Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler will make his decision about allowing the Phil Spector murder trial to be televised after the judge meets with the lawyers in the case.
According to AP, Judge Fidler said he was leaning toward allowing the cameras into the courtroom because, "This is a trial of public interest. I always have a problem with commentators telling people what is going on rather than letting the public see the trial for themselves."
On March 19th, about 300 prospective jurors will be called to the courtroom and the selection process may take as long as three months. Several media companies have already requested approval for trial coverage, but the district attorney as well as the lawyers for Spector want to first approach the prospective jurors regarding their attitudes of cameras inside the courtroom.
The victim, Lana Clarkson, former star of Barbarian Queen, was, at the time of her death, working as a hostess at the House of Blues on Sunset Strip. Phil Spector, member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, produced the classics, "You've Lost that Lovin'Feeling," "Be My Baby," and "Da Doo Ron Ron."
Clarkson had gone home with Spector the night she was shot in his home. Spector, who denies shooting Clarkson, claims she committed suicide.
