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News Corp cancels OJ Simpson book, TV interview
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| November 20, 2006
Posted on 11/20/2006 12:26:16 PM PST by Dont Mention the War
Edited on 11/20/2006 4:40:25 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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NEW YORK — , the parent company of book publisher HarperCollins and the FOX network, has canceled publication of the 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 , News Corp. chairman. "We are sorry for any pain that this has caused the families of and ."
In the book, the one-time football superstar tells how he would have killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman if, in fact, he had done it.
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A dozen FOX affiliates had already said they would not air the two-part sweeps month special, planned for next week before the book's publication.
One station manager who had said he wasn't airing the special said he was concerned that whether or not Simpson was guilty, he'd still be profiting from murders.
"I have my own moral compass and this was easy," said Bill Lamb, general manager of WDRB in Louisville.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ipleadthefifth; judithregan; oj; ojsimpson; sweepsandmoneywhores
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To: All
Just announced on Studio B on FNC: News Corporation, which owns Fox Broadcasting, Fox News and ReganBooks, has killed the entire OJ project. No "If I Did It" book, no Fox network interview.
To: Dont Mention the War
I guess the Gallup poll results came in.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:27:54 PM PST
by
Brilliant
To: Dont Mention the War
Surprising that the media has found a line not to cross.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:28:09 PM PST
by
rvoitier
(Democrat Party, not Democratic Party.)
To: rvoitier
Surprising that the media has found a line not to cross. Yep, the bottom line.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:28:56 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Dont Mention the War
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:29:08 PM PST
by
Clintons Are White Trash
(Lynn Stewart, Helen Thomas , Molly Ivins, Maureen Dowd - The Axis of Ugly)
To: rvoitier
Trying to find the press release...
To: Dont Mention the War
To: Dont Mention the War
Looks like this was not received quite the way Judith Regan and Fox thought it would.
She thinks she got him to confess to the murders.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:30:10 PM PST
by
msnimje
(You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
To: Dont Mention the War
Murdoch seems as scummy as Redstone. I mean, does the guy really need the extra money?
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:30:40 PM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: snarks_when_bored
Murdoch ducks...finally.
Does he own Fox Broadcasting? I thought it was just Newscorp and Fox News.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:30:56 PM PST
by
msnimje
(You simply cannot be Christian and Pro-Abortion.)
To: Dont Mention the War
To: Dont Mention the War
Allowing themselves to be censored. This is dangerous.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:31:20 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(FALLEN HERO JEFFREY TOCZYLOWSKI, REST IN PEACE)
To: Dont Mention the War
>>Amazon.com Sales Rank: #53 in Books (See Top Sellers in Books)
Amazon's gonna have to do a few refunds
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To: OldFriend
no its not. the government didn't censor them.
To: Dont Mention the War
I'll bet O'Reilly had something to do with this - and if so, many thanks to him.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:32:09 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(The MSM's so busy kissing dem butt they can't see straight- come up for air guys.)
To: Dont Mention the War
Looks like OJ will have to take another stab at it.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:32:10 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: Dont Mention the War
OJ gets Dookie.
Ha Ha Ha.
Good for you, A@@clown.
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posted on
11/20/2006 12:32:12 PM PST
by
roaddog727
(BullS##t does not get bridges built)
To: rvoitier
The video of terrorist snipers was worse.
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