim at the age of eighteen and the pain never ever goes away.Condolences to her mother , my sympathies and heart go out to her.
      • Porgie Tirebiter 3 mths ago
        If, as you say, no amound of money can compensate for the pain and suffering of losing a loved one, then what really is the point of the lawsuit? Greed, that's what.
      • shelikin 3 mths ago
        I don't think it's greed at all, it's to take what can be taken from Spector and the only thing that probably mattered more to him than his freedom, is his money. Take it all away from him, he deserves nothing for his crime, he doesn't deserve to spend another day, for the rest of his life, in comfort. Especially the kind of money "comfort" can afford.

        I agree with you Jess.
      • Thebackgroundartiste 3 mths ago
        How do you put a price on your dead child ???
    • jennflip  •  Birmingham, Alabama  •  3 mths ago
      He got what he deserved--I feel she probably freaked out when he was playing big man with a gun and grabbed it and it went off!! I blame a lot of those rock stars back when he would put a gun in their face---one of them should have shoved it up his #$%$ and taught him some manners----hope he rots in jail
      • Robert 3 mths ago
        You read those stories too. He had a long history of pulling this crap.
      • El Bot 3 mths ago
        I once read he did that to John Lennon while working on the Imagine album so he must have pulled the same stunt on others & it's a prelude to something dangerous.
      • g 3 mths ago
        read about his ex wife ronnie spector. he basically kept her captive in his home. he really is where he needs to be.
    • Coondog  •  3 mths ago
      Now HE'S getting a gun shoved down HIS throat! Well, not a real gun, we'll just call it a squirt gun!
      • Snowshoes 3 mths ago
        He probably likes it since didn't you know he dressed in drag!
      • Amber Di Sario 3 mths ago
        Eeww... He's too old they wouldn't want him.
    • mike m  •  Houston, Texas  •  3 mths ago
      Look up any interview with Ronnie Spector about her time will Phil....He's a complete idiot...He sold a car to his driver at the time which turned out to be one of 7 Cobra Daytona Coupes...25 years later he says he never sold the car and wants it back...Of course that was after he found out it was worth a fortune...Phil Spector is exactly where he needs to be....In jain and suffering...
    • Lonnie  •  Irvine, California  •  3 mths ago
      Loosing the money hurts him more than jail,typical millionaire
    • JamesJ  •  3 mths ago
      Sometime after the Clarkson killing, stories surfaced about Spector, he was a wacko who went crazy waving pistols around in front of and AT people(Ramones)
      No doubt he pulled the trigger on Clarkson.
      • A CUSTOMER 3 mths ago
        I love the fact that Johnny Ramone finally told him to f himself. RAMONES were awesome.
    • Jomica Man  •  3 mths ago
      I'm glad the mother got something for her pain and suffering. Especially since his defense team strategy was to claim suicide as the cause of death on both trials. Spector, and each and every lawyer who defended him are vile repulsive #$%$ of the earth. Too bad this wimp of a nutcase will not actually die in prison as he deserves. He'll walk free one day due to his fame and fortune in the music industry.
    • Puna  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      Good for her,may Lana rest in peace.
    • Lin  •  3 mths ago
      My beautifull g.daughter was killed by daycare woman and got off "Scott free". Just makes you real sick and no, it never goes away. I'm glad the case was won even if it did take forever.
    • CindyInKY  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  3 mths ago
      I'm glad she won her case against him. Spector will always be rich. Even when, or if he comes out of prison he'll still be a very wealthy nut case.
    • Woodsley  •  3 mths ago
      I am glad that LANA's mother has been compensated for the loss of her daughter but I know that there isn't enough money in the world that could ever make up for losing my child.
    • unhappy  •  3 mths ago
      a life of drugs hard drinking in the fast lane..and he killed more than one person ..why hasn't he been jailed 40 years ago ...
    • Laffinitoff  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 mths ago
      Obviously many that commented have no grasp of the real world.When a person dies, there is a funeral that must be paid for, the deceased bills have to be paid, their residence must be emptied and property disposed of,in some cases a will probated by an attorney and all those things cost money.I am glad she finally was paid.Sad enough she lost her child(she was her child no matter her age) but to be stuck with all the financial responsibilities was cruel.Bet Spector spent more on attorneys for his 2 trials than he paid in this civil suit.
    • shelikin  •  3 mths ago
      I'm confounded by people who assume the lawsuit brought about by the murder of Donna Clarkson's daughter Lana was brought about by greed.

      I quote poster "Jess" who said: "I think her mother should be, and has every right to be compensated for the loss of her beautiful daughter at the hands of that degenerate. No amount of money can compensate for the pain and suffering people go through when losing a loved one. Especially when they have suffered a sudden and violent death."

      I don't think it's greed at all, it's further punishment to take what can be taken from Spector and the only thing that probably mattered more to him than his freedom, is his money. Take it all away from him, he deserves nothing for his crime, he doesn't deserve to spend another day, for the rest of his life, in comfort. Especially the kind of money "comfort" can afford.

      Although we don't know the amount of the settlement, Donna Clarkson was satisfied. If she was, then I am too. It's too bad she couldn't see him imprisoned for the rest of his sorry life.
    • Lance  •  3 mths ago
      Phil Sphincter!
    • SanJuanKid  •  3 mths ago
      Who says that money can't buy happiness?
    • IgboNewaki  •  Orlando, Florida  •  3 mths ago
      So it's "Wall of Bars" instead of "Wall of Sound" now??
    • Hugh  •  3 mths ago
      SPECTOR IS A LIITLE WEASEL WOMAN ABUSING COWARD..WHO WILL ROT IN PRISON..his new wife is living in his house ..spending his money ..still saying he is innoccent!! rumor is she is banging 3 differnt guys right now ..and then calls phil and says she will wait for him to get out..love it .i have friend that knows her and she is a #$%$
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