Stupidity becomes the man. We all know he did it and got away with it and now this...................... way to go, Mr. Simpson.
Goldman, Brown families lash out over O.J. Simpson book
LOS ANGELES Relatives of the victims in the Simpson slayings case are lashing out at the planned publication of a book by O.J. Simpson in which he discusses how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife and her friend ''if I did it.''
''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 said in an interview broadcast today on ABC's ''Good Morning America.''
The book, ''If I Did It,'' is being published by ReganBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. It goes on sale Nov. 30. Fox, which like Harper Collins is owned by News Corp., is airing a two-part TV interview of Simpson on Nov. 27 and 29.
Denise Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, accused publisher Judith Regan of ''promoting the wrongdoing of criminals'' and commercializing abuse.
She added: ''It's unfortunate that Simpson has decided to awaken a nightmare that we have painfully endured and worked so hard to move beyond.''
Regan refused to say what Simpson is being paid for the book, which is being offered for $16.47. She said he came to her with the idea.
''This is an historic case, and I consider this his confession,'' Regan told the Associated Press.
In a brief promotional clip from the interview posted on Fox's Web site, Simpson, says, ''I don't think any two people could be murdered without everybody being covered in blood.''
He is also seen setting aside a copy of a book he is reading from and saying, ''I can't do no more of this.'' Neither the title of the book nor the context for his statements was provided.
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.
Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murder in the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman after a trial that became a cultural flashpoint and a source of racial tension. He was later found liable for the deaths in a wrongful-death suit filed by the Goldman family but has failed to pay the $33.5 million judgment.
His National Football League 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.
The families could go after the proceeds from the book's sales to pay off the judgment. But one legal analyst said there are ways to get around that requirement _ such as having proceeds not go directly to Simpson.
''Clever lawyering can get you a long way,'' said Laurie Levenson, a Loyola University law school professor and former federal prosecutor who has followed the case closely.
As explosive as the interview or book may be, the criminal justice system's protection against double jeopardy means Simpson's book should not expose him to any new criminal charges, she said.
''He's snubbing his finger to the system, to the community again,'' Goldman's sister, Kim Goldman, told CNN's Larry King Live. ''He's telling us one more time, 'I'm gonna continue to get away with killing your family members and I'm not gonna honor the judgment and look at me, ha, ha, ha.'''
[A href="vny!://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/NEWS99/61116012"]vny!://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061116/NEWS99/61116012[/A]
I hope attorneys for the Goldmans and the Browns can tie up the proceeds from the book in escrow so OJ will not see a penny........at least for quite some time[/DIV]
well, now at least they will know what happened step by step and the mind behind the villan
There's a mind there? I thought he must have been brainless to do something like that.
The families could go after the proceeds from the book's sales to pay off the judgment. But one legal analyst said there are ways to get around that requirement _ such as having proceeds not go directly to Simpson.
If it were me, I wouldn't want a nickel that was made from this book.
The idea of book-burning is repulsive to me, but in this case I could see making an exception.
I'm not prepared to say on a public forum what should be done with the son of a bitch. I merely hope that someone does it.
The saddest part is ppl will buy the book because of the hype surrounding the whole issue. Sad but true.
I say, boycott his publisher for doing this. FOR SHAME!
Trollio, Kitten....Lise
Agree.....agree......agree.
When OJ Simp arrived at LAX recently, he was greeted with cries of "Murderer! Murderer!" But it wasn't a crowd of protesters, it was just the limo driver trying to get his attention.
LOL, thats pretty good al!
P.C. wrote:
The families could go after the proceeds from the book's sales to pay off the judgment. But one legal analyst said there are ways to get around that requirement _ such as having proceeds not go directly to Simpson.
If it were me, I wouldn't want a nickel that was made from this book.
The proceeds will be protected from judgement by a limited liability corporation,standard stuff.
I am very curious to read his "confession". Many pundits are saying that this really is an admission to his crimes and that he is a sociopath in denial.
It IS his confession, pure and simple not matter how you word it. I just wonder how the jury sleep at night, knowing they let a guilty man go.
Its not about what you did anymore, its who has the most money to hire the guys with the most letters behind their name to say what you want them to.
The juries are just the peons who react to people with the best sounding story from the guys with the most letters behind their names.
soapbox wrote: The proceeds will be protected from judgement by a limited liability corporation,standard stuff.
I'm not convinced of that, soapbox. I know a person can not profit from his crimes, but according to the courts, he's committed no crime. I think he's free and clear to profit away.
[/DIV]
I agree, Russ. I think it's a case of who plays a better game. Facts and evidence fall second place to those who know how to manipulate a story and the minds of the jurors. The lawyers.
It's all about THEIR strategy, THEIR ability to 'build' a case, THEIR ability to make you believe a distorted interpretation of the law. They fight against each other, not injustice. And those who can do it best.....win.
The truth doesn't really matter any more. As long as the lies are convincing they usually work better than truth.
P.C. wrote:
soapbox wrote: The proceeds will be protected from judgement by a limited liability corporation,standard stuff.
I'm not convinced of that, soapbox. I know a person can not profit from his crimes, but according to the courts, he's committed no crime. I think he's free and clear to profit away.
[/DIV][/DIV]
from what i understand he has an outstanding CIVIL judgement against him.money earned from the sales of his book will be protected in a limited liability co.
this CIVIL order is still in effect.
I forgot about that, you are right soapbox. They lost the criminal trial but the family won in civil court that awarded then money and lots of money from his future earnings as well.
Profiting from a criminal conviction falls under the 'Son of Sam' law. I'm not sure at all, but isn't that only applicable in a criminal conviction but not necessarily a civil liability? Plus, the 'son of sam' law varies from state to state. I can't help but wonder if there are some loopholes he could slither through.
hoohaa? I dont know anything about this law pc.. Im off to google but what are its implications
OK...I just tried that, but I don't understand legalese too well. So in summary, I don't know what it said.[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/a090.gif" border=0]
"The color of justice is green" - Johnnie Cochran
hey long time no see. gonna register?
[A href="vny!://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/11/20/entertainment/e123314S74.DTL"]O.J. Book, TV Special Are Canceled[/A] [FONT size=2][/FONT]
[FONT face=geneva,arial size=1]-
[/FONT][FONT face=geneva,arial size=-2]Monday, November 20, 2006
[/FONT] (11-20) 12:39 PST New York (AP) -- News Corp. says it has canceled publication of the O.J. Simpson book and television special "If I Did It."
In a two-part special scheduled for next week, Simpson discusses the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and Ron Goldman.
Fox quotes News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch as saying he decided that the project was "ill-considered."
Several Fox affiliates had chosen not to broadcast the special, in which Simpson talks in hypothetical terms about his role in the killings.
[FONT size=3]URL: vny!://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/11/20/entertainment/e123314S74.DTL [/FONT] [HR align=left SIZE=1] [!-- Standard Article Footer --][FONT size=1]©2006 Associated Press [/FONT][!--End Article Footer--][A name=sections][/A][!--END CHRONICLE SECTIONS PULLDOWN--] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script] [!-- function setCookie(NameOfCookie, value, expirehours) ( var ExpireDate = new Date (); ExpireDate.setTime(ExpireDate.getTime() + (expirehours * 3600 * 1000)); document.cookie = NameOfCookie + "=" + escape(value) + ((expirehours == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + ExpireDate.toGMTString()) + "; path=/;" ; ) if (document.cookie.indexOf('iii')==-1) ( setCookie('iii','yes',18); var bnum=new Number(Math.floor(99999999 * Math.random())+1); document.write('[i-frame src="vny!://simg.zedo.com/3interactive/tag/3interactive_SFgate.html" frameborder=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0 scrolling="no" allowTransparency="true" width=1 height=1][/i-frame]'); ) // --] [/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_addPair("site","sfgate")[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_addPair("section","news||")[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_addPair("psection","article|news|")[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_addPair("usertype","reader")[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_addPair("pagetype","article")[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_js=1.0[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script1.1]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_js=1.1[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script1.2]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_js=1.2[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script1.3]Tacoda_AMS_DDC_js=1.3[/SCRIPT] [SCRIPT language=DOH!Script]Tacoda_AMS_DDC("vny!://te.sfgate.com/tte/blank.gif", Tacoda_AMS_DDC_js)[/SCRIPT]
Has there been a movie on OJ yet? If not, I'm pretty sure one'll come out. I'm not surprised because Picton murders were going to turn into a movie.
I couldn't believe that he wrote a book, a WHAT IF book! For crying out loud!!!!!!!! If he was sentenced guilty, he would probably write a book about how life would be if he wasn't guilty. He would write a book titled "What if I was not guilty." BLEH!....TWO THUMBS AND TOES DOWN!
Seriously? The Picton murders a movie? Wow.
I can see the OJ simpson drama queen being made into a movie, but Pickton?
I know. I was shocked too. I couldn't believe that they did that. Well, Karla became a movie.
That's the link to the Pickton movie.
[A href="vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472119/"]vny!://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472119/[/A]
Wow, 2005. Ive never heard of it from my conspiracy friends either. Im going to see if I can find it at the video stores.
Fox pulled the OJ special.
Even for Fox that's pretty trashy.
Yep, SD... you're right. Fox has come to their senses and pulled out the interview. Too bad it's a little too late as I'm sure the interview tapes will air its ugly head sooner or later.
[H1]Murdoch passes judgement on O J Simpson book stunt [SPAN class=starrating][/SPAN][/H1] [H3]By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles [/H3] [H4]Published: 21 November 2006 [/H4]
Rupert Murdoch has personally pulled the plug on a high-profile book and two-hour television interview special with O J Simpson, in which the former American football star turned celebrity murder defendant hypothesises how he might have killed his estranged wife - assuming he was in fact guilty.
[FONT size=1]Read more: [/FONT][A href="vny!://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2001569.ece"][FONT size=1]vny!://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article2001569.ece[/FONT][/A]
Oh of course somebody will leak it they've already shown clips of it some ex Fox employee with an ax to grind will do it.
Can you say
[font style="font-weight: bold;" size="7"]CANCELED![/font]