Phil Spector’s daughter has added his ex-wife as a defendant in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent memorabilia that once belonged to the late music producer from being sold at auction.
A temporary restraining order is currently in place to keep Julien’s Auctions from putting the memorabilia — such as gold and platinum records — up for bid, with a hearing on whether to issue a preliminary injunction slated for later this month.
Phil Spector, 81, died in January 2021 while serving a sentence of 19 years to life for the murder of actor Lana Clarkson. The cause of the “Wall of Sound” producer’s death was complications from the coronavirus, his daughter said at the time.
Nicole Spector has accused his father’s ex-wife, Rachelle Spector, of refusing to allow her access to property that remained in the latter’s possession even after her and Phil Spector’s divorce was final. Nicole Spector has also accused Rachelle Spector of impersonating her and selling the memorabilia to an antiques company.
Rachelle Spector, for her part, has said that divorce proceedings determined much of the memorabilia in question belonged to her.
Nicole Spector filed a lawsuit on May 16, which said she obtained a detailed probate court order after her father’s death “specifically confirming” that the personal property at issue belongs to the trust established by Phil Spector in 2016. That 2016 document, the lawsuit said, named Nicole Spector as the sole trustee.
Two days after Nicole Spector filed the lawsuit, Torrance Superior Court Judge David K. Reinert issued a TRO in her favor, preventing any auction from going forward before a July 27 hearing. That hearing is to determine whether to issue a preliminary injunction until the full outcome of the lawsuit.
Nicole Spector has said she obtained the probate order after Rachelle Spector refused to turn over or allow her access to property that remained in the former spouse’s possession after the divorce was…
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