Clarkson, 40, met Spector on Feb. 2, 2003, at the Foundation Room, the VIP club in the House of Blues, the Sunset Strip music venue. She was working as a hostess to make ends meet while she continued seeking acting jobs. According to prosecutors, Clarkson, who was 5 feet 11 inches tall, initially took Spector, who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and who was wearing a shoulder-length brown hair piece at the time, for a woman.