NEW YORK (AP) - In an account his publisher considers a

confession and some media executives call revolting, O.J. Simpson plans
a book and TV interview to discuss how, hypothetically, he could have
killed his ex-wife and her friend.
Two weeks before the book, ``If I Did It,'' goes on sale, scorn was
already being heaped Wednesday on Simpson, the publisher and Fox, which
plans to air the Simpson interview in two parts Nov. 27 and 29.
Denise Brown, sister of Simpson's slain ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,
lashed out at the publisher for ``promoting the wrongdoing of
criminals'' and commercializing abuse.
Judith Regan, whose ReganBooks imprint is publishing the book, refused
to say what Simpson is being paid for the book but said he came to her
with the idea.
``This is an historic case, and I consider this his confession,'' Regan
told The Associated Press.
The former football star was acquitted in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife
and her friend Ron Goldman after a trial that became an instant cultural
flashpoint.
He was later found liable for the deaths by in a wrongful-death suit
filed by the Goldman family. In the years since, he has been mocked
relentlessly by late-night comedians, particularly for his vow to hunt
down the true killers.
Simpson has failed to pay the $33.5 million judgment against him in the
civil case. His NFL pension and his Florida home cannot legally be
seized. He and the families of the victims have wrangled over the money
in court for years.
Simpson did not return numerous calls for comment. Simpson's own
attorney Yale Galanter said he did not know about the book or the
interview until this week.
``The book was not done through our office,'' Galanter said. ``I did not
have anything to do with the negotiations of the book. This was strictly
done between OJ and others.''
He said there is ``only one chapter that deals with their deaths and
that chapter, in my understanding, has a disclaimer that it's complete
fiction.''
Meanwhile, other publishers and publishing industry observers
practically fell over each other to criticize ReganBooks, an imprint of
HarperCollins Publishers, and Simpson himself.
Patricia Schroeder, president and chief executive of the American
Association of Publishers, described the developments as sickening.
``But I think it's going to stir an awful lot of debate and make the
culture take a real look at itself, and that may not be unhealthy,'' she
said.
Indeed, one thing that seemed certain was that the book and interview -
which Fox will air at the end of the crucial sweeps month - were bound
to generate a torrent of publicity.
Shari Anne Brill, a television analyst for the Madison Avenue firm Carat
USA, predicted public interest would rival that of the 2003 interview
with Michael Jackson, seen by 27 million people in 2003.
At least one other network, NBC, said it had been approached to air the
special but declined the offer.
``This is not a project appropriate for our network,'' said Rebecca
Marks, a spokeswoman for the entertainment division of NBC, a network
that once employed Simpson as a football analyst.
Representatives for CBS and ABC did not immediately return calls for
comment.
One expert noted that the justice system's protection against double
jeopardy means Simpson's book, explosive as it may be, should not expose
him to any new legal danger.
``He can write pretty much whatever he wants,'' said Laurie Levenson, a
Loyola University law school professor and former federal prosecutor who
has followed the case closely. ``Unless he's confessing to killing
somebody else, he can probably do this with impunity.''
AP National Writer Hillel Italie, AP Television Writer David Bauder,
Sandy Kozel of AP Radio and Associated Press writer Noaki Schwartz
contributed to this story.

hypothetically!!

LMFAO!

I think hypothetically, I'll take a giant shit.LOL

bleh OJ is such a colossal dork

Maybe he'll make a movie on how HE DIDN'T DO IT! LOL

Do you think only his supporters will go to see it. Or will people just
assume it's a comedy? LOL

You couldn't pay me to see it if he made it...

I think it would go straight to video and the free shelf at the library
lol

OJ SUCKS!!

First this jackass totally gets away with murder in criminal court,
THEN, years later, he rubs not only the general publics face in it but
the victims families....INCLUDING HIS OWN CHILDREN! Arrogant, insane
son-of-a-bitch!

I had thought about him from time to time wondering when is he going to
go out and try to find the REAL killers?

Oh SHIT! That's right! He is the real killer! LOL

Well, I guess he found him then.

Does that coinside with the saying " We have met the enimy. And it is
us"
So in other words OJ is saying " I have found the killer. And It is me."

i still think that he might hurt or kill someone else!..... hes a sick
ass hole!!

Well my thoughts on this is the Goldman family has still not gotton any
money a judge should award the whole 3 1/2 million to go straight to
them and OJ should not even get a dime of that or any money from the
book or any movies that come from it!!

I so agree with Txs. A report said he has property in the states and the
Bahamas that cannot be touched, because of some type of protection he
has to keep it.

I think OJ did it,just Furman fuked up the evidence,,,
so how does one get aquitted of murder,but found guilty of wrongful
death???
wtf?
how did this go un-noticed by th courts???

getting away with killing...M.

well, when the popo's first came to his house, why in the hell did he
run....hhmmmm he needs to be put in prison already and get it over with

hes a friggin low life - i hate that asshole. but then who doesnt? i
mean honestly is there anyone here who would say OH NO OF COURSE HE
DIDNT DO IT!!? no no one here cuz we're sane and hes sick.

oj is just a dumbass who needed extra money---may be broke now but i
ain't payin' for his book or whatever--he's just another a-hole

i just find it funny that he faded the if so what you clearly see is i
did it

i heard that they pulled the book, they're not gonna go into print. and
the fox special i questionable - but thats just what i heard - i could
be wrong

There is a law, don't know if it is just Washington State or nationwide,
that criminals cannot make money from crime, but then he was never
convicted of the crime so that would not apply in this case. He was
found guilty in the civil case though. Anyway, wish there is some way
they could nail him but double jeopardy, can't try him twice for the
same crime. The prosecutors did screw it up though with the glove and
then Cochran turning it into a racial thing instead of a murder trial.
I feel sorry for his kids to have been raised by him after he got away
with the murder and his arrogance, who knows how he talked about their
mother and all after that.

yes the publisher has dropped the project like a hot potato to much bad
publicity

well hell yeah - what the f*ck did he expect?! COME ON! " hi im
O-friggin-J you know killed my wife(ex?), glove didnt fit - and i wanna
write a book on how I WOULD'VE DONE IT! " and nobody expected the
publicity??!! WHAT IS THE PUBLICIST DENSE?!