Jailed homicidal maniac seeking Phil Spector’s help to make musical career

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe is set to make his musical debut, it has emerged. The Harry Potter star will take part in a reading in New York of the show 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' And if it turns out to be a success it will be staged on Broadway.

September 11th, 2009 LONDON - Genesis drummer Phil Collins may be forced to quit drumming after a back injury. The 58-year-old had suffered back injury during the last Genesis tour, in 2007, and had said earlier this week that the problem had come about because of his drumming posture, due to which his vertebrae had been crushing his spinal cord.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - Jailed rape suspect Jack Tweed has been on suicide watch after reportedly telling doctors, "If I had a gun I'd kill myself." Jade Goody's widower, who is allegedly being kept in segregation, was said to have received a string of abuse and threats from other inmates at Pentonville jail in London. "He has been put on an unusually tight watch and has to be checked on every 20 minutes which is virtually unheard of," the Mirror quoted an insider as saying.

September 4th, 2009 Phil Spector prison transfer haltedLOS ANGELES — Music producer Phil Spector's transfer to a different prison has been halted, but the prison and Spector's wife are giving different reasons for the reversal. Spector and his wife said Friday that they made special appeals based on his physical ailments to keep him from being moved to Pleasant Valley State Prison.

September 4th, 2009 Complications increase in Spector imprisonmentLOS ANGELES — The planned transfer of Phil Spector to a different prison has been halted, a corrections official said Friday, but different reasons were given as complications continued to surround his incarceration. Spector, 69, a legendary music producer, is serving 19 years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.

September 1st, 2009 Phil Spector being moved to different prisonLOS ANGELES — Music legend and convicted murderer Phil Spector, who complained recently about his prison quarters but later said he wanted to stay put, is being moved to make room for inmates requiring outpatient mental health treatment, a corrections spokeswoman said Tuesday. "It's not about Spector.

August 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Jailed music magnate Phil Spector fears other inmates so much that he has asked his lawyers to get him shifted to a "better prison." The record producer was sentenced to life imprisonment in May this year, for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. He is currently lodged at Corcoran Prison in Los Angeles.

August 20th, 2009 Prison officials probe Spector's safety concernsLOS ANGELES — Authorities said Thursday that Phil Spector does not fear for his safety in prison despite a letter that he recently wrote to a friend saying he felt in danger and wanted to be moved to a "better" facility. "We interviewed Mr.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - A Lebanese national was reportedly jailed in Dubai for wearing T-shirt showing Victoria Beckham in the nude. According to the Telegraph, Raffi Nernekian, whose brother says he bought the shirt during a visit to New York, got into an argument with a local over the shirt and was jailed for a month for "offending public decency." The skin cancer awareness T-shirt features a naked Beckham, who is discreetly hidden by the phrase "Protect the skin your in," reports the New York Daily News.

July 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - 'Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty has vowed to reunite the 'The Libertines', and continue working on his solo career and his current band. The 30-year-old rocker insists that he can cope with three separate musical ventures.

June 11th, 2009 Musical Big Wig: Mug shot shows bald Phil SpectorLOS ANGELES — A mug shot of Phil Spector released Wednesday reveals that prison has been a hair-raising experience for the legendary music producer. Spector, known for his many elaborate hairstyles over the years, had to abandon his wigs after being sentenced last month to 19 years to life for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

June 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Music producer Phil Spector's wife Rachelle Short Seems has revealed the couple used to make out all the time. "We had sex.

May 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Rebecca Romjin has set her sights on a musical career, as she wants to record an album on children's lullabies.ebecca, who recently became a mother of twins Charlie and Dolly, with her husband Jerry O Connell, revealed that her newfound motherhood made her keen on singing. The actress, who learnt singing at the University of California at Santa Cruz before she became a star, wants to display her singing skills.

May 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - Cancer-stricken Farrah Fawcett's jailed son Redmond O'Neal has been permitted to say his final goodbyes to his dying mother. The 24-year-old visited his mother the same night her heart-wrenching documentary "Farrah's Story" aired.

May 14th, 2009 Australian charged over anti-Semitic YouTube videoPERTH, Australia — Police have charged a man who allegedly posted a video on YouTube with inciting racism under Australian state law, officials said Thursday. A newspaper report said the video targeted Jews.