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  The Independent

  Brit Awards include mention of convicted murderer Phil Spector in obituaries section

  Awards ceremony is set to go ahead tonight (11 May)

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  Yahoo Celebrity UK

  Brit Awards spark controversy with tribute to Phil Spector

  The Brit Awards have chosen to include the convicted killer in their obituaries section.

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  The Independent

  Phil Spector: BBC apologises for calling murderer ‘talented but flawed’

  Corporation received complaints about headline reporting death of former music producer

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  Evening Standard

  BBC apologises for calling murderer Phil Spector ‘talented but flawed’

  The BBC has apologised after describing music producer Phil Spector, who died in prison while serving a murder sentence, as “talented but flawed”. The corporation said the headline on the breaking news article “did not meet our editorial standards”. The BBC confirmed it had received complaints about the headline in the wake of the death of Spector, who was sentenced to a minimum 19 years in prison for murdering the actress Lana Clarkson.

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  HuffPost UK

  BBC Sorry For Calling Murderer Phil Spector 'Talented But Flawed'

  Music producer was serving a minimum 19 years in prison for killing the actress Lana Clarkson.

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  The Guardian

  Phil Spector defined the toxic music svengali – a figure that persists today

  Phil Spector defined the toxic music svengali – a figure that persists today. Spector, who has died aged 81, created a culture of cruelty that was seen by the music industry as a symptom of genius. It’s a scenario that has played out again and again

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  The Guardian

  Phil Spector wasn't a 'flawed genius' – he was a murderer

  Phil Spector wasn't a 'flawed genius' – he was a murderer. Despite the headlines we have seen from Rolling Stone, the BBC and others, the producer was, first and foremost, a killer. We should hold him to the same standards as everyone else

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  The Independent

  Phil Spector death: Darlene Love remembers ‘controlling’ music producer and convicted murderer who harmed career

  Collaboration was ‘like a marriage that was abusive,’ singer said

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  Celebrity

  The Independent

  Phil Spector death: Ronnie Spector breaks silence on death of ‘lousy husband’ and convicted murderer

  Former music producer died in jail, having been convicted of murdering actor Lana Clarkson in 2003

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  The Guardian

  Phil Spector obituary

  Phil Spector obituary. Record producer influential in 60s pop as the creator of the ‘wall of sound’ who in 2009 was jailed for the murder of Lana Clarkson

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