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O.J.'s new book "If I Did It, Here?s How It Happened"
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LunarRay
Diamond Member
Interesting...
I'd vote to convict if the evidence was there.. and as in the OJ criminal trial.. there were some very disturbing events that raised doubt in my mind... Overall and not in the context of a trial.. I have no doubt that OJ did it.. but in the trial context.... well... glad I didn't have to vote..
Someone above asked if the Goldman family might be able to get an injunction against the publication of Mr. Simpson's book... Depends on the content... 🙂
I'm quite sure Simpson's publisher had the appropriate due dilligence done before investing funds into it..
I don't have a clue as to what Simpson will reveal on the program. I do know that I'll read the transcript of it.. I'd not buy the book... cuz I don't care how he'd have done it in hind-sight... and that is all it is... 20/20 review of his mistakes made in the heat of passion.
dennilfloss
Past Lifer 1957-2014 In Memoriam
And Bruno Magli shoes.
Don Vito Corleone
Elite
Negative. That would pretty much nullify the whole point of the rule.
LunarRay
Diamond Member
Gosh.. after all this time you think you could find the bad guys who did it.. :Q
I think no matter how mad one gets.. they can't lower themselves to the level of the snail..
I'd have simply shrugged my shoulders and asked that idiot 'peoples' team what on earth kind of presentation were they putting on.. They lost that trial... oj didn't win it..
GTaudiophile
Lifer
Well, I have read from several sources that the publisher admits this is OJ's confession.
Damn, I never thought I'd see the day! Good old capitalist America bows to murderer's agenda!
Damn, I never thought I'd see the day! Good old capitalist America bows to murderer's agenda!
For the murders themselves, no. He beat the criminal trial because of incompetence of the prosecution team.
Possibly nail him on some small Minor technicality (as you stated); but that would not accomplish anything.
They had the civil trial - he lost.
The Rodney King retrial by the Feds for civil rights violations smacked of political appeasement; I do not think the Feds would try to pull such a stunt again.
GTaudiophile
Lifer
Turn on ABC's 20/20 to watch more on this topic.
Oblivionaire
Senior member
Do you honestly think he's going to confess? You of all people should know all he will do is spin a tale of some semi plausible explanation to what may have happened in order to capitalize on it. Of course it will be complete BS though. So basically you tune in to BS even though you know you're being BSed? Lot's of sheeple were entertained by the "Moon landing was fake" fiasco pulled by the same network BTW. But I'll be damned if I'll count myself among them.
CANCELLED!
" O.J. Simpson book, TV special canceled
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer 10 minutes ago
After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV 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."
LINK
" O.J. Simpson book, TV special canceled
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer 10 minutes ago
After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and TV 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."
LINK
Wow. With the book being released in 10 days, I wouldn't be surprised if hundreds of thousands or millions of copies were already printed and will now be on their way to the shredder, but not before someone gets their hands on it. I would expect to see some pop up on ebay and sell for a fortune.
Why would they be on the way to the shredders.
Two seperate issues - the TV broadcast vs the written confession.
Whoozyerdaddy
Lifer
Good.
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