Juries (HEART) Celebrities

What is it with juries and celebrities that keep them from pulling the trigger with a guilty verdict? The Phil Spector trial will apparently end with a hung jury, split 7-5 (no indication which way it’s leaning). Which means that at least five people thought that Lana Clarkson went home with the music producer after just meeting him with the idea of killing herself and framing him for murder. Isn’t that how it went on the “Law & Order” episode? (Did they do a Phil Spector doppelganger “L&O” episode?)

How would a jury use the audio of O.J.’s tirade during that armed robbery that just got him arrested anew? Probably by saying the recording was made to create more memorabilia for the Juice to sell.

The race is on, and herewith a contest: First cop/legal show to thinly veil O.J.’s current travails in an episode wins renewal for the season, no matter how abysmal your ratings! First show to do it really well gets a two-season pickup!