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  • May 2008

    • OJ 'Confessed To Me,' Says Souvenir Dealer

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 10, 08 3:18 PM CDT

      OJ 'Confessed To Me,' Says Souvenir Dealer

      A memorabilia merchant who has sold items for O.J. Simpson says the former football phenom got high on drugs and confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson, the AP reports. In his new book, How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder, Mike Gilbert also claims that he helped Simpson bloat his hands so his gloves wouldn't fit on trial. More »

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      murder  • OJ Simpson  • publishing  • murder trial  • If I Did It  • Nicole Brown Simpson

  • April 2008

    • NBC Sacks OJ for Apprentice

      newser  |  OK!  |  Apr 25, 08 6:24 AM CDT

      NBC Sacks OJ for Apprentice

      Donald Trump won't have the chance to hire—or fire—OJ Simpson on the upcoming season of Celebrity Apprentice , E! Online reports. The ex-footballer, awaiting trial on kidnap and robbery charges, had approached Trump about a spot in the show, but he never got to the 10-yard line, said an NBC rep. Trump was big on the idea "for a few minutes"—but the studio wouldn't consider it. More »

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      reality TV  • OJ Simpson  • Donald Trump  • Celebrity Apprentice

    • OJ to Trump: 'Hire Me!'

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Apr 23, 08 1:40 PM CDT

      OJ to Trump: 'Hire Me!'

      OJ Simpson, who is awaiting trial on kidnap and robbery charges, wants a shot at Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice , the New York Post reports. Trump and NBC "are being very cautious," the source said. "There's a certain amount of heat associated with Simpson." More »

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      OJ Simpson  • Donald Trump  • Celebrity Apprentice

  • March 2008

    • Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

      Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She then sued the media giant for defamation and breach of contract. More »

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      lawsuit  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • OJ Simpson  • settlement  • HarperCollins  • If I Did It  • Judith Regan  • legal fees

  • January 2008

    • Angry Judge Doubles OJ's Bail

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 16, 08 2:04 PM CST

      Angry Judge Doubles OJ's Bail

      District Judge Jackie Glass today doubled OJ Simpson's bond to $250,000, after the football star was returned to a Las Vegas jail for violating bail by trying to contact a co-defendant. "I don't know, Mr. Simpson, what the heck you were thinking, or maybe that's the problem—you weren't," fumed Glass. Simpson is expected to pay up, his lawyer says, although it's not clear when. More »

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    • Judge Revokes OJ's Bail

      newser  |  Las Vegas Now  |  Jan 11, 08 3:44 PM CST

      Judge Revokes OJ's Bail

      A judge has ordered OJ Simpson to return to Las Vegas immediately after he allegedly violated his bail conditions by contacting a co-defendant, Las Vegas Now reports. Simpson was taken into custody in Florida today and is due back in Nevada tonight. He's due to stand trial in April on charges he and several friends robbed two memorabilia dealers at gunpoint. More »

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      crime  • Nevada  • OJ Simpson  • bail

  • November 2007

    • OJ Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 28, 07 2:37 PM CST

      OJ Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set

      OJ Simpson pleaded not guilty today to 12 felony charges that could land him in jail for life, CNN reports. The Juice and two co-defendants will go on trial April 7 on charges relating to a September incident in which they're alleged to have broken into a Las Vegas hotel room, brandishing at least one gun, to retrieve sports memorabilia. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • Alfred Beardsley  • Bruce Fromong  • Clarence Stewart  • Charles Ehrlich

    • Regan's Claim Reveals the Real Fox

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 20, 07 7:11 PM CST

      Regan's Claim Reveals the Real Fox

      After 11 years of “the rabbit hole fiction” that Fox News is unbiased, the  jig may be up, claims the Guardian ’s American editor, Michael Tomasky. An admitted liberal journalist himself, Tomasky thinks it's time Fox stopped pretending not to be a conservative voice, as its audience clearly understands it to be. And he thinks the lawsuit from Judith Regan, "the, um, brains behind the OJ Simpson If I Did It mediapalooza," could be the thing that ends the charade. More »

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      Rupert Murdoch  • journalism  • OJ Simpson  • Fox News  • Judith Regan

    • Judge Orders OJ to Stand Trial

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 14, 07 6:45 PM CST

      Judge Orders OJ to Stand Trial

      Former NFL star OJ Simpson must stand trial on charges including armed robbery and kidnapping stemming from a September altercation inside a hotel room, a Las Vegas judge ruled today. The trial date was set for Nov. 28, the Los Angeles Times reports. Simpson could face life in prison if convicted on the kidnapping charges alone. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia

    • Axed OJ Book Publisher Sues News Corp. for $100M

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Nov 14, 07 4:56 AM CST

      Axed OJ Book Publisher Sues News Corp. for $100M

      Axed publisher Judith Regan has filed a $100 million lawsuit against News Corp., charging the company made her the target of a smear campaign and fired her because she had information damaging to Rudy Giuliani's presidential campaign. "The smear campaign was necessary to advance News Corp.'s political agenda," she said. Regan was dumped after she championed a controversial book featuring OJ Simpson's almost-murder confession. More »

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      Rudy Giuliani  • lawsuit  • Rupert Murdoch  • News Corp  • OJ Simpson  • civil lawsuits  • HarperCollins  • If I Did It  • Bernard Kerik  • Judith Regan

    • OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 13, 07 5:15 PM CST

      OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns

      OJ Simpson asked his buddies to bring guns to their confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room with two sports memorabilia dealers, one of his accomplices testified today. Walter Alexander, one of OJ's golfing pals, said Simpson wanted everyone to bring "heat." OJ also told another accomplice to draw his weapon before entering the room, he said. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • armed robbery

    • OJ Scheme 'Went South,' Witness Says

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Nov 9, 07 6:18 PM CST

      OJ Scheme 'Went South,' Witness Says

      A collectors dealer testified today that OJ Simpson was trying to get back memorabilia stolen from his own home when he and others entered into a hotel room to confront two men, the Los Angeles Times reports. The situation quickly "went south," said Thomas Riccio. He said, though, that OJ did not have a gun and had no interest in taking memorabilia that did not belong to him. More »

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      OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • armed robbery

    • Dealer Describes OJ 'Invasion'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 8, 07 9:30 PM CST

      Dealer Describes OJ 'Invasion'

      OJ Simpson led several men into a memorabilia dealer’s hotel room “in a military-style invasion” and took tens of thousands of dollars worth of items, the dealer, Bruce Fromong, testified yesterday. He kicked off a 2-day hearing in Las Vegas to determine whether Simpson and others should stand trial on charges that could put the disgraced NFL great away for life. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • robbery  • sports memorabilia  • Bruce Fromong

    • OJ Hearing Kicks Off in Vegas

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 8, 07 3:00 PM CST

      OJ Hearing Kicks Off in Vegas

      OJ Simpson arrived in a Las Vegas court today to begin a two-day probable cause hearing to determine if his robbery case goes to trial. Eight witness were expected to testify against Simpson, including several who will confirm that guns were used in the Sept. 13 incident in which the ex-footballer took sports memorabilia he claimed was stolen from him, CNN reports. OJ's lawyers will not call witnesses. More »

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      Las Vegas  • OJ Simpson  • robbery  • sports memorabilia

    • FBI Was Warned of OJ Heist Scheme

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 3, 07 6:20 AM CDT

      FBI Was Warned of OJ Heist Scheme

      Three weeks before he participated in OJ Simpson's ill-fated attempt to retrieve sports memorabilia the Juice said was stolen from him, Thomas Riccio told FBI agents that a "self-organized sting operation" was in the works, reports the AP. Riccio said the FBI brushed him off, not wanting to become "involved in another weird celebrity case." More »

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      FBI  • OJ Simpson  • sports memorabilia  • Bruce Fromong  • Alfred Beardsley  • Thomas Riccio

  • October 2007

    • 3rd Defendant in OJ Robbery Case Cops Plea

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 29, 07 5:35 PM CDT

      3rd Defendant in OJ Robbery Case Cops Plea

      A third man accused in the OJ Simpson robbery case agreed today to plead guilty to reduced charges and testify against Simpson and two others. Michael McClinton says he brought two guns to a Las Vegas hotel room at the Juice's request and acted like a cop while wielding one. He faces up to 11 years in prison, the AP reports. More »

    • OJ Cronies Plead Guilty, Will Testify Against Him

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 23, 07 7:25 PM CDT

      OJ Cronies Plead Guilty, Will Testify Against Him

      Two of OJ's cronies in the alleged sports memorabilia robbery case pleaded guilty today to reduced charges as part of an agreement that will have them testifying against the Juice, the AP reports. Walter Alexander and Charles Cashmore accepted charges of felony conspiracy to commit robbery and felony accessory to robbery, respectively. Their testimony is expected to strengthen the prosecution's case against OJ. More »

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      OJ Simpson

    • Guns Were OJ's Idea, Says Crony

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 18, 07 10:32 AM CDT

      Guns Were OJ's Idea, Says Crony

      Bringing guns to to a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers was OJ Simpson's idea, says a codefendant in the armed-robbery case who has agreed to testify against his former pal. "OJ said, 'Hey, just bring some firearms,' " Walter Alexander told police in a taped statement acquired by the AP. The weapons would just be for show, Alexander added, "so that these people know that, you know, we're here for business."  More »

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      OJ Simpson  • Walter Alexander  • Michael McClinton

    • OJ, Warwick on IRS Naughty List

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 18, 07 9:03 AM CDT

      OJ, Warwick on IRS Naughty List

      The California Franchise Tax Board has published a list of 224 of the worst tax dodgers in hopes that public humiliation will succeed where strongly worded warning letters have failed in collecting big tax debts. The list includes OJ Simpson, with a debt of $1.4 million, and singer Dionne Warwick ($2.7 million), reports the Los Angeles Times. More »

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      list  • OJ Simpson  • tax evasion

    • Second Crony Will Testify Against OJ

      newser  |  New York Daily News  |  Oct 16, 07 10:04 AM CDT

      Second Crony Will Testify Against OJ

      A second man charged along with OJ Simpson in a Vegas armed robbery has copped a plea and will testify against the football great, who could now face life in prison if convicted of the felony charges. Walter Alexander joins Charles Cashmore in agreeing to testify, reports the New York Daily News, and Cashmore plans to testify that guns were involved .  More »

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      football  • OJ Simpson  • theft

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