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"If I Did It"
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:37 pm
by violetblue
An article about O.J.'s new book,
If I Did It. The publisher is receiving as much criticism for publishing it as OJ is for writing it.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15723351/
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:45 pm
by Darb
That's pretty Gauche.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:31 pm
by laurie
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:13 am
by tollbaby
I was listening to some radio folks talking about that this morning.... Too bad double jeopardy applies.
I guess he was short of money.
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:53 pm
by violetblue
It's pretty crazy about that double-jeopardy thing... from what I understand, he could basically write "I KILLED RON AND NICOLE" in big, bold letters through the whole book and nobody could do anything about it. It's a sad situation for the victims' family members.
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:47 pm
by laurie
violetblue wrote:It's pretty crazy about that double-jeopardy thing... from what I understand, he could basically write "I KILLED RON AND NICOLE" in big, bold letters through the whole book and nobody could do anything about it. It's a sad situation for the victims' family members.
Especially sad for their 2 kids...
I wonder what the original criminal trial jury members are thinking now. They're the ones who acquitted him for "lack of evidence".
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:05 am
by nzilla
Not that this isn't pretty damn crass and not exactly something that I'd do if I were the one maintaining my innocence amidst intense public opinion to the contrary, but, that said, I'm not really sure that a book where the author "hypothetically" confesses to a crime would be admissible as evidence during a trial in the first place, so I'm not sure if complaining about Double Jeopardy really is apropos in this case.
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:12 am
by tollbaby
Maybe there is hope yet
The lawyers for Ron Goldman's family are moving to seize OJ's ill-gotten gains
(well, maybe not ill-gotten, but gotten in poor taste anyway!)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061117/en_nm/simpson_dc_1
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:51 am
by laurie
A joke I heard yesterday:
Q. Why arent there any mirrors in O.J.'s house?
A. He's afraid of running into The Real Killer.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:35 pm
by Darb
I've heard they've been trying for years to seize his NFL income, but have been unable to.
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:32 pm
by laurie
Brad wrote:I've heard they've been trying for years to seize his NFL income, but have been unable to.
From what I've read, the only NFL income he currently has is his pension (in a trust fund), which along with his principal residence, is off-limits as far as the judgement goes. Any other assets he has are in others' names - his children are the "legal owners" of his other properties, and his financial assets are in trust funds under the kids' names.
As far as anyone knows, he has no "job", and thus no other income. He and his lawyers did a very good job protecting him from this situation. They probably did likewise with the book contract, but since there is a law specifically against profiting from a crime via a book or movie/television deal, he may be vulnerable this time.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:32 am
by tollbaby
Actually, his lawyer didn't even know about the book deal, and is understandably... *miffed* about it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061119/en_nm/simpson_dc_1
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:52 am
by S.Jeffery
Lol, I find that just hilarious.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:21 pm
by violetblue
Hmmm, interesting. Well, since he hasn't paid on his Goldman civil suit, maybe they will be able to take the money.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:06 pm
by wolfspirit
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116405450775128696.html (subscription required)
Wall Street Journal wrote:
News Corp. Cancels Publication
Of O.J. Simpson Book, TV Special
NEW YORK -- 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.''
Well, it looks like this is the end of that book.
Scott
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 10:20 pm
by nzilla
laurie wrote:They probably did likewise with the book contract, but since there is a law specifically against profiting from a crime via a book or movie/television deal, he may be vulnerable this time.
But he was never actually
found guilty in the criminal trial, so that wouldn't apply. Hopefully, though, he won't be able to shelter these assets, so they will be able to get the civil judgment.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:08 am
by tollbaby
moot point, his publisher pulled the plug
Sometimes, if something is in such poor taste that half the world will want to stone you, it's just better not to do it
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:30 am
by tollbaby
Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:48 pm
by ausfi
What a relief that they stopped that book
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:11 pm
by S.Jeffery
ausfi wrote:What a relief that they stopped that book
FWIW, the individual in charge of the project was fired yesterday.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nati ... fired.html
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:29 pm
by laurie
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Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:37 am
by tollbaby