

“Rachelle intentionally took possession of, prevented Nicole from having access to, and thus substantially interfered with Nicole’s right to possession of the Spector property,” the revised suit said. The property at issue includes gold and platinum records, awards from the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and numerous others, original master recordings, music and lyric sheets, a framed photo montage given to Phil Spector by John Lennon, and numerous other valuable items. Nicole Spector also wants punitive damages from Rachelle Spector. Nicole Spector is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop Rachelle Spector from “taking possession of any items of the Spector property” or offering or advertising it for sale or auction.

In an amended suit filed Friday, Nicole Spector added the ex-wife as a defendant. That 2016 document, the lawsuit said, named Nicole Spector as the sole trustee. 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. Rachelle Spector, for her part, has said that divorce proceedings determined much of the memorabilia in question belonged to her. Nicole Spector has also accused Rachelle Spector of impersonating her and selling the memorabilia to an antiques company. 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. The cause of the “Wall of Sound” producer’s death was complications from the coronavirus, his daughter said at the time. Phil Spector, 81, died in January 2021 while serving a sentence of 19 years to life for the murder of actor Lana Clarkson. 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.Ī 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.
