Music industry figure Phil Spector told police that actress Lana Clarkson sang hit songs he had produced, including "Da Doo Run Run" and "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," before she grabbed his gun and shot herself, according to court papers filed Friday.
At the shooting scene, however, Spector apologized for Clarkson's death, saying, "The gun went off accidentally."
Prosecutors filed a motion Friday, seeking to admit the contradictory statements at trial to help prove the producer killed the B-movie actress and nightclub hostess after she agreed to accompany him from the House of Blues in Hollywood to his Alhambra mansion Feb. 3, 2003.
Spector, 64, has pleaded not guilty and is free on $1-million bail. He faces life in prison if convicted. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler has asked attorneys to be ready to go to trial by January.
Details here from the Los Angeles Times.