O.J.'s book deal - a confession?
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-think i'll go throw up now.
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/11/17/simpsonbook.regan.ap/index.html
-Simpson publisher: Why I did it-
NEW YORK (AP) -- Under a barrage of criticism, Judith Regan says she published O.J. Simpson's book "If I Did It" because she was a victim of domestic violence and thought the proceeds would go to Simpson's children.
In an eight-page statement released Friday, Regan said Simpson approached her with the idea for the book, in which he hypothesizes how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
"I didn't know what to expect when I got the call that the killer wanted to confess," Regan said in the statement titled "Why I Did It." "But I knew one thing. I wanted the confession for my own selfish reasons and for the symbolism of that act. For me, it was personal."
Although Regan has acknowledged that Simpson does not directly say he killed the pair, she said she considers the book to be his confession.
"My son is now 25 years old, my daughter 15," said Regan's statement. "I wanted them, and everyone else, to have a chance to see that there are consequences to grievous acts. ... And I wanted, as so many victims do, to hear him say, 'I did it and I am sorry."'
"I didn't know if he would," she wrote. "But I wanted to try. I wanted his confession."
Regan said she did not pay Simpson for the book. "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."
"What I wanted was closure, not money," she wrote.
Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murder in the 1994 slayings after a highly charged trial. The former National Football League star was later found liable in a wrongful-death suit filed by the Goldman family but has failed to pay the $33.5 million judgment.
Regan said the book was a way to undo the "criminal injustice system" that let her own abuser go free.
She said she was abused while in her 20s by a man "who could charm anyone" and with whom she had a child. "And then he knocked me out, with a blow to my head and sent me to the hospital," she said. She said police initially didn't believe her story.
"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," she said.
"If I Did It," published by ReganBooks -- an imprint to HarperCollins -- is scheduled for release November 30. Fox is airing a two-part TV interview of Simpson on November 27 and 29. HarperCollins and Fox are owned by News Corp.
After word of the book emerged, Regan wrote, 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."
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/11/17/simpsonbook.regan.ap/index.html
-Simpson publisher: Why I did it-
NEW YORK (AP) -- Under a barrage of criticism, Judith Regan says she published O.J. Simpson's book "If I Did It" because she was a victim of domestic violence and thought the proceeds would go to Simpson's children.
In an eight-page statement released Friday, Regan said Simpson approached her with the idea for the book, in which he hypothesizes how he would have committed the killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.
"I didn't know what to expect when I got the call that the killer wanted to confess," Regan said in the statement titled "Why I Did It." "But I knew one thing. I wanted the confession for my own selfish reasons and for the symbolism of that act. For me, it was personal."
Although Regan has acknowledged that Simpson does not directly say he killed the pair, she said she considers the book to be his confession.
"My son is now 25 years old, my daughter 15," said Regan's statement. "I wanted them, and everyone else, to have a chance to see that there are consequences to grievous acts. ... And I wanted, as so many victims do, to hear him say, 'I did it and I am sorry."'
"I didn't know if he would," she wrote. "But I wanted to try. I wanted his confession."
Regan said she did not pay Simpson for the book. "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."
"What I wanted was closure, not money," she wrote.
Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of murder in the 1994 slayings after a highly charged trial. The former National Football League star was later found liable in a wrongful-death suit filed by the Goldman family but has failed to pay the $33.5 million judgment.
Regan said the book was a way to undo the "criminal injustice system" that let her own abuser go free.
She said she was abused while in her 20s by a man "who could charm anyone" and with whom she had a child. "And then he knocked me out, with a blow to my head and sent me to the hospital," she said. She said police initially didn't believe her story.
"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," she said.
"If I Did It," published by ReganBooks -- an imprint to HarperCollins -- is scheduled for release November 30. Fox is airing a two-part TV interview of Simpson on November 27 and 29. HarperCollins and Fox are owned by News Corp.
After word of the book emerged, Regan wrote, 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."
*~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*
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After he was found innocent, he could jumped up on the table and said "in your face...I DID IT!" He could put a billboard up that says he did it. He was found not guilty. Case closed.
I realize that, but I still think it's twisted that he's getting money to tell the story of how he murdered some people that he previously said he didn't kill.
Classy? No. Legal? Yes.
I'm doing my part by not buying the book. Hopefully almost everyone will do this.
The new site, http://www.Dontpayoj.com says that Simpson "is a vicious killer … who wants to glorify and benefit from his crimes," and adds, "If we are to live in a remotely just society, a line of decency must be drawn."
The site asks viewers to sign an online petition "and let it be known that you do not, and will not, support any entity that assists and encourages a murderer to profit from his crimes."
Agree 100%
Unfortunately, I'm guessing a lot of people will buy it.
I find it all very disturbing, our society has just gone to shit.
Yes. It has.
And please don’t give him and more money so he can go out there and murder another person, pay his lawyer boo-coo bucks (from book sells) and get away with it again.
yup. you can't be tried for the same crime twice
"And we hope that you die
And your death'll come soon
we will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And we'll watch while you're lowered
Down to your deathbed
And we'll stand o'er your grave
'Til we're sure that you're dead"
fuck off
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
Trust me, I know.
I suppose if he admitted to it, they could charge him with perjury. But as long as he uses the right language, that won't happen
let's see, this murderer spends all of his time on golf courses and in country clubs when he's not signing book deals for some obscene amount of money. what is Ms. Regan's point that she was trying to teach her children? just what consequences has this fuckwit had to pay for the cold-blooded slaughter of two innocent people?
awww....that poor, poor OJ, I bet the cut that he got on his finger during the brutal slaying of Nicole and Ron affected his golf swing for a week or two.
anyone that is sick enough to buy this book needs to strung up alongside OJ and Judith Regan
angels share laughter
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Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
I totally agree
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.