The judge in the murder trial of legendary producer Phil Spector says he may allow it to be televised.
AP reports that Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said the trial was of public interest, noting "I always have a problem with commentators telling people what is going on rather than letting the public see the trial for themselves. I'm a firm believer in having the public see it."Now both attorneys are considering the idea. It will be decided at a pretrial hearing on February 16. Spokeswoman for the district attorney Sandi Gibbons has already stated, "We do not oppose cameras in the courtroom."
Fidler noted that many media outlets have already requested to cover the proceedings, due to the celebrity nature of the trial. Phil Spector is a long-renowned producer, credited with pioneering the Wall Of Sound technique and achieving much success with Motown acts before working with stars like The Beatles and The Ramones.
He is charged with the murder of b-movie actress Lana Clarkson, who was working as a hostess at the House Of Blues and was in Spector's company the night she was shot and killed on February 3, 2003.
