"He always had that habit of showing off guns when he was drinking; it's what he did, it was his thing[.]" . . .
On its side, the defense has testimony that the gun likely went off inside Clarkson's mouth. A lurid theory about sex games, fueled by Spector's widely quoted "kissed the gun" comment, may also become a pivot point.
When asked whether the gun was part of the couple's foreplay, one of Spector's attorneys, Bruce Cutler, replied: "I've read it, I've heard it…. If that's what happened, it's a tragic waste of life, isn't it? Most importantly, it is not a crime."
