O.J. Simpson to Tell FOX How He Would Have Killed Slain Wife

[IRiSHMaFIA]

LOS ANGELES ? O.J. Simpson will tell FOX "how he would have committed" the slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in an interview to air later this month.

Simpson, who was acquitted of the crimes in a 1994 criminal trial, agreed to an "unrestricted" interview with book publisher Judith Regan. The two-part interview, titled "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," will air Nov. 27 and Nov. 29.

"O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes," FOX said in a statement. "In the two-part event, Simpson describes how he would have carried out the murders he has vehemently denied committing for over a decade."

The interview will air days before Simpson's new book, "If I Did It," goes on sale Nov. 30. The book, published by Regan, "hypothetically describes how the murders would have been committed."

Nicole Brown Simpson's sister Denise Brown, who chairs the Nicole Brown Foundation to fight domestic violence, responded to news of the interview in a statement released Wednesday:

"It's unfortunate that 'Simpson' has decided to 'awaken a nightmare' that we have painfully endured and worked so hard to move beyond ... We hope Ms. Regan takes full accountability for promoting the wrongdoing of criminals and leveraging this forum and the actions of 'Simpson' to commercialize abuse."

She added: "We regret that Nicole's children, Sydney and Justin will be exposed to 'Simpson's' inexplicable behavior and we will provide them with our love and support during this time."

In a video clip on FOX's Web site, an off-screen interviewer says to Simpson, "You wrote 'I have never seen so much blood in my life.'"

"I don't think any two people could be murdered without everybody being covered in blood," Simpson responds.

Simpson, who now lives in Florida, was acquitted in a criminal trial of the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and Goldman, but was later found liable in 1997 in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Goldman family.

Messages left with Simpson and his attorney Yale Galanter were not immediately returned.

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As far as I'm concerned, NOBODY should buy this book and nobody should carry it! This psychotic prick is thumbing his nose in the face of the parents who's son they murdered and Nicole's family.

This is completely sick and an outrage as far as I'm concerned to give this bastard any air time whatsoever, and by buying his book, don't think one penny will go to the Goldman's parents because he's been hiding his earnings for years now.

He's the lowest form of life this bloody scumbag

[IRiSHMaFIA]

O.J. to Say How He Could Have Done It

NEW YORK ? In an account his publisher considers a confession and some media executives call revolting, O.J. Simpson plans a book and TV interview to discuss how, hypothetically, he could have killed his ex-wife and her friend.

Two weeks before the book,"If I Did It,"goes on sale, scorn was already being heaped Wednesday on Simpson, the publisher and Fox, which plans to air the Simpson interview in two parts Nov. 27 and 29.

Denise Brown, sister of Simpson's slain ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, lashed out at the publisher for"promoting the wrongdoing of criminals"and commercializing abuse.

Judith Regan, whose ReganBooks imprint is publishing the book, refused to say what Simpson is being paid for the book but said he came to her with the idea.

"This is an historic case, and I consider this his confession,"Regan told The Associated Press.

The former football star was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ron Goldman after a trial that became an instant cultural flashpoint.

He was later found liable for the deaths by in a wrongful-death suit filed by the Goldman family. In the years since, he has been mocked relentlessly by late-night comedians, particularly for his vow to hunt down the true killers.

Simpson has failed to pay the $33.5 million judgment against him in the civil case. His NFL pension and his Florida home cannot legally be seized. He and the families of the victims have wrangled over the money in court for years.

Simpson did not return numerous calls for comment. Simpson's own attorney Yale Galanter said he did not know about the book or the interview until this week.

"The book was not done through our office,"Galanter said."I did not have anything to do with the negotiations ofthe book. This was strictly done between OJ and others."

He said there is"only one chapter that deals with their deaths and that chapter, in my understanding, has a disclaimer that it's complete fiction."

Meanwhile, other publishers and publishing industry observers practically fell over each other to criticize ReganBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, and Simpson himself.

"This is not about being heard. This is about trying to cash in, in a pathetic way, on some notoriety,"said Sara Nelson, editor in chief of Publishers Weekly."That a person keeps wanting to bring this up seems almost nutty to me."

Patricia Schroeder, president and chief executive of the American Association of Publishers, described the developments as sickening.

"But I think it's going to stir an awful lot of debate and make the culture take a real look at itself, and that may not be unhealthy,"she said.

Indeed, one thing that seemed certain was that the book and interview _ which Fox will air at the end of the crucial sweeps month _ were bound to generate a torrent of publicity.

Shari Anne Brill, a television analyst for the Madison Avenue firm Carat USA, predicted public interest would rival that of the 2003 interview with Michael Jackson, seen by 27 million people in 2003.

At least one other network, NBC, said it had been approached to air the special but declined the offer.

"This is not a project appropriate for our network,"said Rebecca Marks, a spokeswoman for the entertainment division of NBC, a network that once employed Simpson as a football analyst.

Representatives for CBS and ABC did not immediately return calls for comment.

One expert noted that the justice system's protection against double jeopardy means Simpson's book, explosive as it may be, should not expose him to any new legal danger.

"He can write pretty much whatever he wants,"said Laurie Levenson, a Loyola University law school professor and former federal prosecutor who has followed the case closely."Unless he's confessing to killing somebody else, he can probably do this with impunity."

AP National Writer Hillel Italie, AP Television Writer David Bauder, Sandy Kozel of AP Radio and Associated Press writer Noaki Schwartz contributed to this story.

[Skylace]

I saw this on the news this morning and it made me sick

[faceless]

that's quite incredible

[IRiSHMaFIA]

On Court TV just now they were talking to his attorney Yale Galanter. Catherine Crier the host of the show asked him what his children think and won't this upset them and turn them away from him. He said the children are behind him 100% and agreed for him to do this.

I simply can't understand 'if that's even true' how they'd want their father to discuss how he'd of killed their mother 'if he did'. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

Don't they also get that 99.9% of the human population believe he's guilty as sin? This is just making him look exactly what he is, and that's a cold hearted piece of human waste.

[Kezza]

I find this absolutely revolting! "IF I Did It"?? Hell, he DID do it!

[eefanincan]

The entire thing DISGUSTS me! What's even worse than him writing this kind of book (right on with youre points there, Irish!) is that fact that some people will actually buy it.

[fritz]

Vary sad

[faceless]

I see on the news now that FOX have decided not to broadcast the interview... seems they do listen to real public opinion once in a while!

[IRiSHMaFIA]

O.J. Book, TV Special Are Canceled
Nov 20, 4:31 PM EST

The Associated Press

After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and television special "If I Did It."

"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

A dozen Fox affiliates had already said they would not air the two-part sweeps month special, planned for next week before the Nov. 30 publication of the book by ReganBooks. The publishing house is a HarperCollins imprint owned ? like the Fox network ? by News Corp.

In both the book and show, Simpson speaks in hypothetical terms about how he would have committed the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Goldman.

Relatives of the victims have lashed out at the now scuttled publication and broadcast plans.

"He destroyed my son and took from my family Ron's future and life. And for that I'll hate him always and find him despicable," Fred Goldman told ABC last week.

The industry trade publication Broadcasting & Cable editorialized against the show Monday, saying "Fox should cancel this evil sweeps stunt."

One of the nation's largest superstore chains, Borders Group Inc., said last week it would donate any profits on the book to charity.

Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murder in a case that became its own TV drama. The former football star and announcer was later found liable for the deaths in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Goldman family.

Judith Regan, publisher of "If I Did It," said she considered the book to be Simpson's confession.

The television special was to air on two of the final three nights of the November sweeps, when ratings are watched closely to set local advertising rates. It has been a particularly tough fall for Fox, which has seen none of its new shows catch on and is waiting for the January bows of "American Idol" and "24."

The closest precedent for such an about-face came when CBS yanked a miniseries about Ronald Reagan from its schedule in 2003 when complaints were raised about its accuracy.

The Reagan series was seen on its sister premium-cable channel, Showtime, instead.

One station manager who had said he wasn't airing the special said he was concerned that whether or not Simpson was guilty, he'd still be profiting from murders.

"I have my own moral compass and this was easy," said Bill Lamb, general manager of WDRB in Louisville.

For the publishing industry, the cancellation of "If I Did It" was an astonishing end to a story like no other. Numerous books have been withdrawn over the years because of possible plagiarism, most recently Kaavya Viswanathan's "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life," but a book's removal simply for objectionable content is virtually unheard of.

Sales had been strong, but not sensational. "If I Did It" cracked the top 20 of Amazon.com last weekend, but by Monday afternoon, at the time its cancellation had been announced, the book had fallen to No. 51.
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Very good move and you were spot on faceless. They had no choice but to listen to public opinion and it was overwhelming.

[6ULDV8]

Not only FOX....

So far any other network & affiliate has dropped it, all "show hosts" are dropping him too.

His book has been declined from 90% of retailers too.
Borders books will however still sell his book, saying that any money they make from it will go to aid shelters for battered women etc.

[Skylace]

I am glad. Hearing that the book deal was cancelled and the show was canned I am quite glad.

[IRiSHMaFIA]

O.J.'s Book: Back by Next Christmas?


O.J. Simpson during an exclusive interview about how the murders of
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman would have taken place had
he actually committed the crimes.

Rights to the year's most famous non-book could revert to Simpson within a year, and the tell-all could yet make it into stores — abroad

O.J. Simpson's ill-fated homicidal fantasy If I Did It may yet see the light of day. One of the major publishing fiascos of 2006, the volume was abruptly pulled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. right before it was due to land on store shelves in late November, the victim of widespread public outrage. But the title itself, like a bad penny, may resurface, perhaps before the end of 2007.

With the exception of some copies pilfered from warehouses, the entire 400,000 print run of If I Did It — in which Simpson "hypothesized" how he would have killed his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman — was slated to be destroyed. As with most celebrity tell-all tales, however, Simpson's rights to the material will eventually revert back to him. Though the exact contractual language has not been made public, a source close to Simpson tells TIME that O.J. gets certain rights returned 12 months after the original publication date — which means he should be in a position to resell his book before next Christmas.

Several European publishers are said to be clamoring to print the story in their respective territories. Murdoch's high-profile rejection has only made the book more attractive. (Imagine the cover blurb: "The book that Rupert Murdoch doesn't want you to read!") Indeed, soon after the cancellation, says the source, Simpson's camp asked Murdoch's representatives to surrender the rights earlier than the original deal stipulates so that Simpson can cash in overseas.

Fred Goldman, Ron's father, filed a lawsuit last week against both Simpson and Lorraine Brooke Associates, described by Goldman's lawyer as a "sham entity" formed to funnel the book's proceeds to the ex-football star. Goldman hopes not only to retrieve the $880,000 he says News Corp. paid Simpson as an advance, but he also wants Murdoch's company to give him all rights to If I Did It — print, audio and other peripheral sources of income from the project. "There was originally an indication they might be open to such an idea [turning all profits over to the victims' families]," says Goldman. "If they want to be through with this, they should have no problem turning over those rights to us." Adds Goldman's attorney, Jonathan Polak, "We're seeking to unwind all the transactions, including the transfer of the intellectual property." And so, alas, we will have to expect new chapters in the history of the crime of the last century.

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After seeing the reaction in America, I'm shocked that anyone would still want to risk publishing this book. There isn't one logical reason too, but unfortunately a lot of people would buy it out of curiosity.

[faceless]

He's proved that American law is a complete sham on technical grounds and now he's doing it on moral grounds too. It's not the straw that will break the camel's back, but it's getting there...

[eefanincan]