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OJ Simpson stories: 74 news summaries

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OBITUARY

 Writer Dominick 
 Dunne Dead at 83 


Aug 26, 09 7:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dominick Dunne, the best-selling author who covered some of the past two decades’ highest-profile trials for Vanity Fair, died today at 83; his son, actor Griffin Dunne, told the magazine bladder cancer was the cause. Dominick Dunne served in World War II and produced TV shows and feature films before... More »

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Phil Spector • crime • Vanity Fair • celebrity trials • Bill Clinton • impeachment • OJ Simpson • journalism • Dominick Dunne • Graydon Carter • crime novels • bladder cancer • Griffin Dunne

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Beyoncé, 
 Lady Gaga 
 Top VMA Noms 

Britney secures her comeback with seven nods

Aug 4, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Lady Gaga lead the pack with nine MTV Video Music Award nominations each, People reports. E! adds another notable: Britney Spears, with seven. The awards are set for Sept. 13. Elsewhere:
  • One of the two police chiefs charged with breaking into the home of Matthew Broderick and
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entertainment • Britney Spears • OJ Simpson • celebrity • Sarah Jessica Parker • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Matthew Broderick • Guy Ritchie • Jay-ZTV • Lady Gaga • Sherlock Holmes

(Newser) - Reality shows throw anyone who signs a waiver onto TV. Some have higher aspirations, but most rest solidly in "How low can they go?" territory. Annie Barrett of Entertainment Weekly looks at 35 of the most appalling reality TV shows.
  • Jail:  A new low from the
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Anna Nicole Smith • reality TV • Paris Hilton • OJ Simpson • TV shows • Nicole Richie • The Simple Life • Big Brother • primetime TV • Jerry Springer • Paula Abdul • live television • Cops

 OJ Galpal's Tell-All  
 Recalls Abuse, 
 Threats 

Author dated Simpson for 13 years

Jun 19, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s last girlfriend remembers him as controlling and abusive in a tell-all she’s shopping, writes Cindy Adams in the New York Post. In her proposal for Spellbound: My Life With OJ Simpson, galpal of 13 years Christine Prody recalls choice Simpson anecdotes such as the two abortions... More »

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entertainment • OJ Simpson • abuse • celebrity • celebrity tell-alls • Christine Prody

 OJ Appeals Vegas Convictions 

Says jury selection unfair; cites judicial misconduct

May 26, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(AP) - OJ Simpson is appealing to the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn his conviction on Las Vegas armed robbery and kidnapping charges. Today's filing alleges the ex-football star's conviction in a hotel-room confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers was tainted by judicial misconduct, a lack of racial diversity on the jury... More »

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crime • Las Vegas • kidnapping • appeal • OJ Simpson • Nevada • sports memorabilia • armed robbery

 Cuckolded 
 Hulk: 'I Totally 
 Understand OJ' 

Divorcing wrestler sees red over wife's cavorting with 19-year-old

Apr 15, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hulk Hogan's pro wrestling days were good practice for faking rage, but the anger he feels over his divorce from his wife Linda is all too real, the New York Daily News quotes Hogan telling Rolling Stone. "I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like OJ,... More »

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OJ Simpson • Hulk Hogan • empathy • Linda Hogan • celebrity divorces

(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s younger sister died of a mysterious illness yesterday in Sacramento, the Bee reports. Carmelita Durio had been ill since she collapsed in court following her brother’s robbery conviction in October, and none of six specialists she consulted were able to diagnose what plagued the 60-year-old. “... More »

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celebrity trials • obituary • OJ Simpson

OJ a 'Sociopath,' Says Dream Team Lawyer

Shapiro, who led murder defense,
finally 'fesses up

Jan 15, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - It's more than a decade later, but attorney Robert Shapiro has shared his true feelings about former client OJ Simpson, Fox News reports: “He’s a sociopath,” says Shapiro, who led the legal “Dream Team” that won Simpson’s acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson... More »

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murder • Nicole Brown Simpson • OJ Simpson • lawyer • murder trial • attorney • Dream Team • Ron Goldman

OJ Slimmed Down on Jail's 'Jackalope' Diet 

The newly svelte footballer also misses HBO in the pokey

Jan 7, 09 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - After wasting away in Nevada's Clark County jail, OJ Simpson may be able to put some weight on at his new digs, the New York Post reports. OJ dropped 25 pounds during his trial, thanks to prison meat that “looked like jackalope,” Simpson complained to a source. Fortunately... More »

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prison • OJ Simpson • celebrity • jail

(Newser) - OJ Simpson paid off a key witness to alter his testimony at the ex-NFL star's Las Vegas trial, according to court testimony today. An investigator accused Alfred Beardsley, a memorabilia dealer and convicted felon, of changing his testimony for a Hall of Fame ring. The claim was made in a... More »

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kidnapping • OJ Simpson • trial • burglary • Alfred Beardsley

For Goldmans,
a Guilty OJ
Verdict at Last

Family's dogged pursuit likely pushed him to Vegas robbery

Dec 8, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Though the judge insisted OJ Simpson’s sentencing Friday had nothing to do with his 1995 murder trial, it felt like payback for Ron Goldman’s family, USA Today reports. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Goldman’s sister. And after a civil verdict ordered the... More »

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crime • celebrity trials • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • felony • sentencing • Fred Goldman • acquittal • armed robbery • Ron Goldman • Kim Goldman

 OJ Rejected 
 Deal for 
 Lighter 
 Sentence 

Simpson 'wanted something just short of a public apology:' DA

Dec 6, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - OJ Simpson, sentenced yesterday to at least 9 years in prison, could have drawn less time behind bars if he’d accepted a plea deal before being convicted, his prosecutor said. “Mr. Simpson wanted something just short of a public apology,” said District Attorney David Roger. "We... More »

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robbery • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • felony • sentence

updated

 OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years 


Dec 5, 08 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The judge threw the book at OJ Simpson today, sentencing America’s favorite courtroom star to up to 33 years in prison for his role in an armed hotel hold-up, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Simpson won't be eligible for parole for nine years. “Everything in this case was... More »

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robbery • OJ Simpson • sentence

OJ to Be Sentenced Today

Prosecutors pushing
for 18 years on
felony robbery raps

Dec 5, 08 3:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Clark County inmate #2648927—better known as OJ Simpson—is to be sentenced today and probation authorities have recommended he serve at least 18 years, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Simpson was found guilty in October of 11 felonies for ripping off two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas... More »

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robbery • Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • sentencing • jail • Nevada

 OJ 'in Denial,' Friend Says 

Juice doesn't realize he could be in jail for life

Nov 9, 08 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - OJ Simpson still expects to go free despite his conviction last month for robbing memorabilia sellers in Las Vegas, the New York Post reports. "I can't wait to get back to fishing and playing golf," Simpson told pal and fellow inmate Clarence "CJ" Stewart. "He's in... More »

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crime • robbery • OJ Simpson • jail

 Judge Nixes OJ Retrial 

Las Vegas justice rejects defense claims that jury foreman was racist

Nov 7, 08 5:21 PM CST
(Newser) - OJ Simpson won’t get a retrial in his Las Vegas robbery conviction, despite challenges raised by his attorneys, AP reports, with the presiding judge telling Simpson’s lawyers to take matters up with state appellate court. A lawyer for Simpson’s co-defendant today accused the jury foreman of racism,... More »

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Las Vegas • kidnapping • appeal • OJ Simpson • assault • Clarence Stewart • armed robbery • retrial

 OJ Seeks 
 New Trial 

Lawyers cite errors, possible racial prejudice in filing for appeal

Oct 11, 08 5:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson's lawyers have given seven reasons why he should get a new trial in their motion seeking an appeal, reports the Las Vegas Sun. They cite judicial errors and insufficient evidence in Simpson's conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping, and argue that his rights may have been violated when... More »

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celebrity trials • Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • trial • conviction • Clarence Stewart

 Pal: Convicted OJ 'in Shock' 

Former football star an't fathom why he's in jail for 'nothing incident'

Oct 6, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson is “in shock” over his conviction and the prospect of spending the rest of his life behind bars. “I can't believe I'm in here for this nothing incident,” he said. “He's strong. He's just in shock,” a friend told the New York Daily ... More »

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NFL • pensions • celebrity trials • Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • conviction

 Jurors: Secret Tapes Sank OJ 

Recordings helped prosecution overcome unreliable witnesses, they say

Oct 6, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was OJ Simpson’s own words—caught on secret recording—that sealed his fate, jurors told the media yesterday. The defense succeeded in discrediting the prosecution’s witnesses, they said, but the tapes, on which Simpson can be heard planning and carrying out the robbery, were key in their... More »

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celebrity trials • OJ Simpson • trial • jury • tape • jury selection

UPDATED

 Goldman's 
 Dad Hails 
 OJ Verdict 

Fred Goldman hopes Simpson rots in jail

Oct 5, 08 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - While much of the response to the guilty verdict against OJ Simpson has been mixed—and muted—the father of murder victim Ron Goldman is delighted, reports the New York Daily News. Fred Goldman said he was "thrilled to see that this SOB" will "hopefully go to jail... More »

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celebrity trials • Los Angeles • race relations • OJ Simpson • acquittal • guilty verdict

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