Posted on 05/09/2007 11:38:55 AM PDT by kellynla
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 9) - The owner of an upscale steakhouse in Louisville said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts.
"I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct."
Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed.
Ruby - who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Louisville and Belterra, Ind. - said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said.
"I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach."
He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room.
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I’m taking odds: How long until Sharpton or Jackson try to shake this guy down for not serving a black man?
How does OJ have time to go out to restaurants? Isn’t he busy searching for the Real Killers?
“Simpson’s attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant’s liquor license. “
Paging Al Sharpton, paging Al Sharpton.
Yesssssss!!!!!
Be sure to FReep the poll and support the restaurant owner...
Oh, Oh!
He’s in for it now. Big trouble on the horizon....
Who will be the first to surface, Jackson or Sharpton?
Anybody in Cincinnati can tell you Jeff Ruby won’t be intimidated in the least by OJ’s lawyers.
I was so-called journalists would learn a little about the law - he was found “not guilty” not “innocent”. There is a big difference, especially in this case.
Not being anal, but wasn't he found 'not guilty'?
I thought there was a legal difference.
Somebody else must have been paying...I know OJ hasn't been able to pay a dime to the Goldmans' for the civil case he was guilty in...he doesn't have any actual money!
Seriously, I've always respected Jeff Ruby, and now moreso. But he should watch out...this is exactly where Jackson's kind of bold, in-your-face racebaiting flourishes. If shame were spit, these guys couldn't lick an envelope.
was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife
Not being anal, but wasn’t he found ‘not guilty’?
I thought there was a legal difference.
well I am not a lawyer...I work for a living but on “Law & Order” you’re either “guilty” or “not guilty”
and OJ was found “not guilty” in criminal court and “guilty” in the civil court lawsuit...fwiw....
I never remember seeing him and wonder what they talked about during their slow rolling getaway chase.
I saw the owner interviewed this morning and he said OJ's blond date was all in his face and he stated to her "Your blond, better be careful he doesn't slit your throat!"
“was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife”
and of course those of us who don’t believe in being in two places at the same time...his wife’s blood on his socks found in his bedroom was all the evidence needed to convict!
can you say “jury nullification”
AOL News.....as low on the news bottom-feeder totem pole as you can get....
no in criminal, yes in civil
if you want to know more, “google” is your best friend...
I used to live in the Brentwood and I put this whole case behind me a long time ago...
we all KNEW HE MURDERED HER. But to see people admire this murderer is outrageous!
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I feel like you do, why do so many people admire this guy and why any woman would date him is beyond me.
It has always bothered me that the prosecutors in the murder trial never called Al Cowlings to testify about what they talked about during their Bronco ride.
Nice job. I LOL’d at that one!
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