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Spector Slapped with Harassment Suit
The hits keep coming for Phil Spector--much to his chagrin.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame music producer, and current murder defendant, is now being sued for $5 million by his former personal assistant for sexual harassment and breach of contract.
In a complaint filed last week in Los Angeles Superior Court, Michelle Blaine claims her ex-boss harassed her, appeared naked in front of her and once asked her to find him a prostitute. She also claims than on another occasion he asked her to join him and a prostitute in a hotel room.
"We believe there is very, very powerful evidence that Michelle Blaine acted not only appropriately but that she was very, very badly treated by Mr. Spector," Blaine's attorney, Tim Reuben, told the Los Angeles Times. "We believe punitive damages should be in the millions."
Meanwhile, Bruce Cutler, a lawyer for Spector, calls the allegations "a lie."
Blaine's allegations were filed last week as part of a countersuit against the music producer. Spector sued his assistant of nearly five years last September, claiming she had embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from various accounts and is seeking repayment of the money as well as unspecified damages.
Blaine's lawsuit countered that the "Wall of Sound" producer had authorized all payments to her, including a one-time sum of $700,000 which she used purchase a home. She claims in her filing, though, that the massive perk was offered as a gift, not a loan, and that is was part of a substantial employment package she was tempted with when she tried to quit her job.
Spector's attorney begs to differ.
"She stole this money and her final lie is now that it's hush money," Cutler told the Times. "It's all a lie."
The former assistant, who handled all of Spector's personal and business interests, further claims that her boss repeatedly proposed marriage to her in an attempt to prevent her from testifying against him at his criminal murder trial. (Under California law, spouses cannot be compelled to testify against each other.)
She also says that Spector ordered her to attend music industry parties in New York and Los Angeles and distribute pamphlets proclaming his innocence in the February 2003 shooting death of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson at his Southern California home.
Last week, a judge postponed Spector's murder trial from April until September due to both defense and prosecution scheduling conflicts. Spector, who is also facing a wrongful death civil suit from Clarkson's family, has pleaded not guilty and is currently free on $1 million bail.
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