Ronnie was related to disgraced producer and murderer Phil Spector through virtue of marriage. Veronica “Ronnie” Spector (née Bennet) was involved in an affair with Phil when they met in 1963 after she was signed to his record label, Philles Records. As per reports, she was unaware of his marriage to Annette Merar.
Bennet and Spector married in 1968 and lived in Beverly Hills. A year later, the two adopted their first son Donté Phillip. In 1971, Phil Spector surprised her with their adopted twins Louis and Gary.
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Ronnie disclosed information about her abusive relationship with Phil Spector in her memoir, Be My Baby, named after The Ronettes’ famous 1963 hit song.
She alleged that Phil prevented her escape from their Beverly Hills property as he put up barbed wire and took away her shoes. He reportedly also enforced guard dogs and required the famed singer to carry a life-sized figure of himself while going out without him.
In 1972, The Ronettes singer reportedly fled the premises with the help of her mother. Prior to her escape, Ronnie Spector was shown a gold coffin by Phil. He threatened to murder Ronnie and keep her in the coffin if she left him. The two divorced two years after her escape.
