Rachelle Short

Renowned music producer Phil Spector and his wife Rachelle Short arrive at Superior Court as his 2nd degree murder retrial continues on December 2, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Spector is charged with shooting actress and House of Blues VIP hostess Lana Clarkson, 40, to death in his Alhambra, California mansion on February 3, 2003. (Getty Images) more pics » Phil Spector 's pretty, young and tough blonde wife, Rachelle Short , spoke to the press for the first time since Spector was sent to prison, defending herself and her man in an interview with the LA Times . We had sex. We were ... Read Full Story

(Getty Images) more pics » Legendary music producer Phil Spector , inventor of the "Wall of Sound' production technique, has been found guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Lana Clarkson , according to the LA Times . A Los Angeles jury took nine days to reach its decision, after an earlier jury was deadlocked at 10-2. The verdict comes more than six years after Clarkson was found dead at Spector's Los Angeles home. Spector could face up to 18 years in prison as a result of the guilty verdict. Spector and his laywers contended that Clarkson, a blond bombshell who ... Read Full Story

Court TV reports Rachelle Short Spector had given an interview to them on Friday, as well as another interview with the Sunday Mail, hence the Judge's outrage: On Sunday, an article purporting to be an interview with Spector appeared in Britain 's Sunday Mail. The story was filled with bombastic comments attributed to Spector, including the statement "the judge doesn't like me," and criticism of jurors, whom he described as "12 people who voted for George Bush." Wow, insulting the jury.  That sounds like a pretty awful idea to me.  No wonder the judge issued a gag order. ---------------------------------------- Elsewhere on Zimbio: Phil Spector ... Read Full Story

AP reports that Rachelle Short (aka Rachelle Spector) was singled out and reprimanded by the Judge during closing speeches because of her unruly ways: Rachelle Spector sent e-mails to reporters over the weekend pointing out a TV interview she had given, despite the fact that [Judge] Fidler had warned her against such activity. 'Ma'am, I'm going to do something I've never done before,' Fidler said. 'You are here in the courtroom. You will not talk to the press ... until a verdict or other decision is arrived at in this case. If you do, you're in violation of my order and you know what ... Read Full Story

Rachelle Spector - who at 28 is 41 years younger than her husband - revealed she has been pining for her husband since he was jailed for 19 years for the murder of aspiring actress Lana Clarkson last month (29.05.09). She told the LA Times newspaper: "We had sex. We were doing it all the time." The former waitress, who married Spector in 2006, after he had been charged with murdering Clarkson by shooting her in 2003 at his mansion in California, also said she sits in the chair in her home next to where Clarkson was shot "all the time," adding: "Why wouldn't ... Read Full Story