O.J. Simpson should consider himself lucky to be alive, and shut the hell up. If he did it, his book is sick. If he really didn’t kill his wife, the thought of exploiting her death for personal gain (especially in such a perverted manner) shouldn’t even occur to him.
O.J. Simpson’s ill-fated homicidal fantasy If I Did It may yet see the light of day. One of the major publishing fiascos of 2006, the volume was abruptly pulled by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. right before it was due to land on store shelves in late November, the victim of widespread public outrage. But the title itself, like a bad penny, may resurface, perhaps before the end of 2007.
With the exception of some copies pilfered from warehouses, the entire 400,000 print run of If I Did It — in which Simpson “hypothesized” how he would have killed his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman — was slated to be destroyed. As with most celebrity tell-all tales, however, Simpson’s rights to the material will eventually revert back to him.
Though the exact contractual language has not been made public, a source close to Simpson tells TIME that O.J. gets certain rights returned 12 months after the original publication date — which means he should be in a position to resell his book before next Christmas.
Or will OJ have a change of heart and not release the material once rights revert to him?
yeah, but i still want a copy of the book – if only for a “conversation starter”
Oh, don’t mind me… I’m just hanging around here, waiting for Sharon and Mr. Fused-Brain to show up and tell us all about how racist we are for not believing OJ’s story…
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You shouldn’t put words in other’s mouths, and your comment is nothing but a troll.
I will be selling copies of OJs book from my blog shortly. I bet that would increase my technorati rank even faster than Dvorak mentioning it…
Racist for not believing. . . ? [per #2] Only in America, and only a black athlete, could be convicted of murder and avoid any and all consequences.
It is, however, sad that he’s spent all these years searching for the killer and has nothing to show for his time and effort.
Um… hasn’t this guy heard of LuLu.com? Why should it take a year to upload the book?
It’s just a matter of time until Scott Peterson comes out with If I Didn’t Do It.
I have to wonder if OJ expects that black community to buy his book? As Chris Rock stated, “books are like Kryptonite to black people.” Also, not once on MTV Cribs have I ever seen a black athlete or rapper point out, “Yo, Yo, Yo – check out my library.
#7 – LOL – that is a very valid point.
If rights revert, will OJ also get the “If I Did It” franchise rights? Look how much money the “…for Dummies” franchise made, and think of the “If I Did It” potential in Congress alone, not to mention the entire executive branch. Boggles the mind.
I assume tallwookie wants a copy to put under the coffee table with the broken leg. Sure it’ll look trashy, but that is he why he wants THAT book.
You’re right tallwookie, great conversation starter.
O.J. Simpson should consider himself lucky to be alive, and shut the hell up. …
I agree to your entire opening paragraph. The only reason, and I throw this out there as a total guess, is that he needs the money. Between the trials, loss of endorsements, no employment prospects, and a certain lifestyle, the bank account is low. Hey, hookers don’t come cheap, and the cost of the blow on top of that…
Of course someone will publish it. There’s money to be made.
And let’s not kid ourselves. With his pension, and hidden and not so hidden investments (Hawaiian Tropic, Honeybaked Ham, etc.), O.J. Simpson still has a lot more money than we do even without the book.
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I agree. Just look at what OJ has done with his life since.
He obvously learned something from Honey Baked Ham, how to spiral slice a neck.
The man should join the evangelical cult. Then he can call his story, “If I Did It: The Purpose-Driven Knife.”
He can sell it with WWJD trinkets asking, “What would Juice do?”
#14 Yeah, you almost feel sorry for him…
Have you found something you can’t blame Bush for?!? 😉
I opened the door and slid into the room, the knife in my hand glistening lightly in the moonlight. At least, I’d assume that I knife would glisten in the moonlight. Having never held a knife at midnight,and certainly not to kill two people, obviously I wouldn’t know.
I remember not thinking after I didn’t stab either of those two people, “Wow, I hope my DNA’s not all over the place of this crime scene I wasn’t at.” Then, I didn’t panic, since I wasn’t there, and didn’t think about running from the police in the white Bronco I don’t have. Oh, no, wait, I have the Bronco. I have the Bronco, and I murdered my ex wife. WAIT. No, no, I definitely didn’t murder my ex wife. I do own the bronco and the knife. (from: Phil Dotree)
#13 & 14, How many people do you know that think they have enough money? However much we have, it will never be enough.