Public Interest, Public Figures, First Amendment, and some celebrity gossip - because, why not?
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Trial Transcripts - Leonard Cohen, Phil Spector, Prosecutor Conceals Email Evidence Re. Different Version Phil Spector Gun Story
Leonard Cohen Cross: I want to talk to you a little bit about -- you said that you felt threatened some of these times. Do you remember saying that? I certainly did. Now I want to talk to you about what you mean by threatened. You actually -- you were telling us about Phil Spector. You were testifying about talking to the LAPD. Yes, sir. And you talked to the LAPD with your attorney, correct? With an attorney present, Yes, Sir. (RT 308) And how he would oftentimes have guns when you were producing an album, correct? He would have guns in the studio when he was producing an album with you? That’s correct. And, in fact, one time you told the detective that, quote -- well, before I go there, was Mr. Spector -- was he drunk at the time when he had these guns? (RT 309) I don’t remember, sir. Was he hostile at the time? Not to me. Okay. But he actually put a gun to your head; is that correct? That’s correct. It was a revolver? No, it wasn’t a revolver. It was an automatic. But you weren’t actually -- you didn’t feel threatened when he put a gun to your head? No, sir. (RT 309)