In their 1974 divorce settlement, she forfeited all future record earnings and surrendered custody of their children. According to Bennett, Spector sabotaged her career by forbidding her to perform, and she escaped from the mansion barefoot with the help of her mother in 1972. Spector's second wife, Ronnie Spector (whom he began seeing when still married to his first wife) alleged in her 1990 memoir, Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts And Madness, that Spector had imprisoned her in his California mansion and subjected her to years of psychological torment. From 2007 to 2009, he was the subject of two trials, the second of which resulted in him receiving a life sentence. He maintained to authorities and the media that she had accidentally shot herself.

In 2003, the actress Lana Clarkson was found dead from a bullet wound in Spector's home. In his music career, he served as the frontman of the band The Teddy Bears and also produced and co-wrote hit songs for musical acts such as The Beatles, Leonard Cohen, The Righteous Brothers, The Ramones, and his wife Ronnie Spector. Dubbed the 'First Tycoon of Teen' by writer Tom Wolfe, Spector is acknowledged as one of the most influential figures in pop music history. Phillip Harvey Spector (DecemJanuary 16, 2021) was an American record producer, musician, and songwriter.

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