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FOX Cuts and Runs on OJ

OJ SimpsonCommon sense and good taste seem to have prevailed: FOX has decided to pull the plug on both its planned OJ Simpson book and television interview special, "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened."

Good.

News Corporation Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said today, "I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project. We are sorry for any pain this has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown-Simpson."

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91. Farrah, maybe you should look at the top headline on this page...."Fox cuts & runs on OJ"...it clearly states they dumped the book deal too....maybe you shouldn't be calling others "Moron"hmmmm?

Posted at 5:28PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Marianne

92. While Mr. Murdock cuts this piece of ?? from the airwaves, I think he should cut some of the sorry people who appear on Fox News from time to time! I do not care what the subject is, their faces should not be seen on Fox.

Posted at 7:28PM on Nov 20th 2006 by G D Gamblin

93. I am confused??? what motive did he have for killing nichole? did he know ron goldman was going to be there. if you stop yelling he did it and think about it you might just realize he might not have done it. I think they wer after faye resnick.

Posted at 8:39PM on Nov 26th 2006 by joyce house

94. This is only a racial issue because most White people do not like O.J. because he was accused of killing two white people. If he would have murdered his Black wife and her Black lover, we would not be discussing this now. Lets move on from this, it was over 15 years ago. If Black people start talking about all the murders that White people have gotten away with, this blog would go on forever. Let it go

Posted at 5:32PM on Nov 20th 2006 by theodes

95. Ughhh...thank god!! I sure do not want to hear about him...maybe these news stations can come to their senses and dump all the "TomKat" hype too!!!!!! Lets talk about what really matters and stop being so obsessed about "Hollywood"....we are loosing priority again, just like before 911.

Posted at 6:08PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Monica

96. It's about time....OJ is such a slime!

Posted at 5:47PM on Nov 20th 2006 by CC

97. Some folks here (and elsewhere) are actually thanking Murdoch for taking the "high road". Are you kidding me? The man (via all his media outlets) consistently panders to the basest of human emotions and prejudices in order to extract maximum profit from a public he views with utter contempt.

I'm sure that Fox correctly measured the size of the core audience of voyueristic ghouls who would tune in for this trash, and was more than willing to accept the quiet, resigned disapproval of the balance of the public.

Only when that public reacted in outrage -- an outrage that could potentially translate into lost revenues -- did this Champion of The People decide to pull a project that no one with the slightest bit of human decency would have ever scheduled in the first place.

Sorry Rupert, but "World's Wildest Dog Fights" and Fox Night at The Snuff Fims" will just have to wait.

Posted at 6:30PM on Nov 20th 2006 by John

98. ARE YOU PEOPLE IDIOTS???? Murdock take the high road? give me a break, he could not get any advertisers to back the show, so he dropped it..........no money, no murdock, its as simple as that, the guy is the biggest whore in the world.... or as los angeles times writer referred to him this weeks paper...A SEWER RAT THAT MAKES A GOOD AGRUMENT FOR STRONGER IMMIGRANTION CONTROL IN THIS COUNTRY........

Posted at 6:01PM on Nov 20th 2006 by spud

99. Sign the petition

www.dontpayoj.com

Posted at 5:47PM on Nov 20th 2006 by CC

100. THANK GOD. THERE IS STILL SOME JUSTICE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

OJ'S A SICK MAGGOT

Posted at 5:45PM on Nov 20th 2006 by mb

101. THANK YOU
THAT WAS NUTS TO EVEN THINK ABOUT
THANKS AGAIN

Posted at 6:39PM on Nov 20th 2006 by JIM TIBERI

102. Good god. Took em long enough! Shame, though. I was kinda hoping he'd off himself once the truth was out there. Or to throw himself to a mob of people who know the truth. Like the poor families who suffered due to him being a psychopath.

Damn. ):

Posted at 5:53PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Rykani

103. Finally came to your senses. You've restored my faith in FOX

Posted at 5:52PM on Nov 20th 2006 by Lee

104. All Hail Rupert Murdock! Although I cannot believe it took so long for someone at Fox to come to their senses. O J just cannot stand to be out of the limelight and now that he's untouchable due to double jeopardy.....he doesn't car who he hurts. You'd think he'd at least think about what it's going to do to his children!

He's a poor excuse for a human being.

Posted at 8:18PM on Nov 20th 2006 by kc

105. OJ Simpson is a killer. What the court decided was very predictable. He was the black community's hero for many years even though he did not associate much with it. Why they continue to hold this bastard in esteem is way beyond me. The cops should have just strung his ass up when they first arrested him and played dumb about it.

Posted at 7:51PM on Nov 22nd 2006 by Mike Smith

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