reason that the producer took on the controversy later in life was that he was convicted of murder! In NUMBER_TOKEN, Phil Spector was convicted of a murder that he had committed earlier in the decade. The victim was an actress by the name of Lana Clarkson. The death occurred in NUMBER_TOKEN, and Phil claimed that the woman had been shot in the head accidentally during some kind of twisted sex game. After a long trial, it was eventually determined that Phil was guilty of murder. Numerous women had come forward with claims that the producer had threatened them with firearms after turning down his sexual advances, and the authorities determined that this is what happened to Lana. Long before becoming a convicted murderer and passing away, Phil Spector was one of the most sought-after producers in all of popular music! Phil produced numerous hits during the NUMBER_TOKENs, with some of the notable artists he worked for including George Harrison and the Beach Boys. Phil had long since succumbed to drugs and alcohol by the time of the crime that landed him in prison. He had essentially retired from the music industry by the NUMBER_TOKENs, and few people had heard from him before he began making headlines in the NUMBER_TOKENs due to the murder. He passed away of natural causes while serving his sentence in California. Larry King Larry King is yet another celebrity figure that passed away in January of NUMBER_TOKEN. Larry King was NUMBER_TOKEN years old at the time of his death and, like Tanya Roberts, died of sepsis. Larry had been hospitalized for COVID-NUMBER_TOKEN, and ended up getting particularly affected by the infection due to his respiratory symptoms. Many people had speculated upon the announcement of Larry's death that the beloved television host had died of COVID-NUMBER_TOKEN, but this wasn't technically the case. Of course, Larry was best known as the host of Larry King Live, which he hosted for well over two decades on CNN, from NUMBER_TOKEN to NUMBER_TOKEN. Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman is the last celebrity figure we’ll be looking at on this list to have passed away in January of NUMBER_TOKEN. Certainly, January wasn’t a great year for elderly celebrities! Many people knew Cloris best for her time on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The actress was NUMBER_TOKEN years old at the time of her death and passed away due to a stroke. Cloris also had some notable film roles during her career, including her turns in The Last Picture Show and Young Frankenstein. Jessica Walter Film and television star Jessica Walter passed away in March of NUMBER_TOKEN, at the age of NUMBER_TOKEN. In recent years, the actress was best known for her comedic role on the classic cult sitcom Arrested Development, which aired and was canceled in the early NUMBER_TOKENs before being revived on the Netflix streaming platform in the NUMBER_TOKENs. However, Jessica started her career as a film actress decades before, with one of her most memorable film roles being her turn alongside Clint Eastwood in his directorial debut, which was the NUMBER_TOKEN feature Play Misty for Me. Jessica Walter also had a long-running gig on the animated television series Archer at the time of her death, and her character subsequently had to be written out of the show for future seasons. If you’re enjoying this video so far, be sure to hit the like button to show your support! Also, subscribe to the channel if you’d like to be among the first to know when more
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