News Corp. cancels O.J. book, special

Cory Bergman November 20th, 2006

After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said today that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and Fox television special “If I Did It.” The network quotes News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch as saying he decided that the project was “ill-considered.” Several Fox affiliates had chosen not to broadcast the special, in which Simpson talks in hypothetical terms about his role in the killings.

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  • 1. Safran  |  November 20th, 2006 at 1:53 pm

    I smell a lack of advertiser support. Look for pay-per-view and DVD deals. This will still make plenty of money.

  • 2. Tim  |  November 20th, 2006 at 3:01 pm

    Why would they cancel it?

    I want to know if Naked Gun 4 will be coming soon.

  • 3. RC  |  November 20th, 2006 at 3:26 pm

    The story behind the cancellation will be a story unto itself. When Drudge first blasted the news- I wanted to know the story behind the story- and now a few hours later- nothing new on drudge, hufpo, tmz, latimes.com, etc Isn’t this Web 2.0. What gives? I have to believe that this was strickly a business decision by FOX. A good one IMO.

    later

  • 4. News Consumer  |  November 20th, 2006 at 4:12 pm

    So, does OJ still get his paycheck for a book that’ll never see print?

  • 5. Safran  |  November 20th, 2006 at 4:14 pm

    Alas, now we’ll never find the real author.

  • 6. just some yahoo  |  November 20th, 2006 at 4:36 pm

    Coming soon though, “The Bloody Glove: Behind The Dripping”

  • 7. Rob  |  November 21st, 2006 at 12:48 am

    From what I heard earlier this evening on ABC News, 400,000 copies of the book had already been printed when FoxNews realized it was jumping the shark with this over-the-top ratings stunt.

    In a completed unrelated story today, comedian Paul Rodriguez was at the Laugh Factory denouncing actor Michael Richards’ Friday night tirade and as I was watching the presser in the newsroom heard him say, kid you not, “People came here expecting to see a comedian and instead they got Mark Fuhrman.”

  • 8. Phyllis  |  June 9th, 2007 at 2:30 am

    I need help from Mark fuhran on a murder case, I;m writung a bik, Please help

  • 9. Luk  |  September 15th, 2007 at 8:19 am

    j

  • 10. Liey  |  January 18th, 2008 at 7:15 am

    Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

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