O.J. will discuss 1994 killings in Fox interview

[estranged4life]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15723351/

Ex-NFL star to say 'how he would have committed' killings of ex-wife, friend

MSNBC News Services

Fox plans to broadcast an interview with O.J. Simpson in which the former football star discusses "how he would have committed" the slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, for which he was acquitted, the network said.

The two-part interview, titled "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened," will air Nov. 27 and Nov. 29, the TV network said.

Simpson has agreed to an "unrestricted" interview with book publisher Judith Regan, Fox said.

"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," the network 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."

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

Denise Brown, the sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, said in a statement, "We hope Ms. Regan takes full accountability for promoting the wrong doing of criminals and leveraging this forum and the actions of 'Simpson' to commercialize abuse," the Washington Post reported.

Brown also said Simpson's two children "will be exposed to his 'inexplicable behavior and we will provide them with our love and support during this time."

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."

In a video clip on the network'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.

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

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[SuzeQuze]

That's so f*cked up. :distress:

[estranged4life]

Crap like this is exactly why I refuse to watch FOX (Except for their NASCAR & Baseball coverage), more typical garbage for ratings.

[mikeschmike]

You'd think a respectable network like Fox wouldn't show such things. :rolleyes:

[DavidMn]

Well, its about time the guy fessed up.... After all, he must've exausted looking at all the Country Clubs in the US by now looking for the "Real Killer.":mad:

[irishgrl]

The unmitigated GALL of this man never ceases to amaze me.........basically he's thumbing his nose via national television on how he got away with murder...why would anyone even watch this? :mad:

[SuzeQuze]

Well, its about time the guy fessed up.... After all, he must've exausted looking at all the Country Clubs in the US by now looking for the "Real Killer.":mad:

He claims to be speaking hypothetically. It's rediculous.

[DavidMn]

He claims to be speaking hypothetically. It's rediculous.Yeah, and the Pope's Jewish.:rolleyes:

[Pisces Queen]

I just can't get over this. How is this even possible? It makes me sick ~ it's like he is killing her all over again. I can't imagine how the families involved must fell. This is SICK :shrug:

[GODDESS6]

how horrific, i was just reading this on my homepage:distress: ~

[DavidMn]

The unmitigated GALL of this man never ceases to amaze me.........basically he's thumbing his nose via national television on how he got away with murder...why would anyone even watch this? :mad:He's got a book coming out about it too.:mad:

[estranged4life]

He claims to be speaking hypothetically. It's rediculous.

but speaking 'hypothetical' about a murder that you're linked too seems very surreal to me.

Guess FOX offered Regan more $$$ for more BS, and who more to fill the BS-barrow than OJ "As innocent as Bush" Simpson

[DavidMn]

but speaking 'hypothetical' about a murder that you're linked too seems very surreal to me.

Guess FOX offered Regan more $$$ for more BS, and who more to fill the BS-barrow than OJ "As innocent as Bush" SimpsonYou know, I still believe we can thank Mark Fuhrman for all this. If the news hadnt come out about his racial slur, I think there would have been a different result.

[mikeschmike]

You know, I still believe we can thank Mark Fuhrman for all this. If the news hadnt come out about his racial slur, I think there would have been a different result.

I doubt it. OJ bought his freedom, pure and simple.

[DavidMn]

I doubt it. OJ bought his freedom, pure and simple.You may be correct, but I have a distinct reccolection of that moment when Fuhrman was outed for saying that, that "Opinion" turned to OJ's favor.

[SteveMacD]

Personally, I blame Fred Goldman. He's a total media whore. He knew that if he damn near bankrupted O.J., the Juice would HAVE to write a book, which would give Mr. Goldman a reason to go on TV as an outraged father (again). Hey, we get it Fred. You think that by going on endless TV shows, the barbershop mustach will somehow come back into fashion. It won't. Shave the damn thing already.

[DavidMn]

Personally, I blame Fred Goldman. He's a total media whore. He knew that if he damn near bankrupted O.J., the Juice would HAVE to write a book, which would give Mr. Goldman a reason to go on TV as an outraged father (again). Hey, we get it Fred. You think that by going on endless TV shows, the barbershop mustach will somehow come back into fashion. It won't. Shave the damn thing already.Yes, but rememeber they cant touch his NFL pension, which allows him to live at somewhat of a comfortable life.

[CelticGypsy]

He has no morals or ethics. Anyone that does an interview with him or help him in any way to make money should be ashamed of themselves:mad:

[SteveMacD]

Yes, but rememeber they cant touch his NFL pension, which allows him to live at somewhat of a comfortable life.

Yes, but only "somewhat" of a comfortable life. O.J. has to keep up with the Ditkas, which mind you is no easy task.

[DavidMn]

He has no morals or ethics. Anyone that does an interview with him or help him in any way to make money should be ashamed of themselves:mad:That is excatly right. It's like giving a pouting kid attention when ignoreing him would be the best alternative. I wouldnt want to insult children though.:lol:

[GypsySorcerer]

Blech. :mad: He has essentially admitted to her murder before. TV is garbage.

[DavidMn]

Blech. :mad: He has essentially admitted to her murder before. TV is garbage.I'm still surprised that someone hasnt taken him out. I mean those racist websites were all over him like stink on **** after the verdict.

[irishgrl]

I just can't get over this. How is this even possible? It makes me sick ~ it's like he is killing her all over again. I can't imagine how the families involved must fell. This is SICK :shrug:
lawsuit anyone?

[gldstwmn]

There are no words. :distress:

[SuzeQuze]

I just can't get over this. How is this even possible? It makes me sick ~ it's like he is killing her all over again. I can't imagine how the families involved must fell. This is SICK :shrug:

Agreed. He's a monster.

[DavidMn]

Agreed. He's a monster.I dont think Remorse and O.J Simpson could ever possibly be ,entioned in the same sentence.

[SuzeQuze]

I'm still surprised that someone hasnt taken him out. ...

I was just thinking that.

[estranged4life]

I dont think Remorse and O.J Simpson could ever possibly be ,entioned in the same sentence.

new studio material & Stevie Nicks in the same sentence? :rolleyes:

[PsychCat]

This is the classic "I have a "friend" (finger quotes) who "may have" done something.... oh, let's just say not completely honest. ;)

[AliceLover]

Am I missing something here? What does "If I had commited the murders this is would I would have done it" mean??? I don't get whats hes going to explain. I don't know much of anything about the OJ case, but I don't understand what he's going to talk about.

Any help....???

[PsychCat]

Am I missing something here? What does "If I had commited the murders this is would I would have done it" mean??? I don't get whats hes going to explain. I don't know much of anything about the OJ case, but I don't understand what he's going to talk about.

Any help....???

Why stop with him??
Why don't we get a cast of celebrities and find out how THEY would have committed the murders!
I mean, it's not like anyone is saying anyone did anything... we're just saying "IF".

Then we could go around and say how each of them would have committed the Tate - LaBianca murders!!

And then.... for the big two hour "only on FOX" live series finale.... we could ask what would you do "IF"... just "IF".... you ruled a country and committed mass genocide????

Far be it for FOX to let basic respect and decency get in the way of viewership and ratings. :eek:

Oh my..... :distress:

[strandinthewind]

I know I am in the minority, but I think the evidence did not show he did it. But, many think he did.

[SteveMacD]

I know I am in the minority, but I think the evidence did not show he did it. But, many think he did.

As you know, there are two standards. Do I THINK he did it, and does the eveidence PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that he did it. Yeah, I think he did it, but I don't think the prosecution's case proved he did it. There were too many holes in their case.

[estranged4life]

And then.... for the big two hour "only on FOX" live series finale.... we could ask what would you do "IF"... just "IF".... you ruled a country and committed mass genocide????

George Bush, I'm sure he knows the answer to yer question.

[GypsySorcerer]

George Bush, I'm sure he knows the answer to yer question.

Ooh, preach it. :nod:

[BlackWidow]

This is some F*cked UP ****!!!! I honestly wish someone would put a bullet in his head!!! Can you imagine those families...UGH!!!

[DavidMn]

As you know, there are two standards. Do I THINK he did it, and does the eveidence PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that he did it. Yeah, I think he did it, but I don't think the prosecution's case proved he did it. There were too many holes in their case.Well, of course I dont know definitively if he did it, only Monsieur Simpson knows for sure, and he'el deal with it in the afterlife, one way or another.

[mikeschmike]

This is some F*cked UP ****!!!! I honestly wish someone would put a bullet in his head!!! Can you imagine those families...UGH!!!

I wonder if he thinks it's okay for his kids to watch how their father would have killed their mother? Even if it is hypothetical and he didn't do it, that is some messed up ****.

[DavidMn]

I wonder if he thinks it's okay for his kids to watch how their father would have killed their mother? Even if it is hypothetical and he didn't do it, that is some messed up ****.That's another thing. I'd love to know what they think of him these days.:rolleyes:

[SuzeQuze]

That's another thing. I'd love to know what they think of him these days.:rolleyes:

I hope for their sakes they have nothing to do with him.

[michelle2677]

Good god, this woman has a family. I didn't watch it, but I"m sure many did. Just because someone is a celebrity, people think they have the right to drag them through the mud, even after death. I remember watching a southpark episode a couple of weeks ago. They had "steve irwin" on there with a sting ray barb in his chest. THat is completely sick, but some people got enjoyment out of it I'm sure. All I kept thinking about was his poor wife and children. THat's what I'm thinking about in this case too. Ridiculous. So let me run out and buy the book so he can have more money. :rolleyes: whatever. **** like this pisses me off...

[SuzeQuze]

Good god, this woman has a family. I didn't watch it, but I"m sure many did. Just because someone is a celebrity, people think they have the right to drag them through the mud, even after death. I remember watching a southpark episode a couple of weeks ago. They had "steve irwin" on there with a sting ray barb in his chest. THat is completely sick, but some people got enjoyment out of it I'm sure. All I kept thinking about was his poor wife and children. THat's what I'm thinking about in this case too. Ridiculous. So let me run out and buy the book so he can have more money. :rolleyes: whatever. **** like this pisses me off...

I hope the ratings were ****ty.

[cliffdweller]

They had "steve irwin" on there with a sting ray barb in his chest. THat is completely sick, but some people got enjoyment out of it I'm sure. All I kept thinking about was his poor wife and children.

Yeah, I don't know what they were trying to prove with that. I consider myself a fan of South Park, but the episodes so far this season have been really disjointed with no clear message :shrug:.

[BlackWidow]

I know I am in the minority, but I think the evidence did not show he did it. But, many think he did.

Read "Without A Doubt" by Marcia Clark......

[JazmenFlowers]

this makes me ill. seeing his face makes me ill. hearing his voice...well, you get the picture.

and I agree with Strand...he's guilty of the murders...the prosecution just failed to prove it.

I can't imagine what the two families must feel like having this kind of **** on TV and re-hashed over and over. we don't hear much about the kids. I wonder how they are. I remember just how gorgeous they both were.

[BlackWidow]

this makes me ill. seeing his face makes me ill. hearing his voice...well, you get the picture.

and I agree with Strand...he's guilty of the murders...the prosecution just failed to prove it.

I can't imagine what the two families must feel like having this kind of **** on TV and re-hashed over and over. we don't hear much about the kids. I wonder how they are. I remember just how gorgeous they both were.

Nicole was right he really is a SOCIOPATH!!!:distress:

[gldstwmn]

Nicole was right he really is a SOCIOPATH!!!:distress:

They come in all shapes and sizes.
Last night I was thinking about how everyone who was directly related to that case ended up tainted in some way. Think about it. I think Shapiro's rep was not quite what it was after that. Johnnie Cochran was noted for his work in civil rights and even mangaged to quietly negotiate a settlement in the first Michael Jackson molestation suit. But he will always be known for this case, with the image of a ski cap on his head and his saying "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
I'm sure Christopher Darden's career was never quite the same after that disastrous courtroom experiment of letting OJ try the gloves on for the jury. Same goes for Marcia Clark. When it all comes down, the majority of people who followed that case to are mystified as to how OJ got acquitted and will hold the prosecution resposible to some degree.
Then there are the cops! Mark Fuhrman anyone? Could Fuhrman sound any more like fuhrer? Of all the cops in LA this guy ended up in the middle of it. And I'm still wondering if he planted some of the evidence.
And then there's the whole Rodney King aspect. Some people will always view this as payback for that.
This would make one hell of an opera some day a long time from now.

[DavidMn]

You all know what? He WILL GET HIS ONE DAY. He cant escape judgement forever.:nod:

[SuzeQuze]

They come in all shapes and sizes.
Last night I was thinking about how everyone who was directly related to that case ended up tainted in some way. Think about it. I think Shapiro's rep was not quite what it was after that. Johnnie Cochran was noted for his work in civil rights and even mangaged to quietly negotiate a settlement in the first Michael Jackson molestation suit. But he will always be known for this case, with the image of a ski cap on his head and his saying "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
I'm sure Christopher Darden's career was never quite the same after that disastrous courtroom experiment of letting OJ try the gloves on for the jury. Same goes for Marcia Clark. When it all comes down, the majority of people who followed that case to are mystified as to how OJ got acquitted and will hold the prosecution resposible to some degree.
Then there are the cops! Mark Fuhrman anyone? Could Fuhrman sound any more like fuhrer? Of all the cops in LA this guy ended up in the middle of it. And I'm still wondering if he planted some of the evidence.
And then there's the whole Rodney King aspect. Some people will always view this as payback for that.
This would make one hell of an opera some day a long time from now.

Right. And don't forget the pathetic testimony of guest house boy.

[DavidMn]

Right. And don't forget the pathetic testimony of guest house boy.Yes!! Kato Kaelin lives!!!!:lol: :lol:

[michelle2677]

Yeah, I don't know what they were trying to prove with that. I consider myself a fan of South Park, but the episodes so far this season have been really disjointed with no clear message :shrug:.

I agree with you. I love southpark and they always have a lesson learned at the end. And maybe that one did, I didn't get that far. :distress:

[BlackWidow]

You all know what? He WILL GET HIS ONE DAY. He cant escape judgement forever.:nod:

From your mouth..to God's ear.:nod:

[SuzeQuze]

Yes!! Kato Kaelin lives!!!!:lol: :lol:

I'd even forgotten his name. His 15 minutes is way over.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Crap like this is exactly why I refuse to watch FOX (Except for their NASCAR & Baseball coverage), more typical garbage for ratings.

fox news and fox brodcasting are different. FOX is many networks, all separate from FNC

[JazmenFlowers]

fox news and fox brodcasting are different. FOX is many networks, all separate from FNC
good gawd. look what crawled in. :wavey:

[CreepingDeath]

Read "Without A Doubt" by Marcia Clark......

"Outrage: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away With Murder" by Vincent Bugliosi is better, imo.

[irishgrl]

As you know, there are two standards. Do I THINK he did it, and does the eveidence PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that he did it. Yeah, I think he did it, but I don't think the prosecution's case proved he did it. There were too many holes in their case.
Not according to Marsha......

personally I think it was lost because of the makeup of the jury, plain and simple. Plus I think the Prosecution just lost a bunch of people when they started introducing the science. those working class folks didnt care squat about the science, they were bound and determined to get their boy FREE. It was the single most strategic move to request a change of venue in this case. Had OJ been tried by his peers from his OWN community, the result would surely have been different. Granted, the science could have been presented in a more listener-friendly manner, but if you think about the differences between what his jury would have looked like from Beverly Hills/Brentwood area as opposed to Downtown LA, its like night and day (no pun intended!) My instructor at Chico State is an expert in Venue cases and he is consulted for many high profile venue requests. The majority of the time, he recommends AGAINST a change in venue. (usually because media coverage is so pervasive, there's no real advantage in switching to a different community--especially for high profile cases please see the following (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1559-1816.1991.tb00524.x)) OJ managed to get a change in venue anyway, which, according to my former professor, was a total perversion of the process.....
not just MY opinion.

[irishgrl]

by the way, Brian J ought to find this interesting:
(ED BRONSON is my former Professor)

Professor advises McVeigh judge

Steve Hayden

-Wednesday, February 7, 1996

A Chico State University professor advised a federal judge in the Oklahoma City bombing case last week concerning the request for a change of venue for the trial.

Professor Ed Bronson was asked by the lawyers for Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to testify in Oklahoma last week.

Bronson is considered an expert in change-of-venue issues. He has testified in several major trials on the subject.

"This case, I've never had anything like it," Bronson said. He had two weeks to sift through research on the case. He then flew to Oklahoma City last Monday for the hearing.

He said it was doubtful if the two men accused of the bombing could get a fair trial in the city where it occurred, because the citizens of Oklahoma City were so deeply affected by the blast. The bombing of the federal building killed 169 people in April. McVeigh and Nichols have been charged with the bombing.

When he was in Oklahoma City, Bronson was able to get a sense for how deep the bombing hit the area.

The cafeteria in the Oklahoma City courthouse is selling T-shirts and souvenirs with pictures of loved-ones and family members who died in the explosion, Bronson said. Possible jurors are eating at the cafeteria and walking right by the merchandise, he said, and all the commotion could taint prospective jurors' opinions in the case.

As a result, Bronson said he thinks the trial should be moved to another town, where people are less involved with the case.

Across from the courthouse where Bronson testified is the empty field where the federal building stood until May 15. It is now surrounded by a chain link fence.

"It grabs your heart, the teddy bears and ribbons tied to the fence," he said.

Bronson's students seem to think that having a professor actively involved in real-life trials makes his classes more interesting.

"It's interesting because it's something that's happening now," said Rebecca Waschau, a senior in one of Bronson's classes. "Now he's teaching us about change of venue, it makes it more interesting doing something people have heard of."

Another student, when asked about Bronson's teaching style, just laughed and said he tells funny stories.

Bronson began teaching at Chico State in 1969. He has advised judges in the Chicago Seven trial and the Polly Klass kidnapping and murder trials about changing the locations of the trials. He has been a consultant in more than 100 change-of-venue cases. (including, more recently, the Laci Peterson case!!!) A change of venue occurs when the trial of a controversial case is moved from the city in which the alleged incident occurred.

Although Bronson received a law degree from Denver University in 1959, he never became a lawyer, preferring instead to teach.

"I never took the bar exam because I'm too much the product of a middle-class background," he said. "I didn't want to be tempted, so I didn't take the bar."

Jury consulting takes up a lot of his time, so Bronson is teaching only half-time this semester, he said. However, Bronson said he loves consulting too much to give it up.

"That's what makes this arrangement great," he said.

Bronson has also performed extensive research on the effects of social desirability, which is when a prospective juror goes along with a lawyer's question because of desire to fit in.

"What social scientists do is give fancy names to what everybody already knows," he said.

Bronson did the original research on the constitutionality of the death penalty in 1968. (by the way, he is against it, having spoken personally with that Nun from DEAD MAN WALKING)



Copyright (c) Wednesday, February 7, 1996 by The Orion

[BlackWidow]

Not according to Marsha......

personally I think it was lost because of the makeup of the jury, plain and simple. Plus I think the Prosecution just lost a bunch of people when they started introducing the science. those working class folks didnt care squat about the science, they were bound and determined to get their boy FREE. It was the single most strategic move to request a change of venue in this case. Had OJ been tried by his peers from his OWN community, the result would surely have been different. Granted, the science could have been presented in a more listener-friendly manner, but if you think about the differences between what his jury would have looked like from Beverly Hills/Brentwood area as opposed to Downtown LA, its like night and day (no pun intended!) My instructor at Chico State is an expert in Venue cases and he is consulted for many high profile venue requests. The majority of the time, he recommends AGAINST a change in venue. (usually because media coverage is so pervasive, there's no real advantage in switching to a different community--especially for high profile cases) OJ managed to get a change in venue anyway, which, according to my former professor, was a total perversion of the process.....
not just MY opinion.

DNA is DNA!!!

[Villavic]

So disgusting.. there is no more interesting and nice stuff to broadcast? What are Tv companies thinking??

worst of all is that sure people will watch, lot of them, cause they know this show could sell. and it will probably do.. DISGUSTING.

[BlackWidow]

So disgusting.. there is no more interesting and nice stuff to broadcast? What are Tv companies thinking??

worst of all is that sure people will watch, lot of them, cause they know this show could sell. and it will probably do.. DISGUSTING.

^^^^
I say BOYCOTT!!!:thumbsup:

[irishgrl]

http://www.newsreview.com/binary/b9345d09/cover-4480.jpeg

my former professor, without his trademark bowties or suspenders. dang. he's a short little thing, a Jewish Leprechaun!

by the way here's an article from the Chico News and Review where the picture came from...

CN&R Article (http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=oid%3A10853)

In that article are two of my former teachers (Ed Bronson, Tom Lando) and my F*CKED UP GOP Representative, Wally Herger. ARRGH!
That BayLaurel person stole her name from the author of a famous 70's back to nature book. meh.

[estranged4life]

Professor advises McVeigh judge

Steve Hayden

-Wednesday, February 7, 1996

A Chico State University professor advised a federal judge in the Oklahoma City bombing case last week concerning the request for a change of venue for the trial.

Professor Ed Bronson was asked by the lawyers for Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols to testify in Oklahoma last week.

Bronson is considered an expert in change-of-venue issues. He has testified in several major trials on the subject.

"This case, I've never had anything like it," Bronson said. He had two weeks to sift through research on the case. He then flew to Oklahoma City last Monday for the hearing.

He said it was doubtful if the two men accused of the bombing could get a fair trial in the city where it occurred, because the citizens of Oklahoma City were so deeply affected by the blast. The bombing of the federal building killed 169 people in April. McVeigh and Nichols have been charged with the bombing.

When he was in Oklahoma City, Bronson was able to get a sense for how deep the bombing hit the area.

The cafeteria in the Oklahoma City courthouse is selling T-shirts and souvenirs with pictures of loved-ones and family members who died in the explosion, Bronson said. Possible jurors are eating at the cafeteria and walking right by the merchandise, he said, and all the commotion could taint prospective jurors' opinions in the case.

As a result, Bronson said he thinks the trial should be moved to another town, where people are less involved with the case.

Across from the courthouse where Bronson testified is the empty field where the federal building stood until May 15. It is now surrounded by a chain link fence.

"It grabs your heart, the teddy bears and ribbons tied to the fence," he said.

Bronson's students seem to think that having a professor actively involved in real-life trials makes his classes more interesting.

The problem with moving the trial of Nichols was that no city wanted the exposure/stress that would come with it via the press coverage.

I remember the Nichols state trial was going to be moved to Lawton which is only 40 miles from our home, But Lawton (population 120,000-Home of the US Army's "Ft.Sill" base) was not 'adequate to staff the prosecutors and a large scale trial of that magnitude'.

McVeigh never had a state trial since he was convicted and sentenced to death for the death's of 11 federal employees who died. Nichols received 40 years for his involvement, but was sentenced to death in the state trial (He'll die in federal prison before he ever steps foot in the death chamber in McAlester.)

[irishgrl]

The problem with moving the trial of Nichols was that no city wanted the exposure/stress that would come with it via the press coverage.

I remember the Nichols state trial was going to be moved to Lawton which is only 40 miles from our home, But Lawton (population 120,000-Home of the US Army's "Ft.Sill" base) was not 'adequate to staff the prosecutors and a large scale trial of that magnitude'.

McVeigh never had a state trial since he was convicted and sentenced to death for the death's of 11 federal employees who died. Nichols received 40 years for his involvement, but was sentenced to death in the state trial (He'll die in federal prison before he ever steps foot in the death chamber in McAlester.)
I guess the law-related issue is, the change of venue was granted, primarily because of Bronson's recommendation.......

[sara1998]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,230838,00.html

NEW YORK — News Corp., the parent company of book publisher HarperCollins and the FOX network, has canceled publication of 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 book's publication.

Last week, Judith Regan, would-be publisher of Simpson's book, said she did not pay Simpson for the rights to publish his book, in which the one-time football superstar tells how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend if, in fact, he had done it.

Publisher Dubs O.J. Simpson Chat a 'Confession'; Victims' Families Lash Out O.J. Simpson to Tell FOX How He Would Have Killed Slain Wife Nicole Video
Outrage Over New O.J. TV, Book Deal Furhman: O.J. Is Out of His Mind "What I do know is I didn't pay him," Regan said in an eight-page statement titled "Why I Did It" and released on Thursday. "I contracted through a third party who owns the rights, and I was told the money would go to his children. That much I could live with."

Regan also said in the statement that she wanted Simpson's "confession" because she herself was once a victim of abuse.

"I made the decision to publish this book, and to sit face to face with the killer, because I wanted him, and the men who broke my heart and your hearts, to tell the truth, to confess their sins, to do penance and to amend their lives."

Although Regan has acknowledged that Simpson does not directly say that he killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, she said she considers the book to be his confession.

Regan said Simpson approached her with the idea for the book, which reportedly was sold for $3.5 million.

After word of the book emerged, Regan said she's watched as the media "have all but called for my death for publishing his book and for interviewing him."

"To publish does not mean 'to endorse'; it means 'to make public,"' she said.

"If you doubt that, ask the mainstream publishers who keep Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' in print to this day. ... There is historical value in such work ... for anyone who wants to gain insight into the mind of a sociopath."

"If I Did It," which was to be published by ReganBooks — an imprint to HarperCollins, was scheduled for release Nov. 30. FOX had planned to air a two-part TV interview of Simpson on Nov. 27 and 29.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders in 1995, but was later found criminally liable for the deaths in civil court in 1997.

Although he was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages to the Goldman family, Simpson has avoided making full restitution because California law prevents his NFL pension from being seized to satisfy the judgment. His lavish residence in Florida is similarly protected under state law.

[PsychCat]

Kudos to FOX for wising up and cancelling this.
Tho I still find it appalling that the thought of this being a good idea was given half a thought. :shrug:

GO AWAY, OJ !!
hopefully for life... but we're past that possibility, I suppose...

[DrummerDeanna]

^^

I think it's great that it was cancelled...but I also find it sad and disturbing that the book made it to #20 in Amazon pre-sales :distress:

And the interview is done - it may still surface on another channel network :(