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O.J. Simpson book, TV show canceled
4:02 p.m. EST, November 20, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) -- After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and television 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 his 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 the projects, 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 television 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."
:whackit: I'm offended!! :whackit:
Good...
I guess I should have posted this in DC...too late
4th and Long
11-20-2006, 03:16 PM
Bye Bye OJ Pay Day! Now, OJ sues FOX in 3, 2, 1 ...
Stewie
11-20-2006, 03:17 PM
"I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project," said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman.
Is Rupert Murdoch a self-centered piece of shit, or what?
FloridaMan88
11-20-2006, 03:33 PM
Good to see this OJ fiasco killed, butchered and put in its grave
FringeNC
11-20-2006, 03:50 PM
OJ is now free to form a tag team with Mike Tyson in Nevada.
Seems Fox couldn't take the flack. Good.
penchief
11-20-2006, 04:36 PM
Rupert Murdoch? Who'd a thunk that someone who came up with the "fair and balanced" Fox News channel would come up with something like this?
Not me. I'd a figured on a WWF special or a new reality TV show before this.
chief52
11-20-2006, 05:03 PM
Awesome. Glad to hear the outrage was heard at the top. OJ is a piece of sh@t! Another blow to his huge ego!!!
Thig Lyfe
11-20-2006, 05:09 PM
Awesome.
TinyEvel
11-20-2006, 05:34 PM
Good. Kill it.
Bob Dole
11-20-2006, 05:41 PM
When was the book supposed to hit the stores?
Are there a boatload of copies to be destroyed/smuggled out and sold on eBay?
Easy 6
11-20-2006, 06:00 PM
Thank God.
I just dont know how old man Goldman wakes up and functions each day knowing that scumbag is out enjoying the good life.
Seems like the kind of thing that would just eat at your soul until there is nothing left.
slappyhappy
11-20-2006, 06:06 PM
When was the book supposed to hit the stores?
Are there a boatload of copies to be destroyed/smuggled out and sold on eBay?
I be tempted to read it myself. Although I wouldn't pay a penny for it. I'll wait until it's been pirated on the net before I get it. Karma
chief52
11-20-2006, 06:08 PM
When was the book supposed to hit the stores?
Are there a boatload of copies to be destroyed/smuggled out and sold on eBay?
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2669635
"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."
Not sure if these were pre-sales, but apparently the book was already being "sold" according to this article.
Bugeater
11-20-2006, 06:10 PM
Hopefully someday karma will catch up with him and he'll die in a fiery car crash.
slappyhappy
11-20-2006, 06:13 PM
Hopefully someday karma will catch up with him and he'll die in a fiery car crash.
I'll buy tickets to that show!
djrcmay
11-20-2006, 06:13 PM
What I understood He, already got the money.
Now I'll never know how he would have done it or why he would have done it or even how he would have done it if he'd done it.
FAX
Phobia
11-20-2006, 06:20 PM
Rupert Murdoch? Who'd a thunk that someone who came up with the "fair and balanced" Fox News channel would come up with something like this?
Not me. I'd a figured on a WWF special or a new reality TV show before this.
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
Easy 6
11-20-2006, 06:22 PM
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
He didnt get that rich by not being a shrewd customer, i certainly wouldnt put it past him.
Frazod
11-20-2006, 06:56 PM
Wow. Apparently there is something too tasteless to be aired on Fox.
Skip Towne
11-20-2006, 08:12 PM
Rupert Murdoch? Who'd a thunk that someone who came up with the "fair and balanced" Fox News channel would come up with something like this?
Not me. I'd a figured on a WWF special or a new reality TV show before this.
Heh! Rupert Murdoch recently bought Directv. He is one ruthless money hungry greedy bastard. I wouldn't put anything past him.
penchief
11-20-2006, 08:18 PM
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
I suppose anything's possible. And I wouldn't put it past Murdoch to do exactly what you describe. But what does either scenario say about him and his empire if he's willing to exploit the grief and suffering of the Simpson children and the Goldman family so that he can get a little exposure off of OJ Simpson?
Either way, he's no hero. And anything he promotes has to be taken with a grain of salt, including Fox News, IMO.
chagrin
11-20-2006, 08:23 PM
I suppose anything's possible. And I wouldn't put it past Murdoch to do exactly what you describe. But what does either scenario say about him and his empire if he's willing to exploit the grief and suffering of the Simpson children and the Goldman family so that he can get a little exposure off of OJ Simpson?
Either way, he's no hero. And anything he promotes has to be taken with a grain of salt, including Fox News, IMO.
This sounds about right, yep, I read your posts and all I see is how bad "fox news" is, nothing about the murdering OJ. You never turn off the Lib switch, do you...You care about the Goldman family so much, so basically are blaming FOX News for it, remember OJ did it dude :shake:
penchief
11-20-2006, 08:32 PM
This sounds about right, yep, I read your posts and all I see is how bad "fox news" is, nothing about the murdering OJ. You never turn off the Lib switch, do you...You care about the Goldman family so much, so basically are blaming FOX News for it, remember OJ did it dude :shake:
So what you're saying is that I support OJ? Get a grip. OJ being a sack of crap is a given. The issue is that Murdoch was going to exploit OJ and his victims for whatever reason.
This thread was about the Murdoch/Simpson venture being shitcanned, not how despicable OJ is.
I was simply stating that this is typical of Murdoch. And because it is typical, one has to take anything he does with a grain of salt, including his biased news programming.
Crush
11-20-2006, 08:37 PM
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
Probably the truth.
they all need to go away. OJ and Rollie Fingers. sick to my stomach of both of them.
Ultra Peanut
11-20-2006, 10:24 PM
NOOOOO
Baby Lee
11-21-2006, 11:51 AM
Gutfield on fire;
And here OJ thought he was gonna make a killing on this...
By the way, The Juice now claims he didn't write the book, and has vowed to spend the rest of his life searching for the real author.
Also, after seeing the scorn heaped upon Simpson, Mel Gibson now says he was misquoted, and that he actually said "The Juice is responsible for all the wars in the world."
On a personal note, I find Murdoch's decision highly annoying - now I have to find something else to not watch on those nights.
Megbert
11-21-2006, 11:56 AM
"I came to my senses. I realized I killed the entire V.C. Squad singlehanded. There was blood... and chunks of yellow flesh clinging to my bayonet. To this day, I don't remember..."
I was looking forward to hearing him say a line like this.
Megbert
11-21-2006, 11:58 AM
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
sounds like you are channeling Fox 'Spooky' Mulder
but it does make some sense.
Thig Lyfe
11-21-2006, 12:11 PM
This one is for the conspiracy theorists out there....
Did you ever think Murdoch planned to can it all along? He essentially gains a confession from OJ and trashes him all in one fell swoop.
The controversy gains plenty of exposure for the empire and Murdoch himself, therefore and investment pays off and then they look like the good guys in the end.
Is that possible?
Wow. Actually, that's probably it.
Iowanian
11-21-2006, 12:31 PM
How the Goldman family doesn't pay a horde of vagrants to Off OJ with a weedeater and a child's pitching wedge, I'll never understand.
They're very civilized people.
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