O.J. Simpson acknowledged that he was involved in ‘If I Did It’ only for ‘blood money.’ O.J. Simpson nicknamed The Juice, is well known as a professional football player and film actor.
O.J. Simpson told Associated Press that he involved himself in the controversial ‘If I Did It’ book for only one purpose– personal profit, acknowledging that any financial gain was “blood money.”
“It’s all blood money and unfortunately I had to join the jackals. It helped me get out of debt and secure my homestead.”
Simpson made it known in telephone interviews this week, he said,
This was an opportunity for my kids to get their financial legacy. My kids understand. I made it clear that it’s blood money, but it’s no different than any of the other writers who did books on this case.
The book, said to describe how he theoretically would have committed the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, had been scheduled for release Nov. 30 following the airing of a two-part Simpson interview on Fox on Monday and Wednesday. News Corp., owner of Fox Broadcasting and publisher HarperCollins, canceled the project after a public protest and disapproval by advertisers and booksellers.
Simpson had been charged with the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. He denied committing the murders and said that the title wasn’t his idea and the notional segments were written by his ghostwriter. He further argued his own publisher’s disputation that the book proclaims a confession.
“I made it clear from the first day I met the writer that I wasn’t involved, I said, ‘I have nothing to confess” Simpson said in a telephone interview broadcast on Miami’s WTPS-AM.
Simpson refused to say how much of an advance he received for the book but said it was less than the $3.5 million that has been reported. He said the money has already been spent, including some he used to meet his tax obligations.
On February 4, 1997 Simpson was found responsible for the unfair death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages. However, California law protects pensions from being used to satisfy judgments, so Simpson was able to continue much of his lifestyle based on his NFL pension.
