Phil Spector’s murder trial had an unexpected visitor this week as a notorious Hollywood madam showed up in court; the judge ordered her to keep silent on anything related to Lana Clarkson or the case.

Jody “Babydol” Gibson, a Hollywood madam convicted in 2000 for pimping, made a surprise appearance all eager to talk about her connection to and knowledge of late actress Lana Clarkson, who died from a gunshot four years ago.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered Gibson to keep quiet on all issues regarding Clarkson or the case. Fidler ruled that for now the defense may not call her as a witness.

If called to take the stand, Gibson would probably talk about an entry in her “black book” about a woman named “Alana,” whose concise description fits the late Lana Clarkson, who once worked for Gibson and was later found dead in a “music producer’s” house.

The prosecution considers the entry to be false.

Gibson and her attorney told Fidler that Gibson, who has done jail time, should be allowed to talk to the press about her forthcoming autobiographical book. The judge said she remained a potential witness and that all witnesses have been ordered to not talk to the media.

“Especially because your testimony at this point is inadmissible,” Judge Fidler said, “it would be nothing but an attempt in my view to influence the jury. Even though they are under an order not to read articles, the possibility exists that they do.”

Earlier that week, Punkin Laughlin, a club promoter that named Lana Clarkson her “best friend,” testified that the actress had reached the end of the rope by February, 2003, the time of her death.

Laughlin said Clarkson was increasingly worried about financial issues and disillusioned about the Hollywood life. Questioned about differences between her current testimony and what she told investigators in 2003, Laughlin said this a was a more complete account of things, as back then she did not want to “hurt” people.

Also Wednesday, , blood spatter expert James Pex testified, backing up defense claims that authorities were careless during the crime scene investigation in 2003.

Music producer Phil Spector is accused of having shot the struggling actress to death on February 3, 2003, in his Alhambra mansion in LA. He has to this day maintained he is innocent. The defense calls Clarkson’s death “accidental suicide.”