Posted on 06/16/2007 6:04:47 PM PDT by blam
O J's 'confession' cash given to victim's family
By Jacqui Goddard in Miami, Sunday Telegraph
Last Updated: 12:56am BST 17/06/2007
A judge has awarded the publishing rights of O J Simpson's purportedly "hypothetical" murder confession to the family of one of his alleged victims.
Relatives of Ron Goldman, who was stabbed to death in Los Angeles in June 1994 with Simpson's ex-wife Nicole, plan to have the account on bookshelves within weeks, under the title Confessions of a Double Murderer - or, more simply, I Did It.
OJ Simpson tried to hide profits
The book, in which Simpson chillingly theorised about how he would have slaughtered the pair, while insisting he is innocent, was to be published last year by Rupert Murdoch's imprint HarperCollins, entitled If I Did It.
But it was cancelled after an outcry led by the victims' relatives, who complained the disgraced actor and American football star would profit from the venture. "That is blood money and it is evil and disgusting," complained Denise Brown, Nicole's sister.
Though Simpson was acquitted of the murders at a criminal trial in 1995, he was found liable for the deaths by a civil jury in 1997 and ordered to pay the families a combined $33.5 million (£17 million) in damages. They have not received a penny.
Now a judge has found Simpson deliberately tried to hide profits he made from the book, principally his $630,000 (£320,000) advance, in a shell company run by one of his daughters to avoid it being put towards the settlement. The company was "clearly established to perpetuate a fraud", said American Bankruptcy Judge Jay Cristol in Miami.
The publishing rights will now be auctioned off by an independent trustee on behalf of the Goldmans. The family will get millions of dollars after their 10-year crusade for financial justice.
"This ruling ensures that Mr Simpson will never see another dime from this book," said Paul Battista, a lawyer for the Goldman family.
After If I Did It was pulped last year, Newsweek ran excerpts of its contents. The magazine said Simpson described, in what he called a "fictional" account, how "something went horribly wrong" during an altercation with his ex-wife. "Simpson writes that when he regains control of himself, he realises he is drenched in blood and holding a knife. Nicole and Goldman are dead."
I like the title change.
Yeah, really - half a story. Does he get to keep the $630,000 advance?
Sweet.
Probably.
Of course, he needs the money to find the "real killer". Which may explain why he hasn't looked in a mirror since the trial.
What title change?
Very good question! The judge in this case said the fraud was deliberate. That must be a crime.
I think he means the title of the book-from OJ’s “If I Did It” to “I Did It”.
He was attempting to dine at a high end steak house in Louisville, on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby, with money from somewhere. Fortunately, the owner asked him to leave, and he complied. For which the owner, Jeff Ruby, got a standing ovation from the guests in his dining room.
I intend to patronize his restaurant, the next time I’m up that way, which happens once every year or two.
Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service
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Article: Now a judge has found Simpson deliberately tried to hide profits he made from the book, principally his $630,000 (£320,000) advance, in a shell company run by one of his daughters to avoid it being put towards the settlement.blam: So, will OJ and his daughter be charged with a crime?
Who is the mother of this daughter? Nicole?
Yes. Sydney is 21 years old now.
I think I read that he used the money to pay down his mortgage. Florida law states the court can’t take a person’s house in a judgment, so it makes sense.
No, it’s his daughter Arnelle from an earlier marriage. This story is short on detail.
Okay, thanks.
It looks like she takes after her father. I don't think she cares that O.J killed her mother.
OK, they got the civil conviction re-establishing justice after the criminal court travesty - good for them. They stripped OJ of his ill-gotten gain - kewl. (Bill and Hill get to keep theirs, however.) Now they plan to peddle OJ’s trash albeit with a fresh cover? Whoops, they just went from victim to perp status in my book. Ok, perp is the wrong word but I think you get the point.
I hope somebody sends this article to Mike Nifong. It’s the sort of thing that’s going to be happening to him for the rest of his life.
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