News Corp. cancels O.J. book, TV interview Options

[jwttu]

Smart move on their part.

News Corp. cancels O.J. book, TV interview

02:57 PM CST on Monday, November 20, 2006

Associated Press

NEW YORK - 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 publication of the book. It was being published by ReganBooks, 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.

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.

[jonathan83]

i thought the book would actually be good, even for the family. i mean it's basically a confession.

[Trespass]

i thought the book would actually be good, even for the family. i mean it's basically a confession.

but due to double jeapordy the most they could hope to pin on him would be purgery.

Plus its basically just an insult to the families, mocking how the mother of his children (who almost had her head removed from the cuts) died.