O.J. Simpson Sued By Father Of Man He Would Have Killed In Just Such A Fashion, If He Had Done It
The aborted O.J. Simpson If I Did It confessional book and TV special has already claimed the livelihood and reputation of publisher Judith Regan—who may or may not have hubristically blamed her downfall on the machinations of a secret society of dreidle-spinning ill-wishers—but that brings little comfort to the victims' families; particularly Fred Goldman, who watched in disbelief as Simpson told interviewers he'd already spent whatever blood money he'd made from the deal, yet has seen none of the $38 million awarded to him in the civil ruling over his son's wrongful death. Goldman filed suit against Simpson today, and, according to the court papers posted by The Smoking Gun, he's coming for News Corp. next:
In the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, Fred Goldman alleges that Simpson pocketed about $1 million in the deal for "If I Did It," which was to be published last month by ReganBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. [...]
In a statement, Goldman's lawyers said they anticipate adding Regan, HarperCollins, and the publisher's parent company, News Corporation, as lawsuit defendants. Additionally, they expect to depose Regan, Rupert Murdoch, and others involved in negotiations for the book and a related Fox Television interview.
If the court were to rule against Fox or any of its subsidiaries, that would mark a loss of yet further millions to a company that has yet to see any returns from their celebrity talent holding deal. We therefore strongly suspect Simpson will be put to good use by Mike Darnell in the near future as host of Fox's new game show sensation Felony—an Identity clone in which contestants will be required to match the brutal and senseless crime to the correct sociopathic perpetrator standing on a dramatically lit stage.
