OJ Simpson's creepy pseudo-confession book, If I Did It, hit all major booksellers' stands on Thursday. We're not pleased but at least most of them aren't promoting it, just carrying it due to the almighty dollar, er, customer demand. (Who are these customers - sickos?)
So, Oprah had the representatives of the two families whose loved ones OJ killed (according to the rulings of the civil court.) Denise Brown, Nicole Brown's sister, refused to share a stage with the father and sister of Ron Goldman, with whom she has been undergoing a "moral battle" not to support or receive funds (Oprah asked if they felt it was "blood money") for the sales of the book.
Oprah made it a point to say that although her show promotes books, she didn't want "to be in the position to promote this book, because [she], too, think[s] it's despicable."
We understand the pain and morality behind Denise Brown's opposition to the book (which we would never read, let alone buy) but we also very much have to agree with the Goldman's assertion that since OJ was not convicted in a criminal court, and his huge yearly pension is untouchable, the enforcement of receiving any of the $38 million settlement they received against him in civil court for the coldblooded murder of their only son, is the only avenue they have left in showing OJ Simpson what he did was wrong and that he will in some sense be punished for it. "The Goldman's retitled the book If I Did It: Confessions of a Killer."
If they didn't collect the profits, in a few years they would revert back to OJ, who would then be profiting off of the murder of his wife, and their son.
The thing that would make a lot of people, including perhaps Denise, feel better is if the Goldman's donated all profits they received from the sale of the book to an appropriate charity, or like many surviving parents, set up a foundation with the funds to prevent these kinds of murders from ever happening again.
PS. Just in: OJ was arrested in Vegas on Sunday on suspicion of breaking and entering. Class act.
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