O.J. reality TV show in the works
Thursday, April 24, 2003 Posted: 5:22 AM EDT (0922 GMT)



MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- O.J. Simpson -- acquitted in 1995 in the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman -- is preparing for his debut as the star of his own "Osbournes"-esque reality show.

Fort Worth, Texas-based Urban America Television Network said it will distribute a 13-week series about the former football great to its 75 independent broadcast TV station affiliates starting in June, according to a story in The Hollywood Reporter.

The series will chronicle Simpson's daily life in Miami using footage collected over several months of filming in 2001 and 2002.

Simpson maintains he did not commit the crimes and has said he thinks the case eventually will be solved.

Following the criminal trial, Simpson was sued by both families of the victims in civil court. The families were awarded $33.5 million in damages in 1997.

Since the trials, Simpson and his children have been living near Miami on a $4 million pension earned with money from his careers in sports, acting and television pitchman. Such pensions are exempt from civil court judgments.

In December 2001, federal agents searched Simpson's house and nine other area homes as part of an investigation into a drug, theft and money-laundering ring.

Simpson was at home during the search and no large amounts of money or drugs were found, his attorney said at the time. Simpson was not involved in the ring, the attorney said.

In October 2001, Simpson was acquitted of charges stemming from an alleged road-rage argument. He was accused of grabbing eyeglasses from a driver's face and scratching him.


http://www.cnn.com/2003/S...index.html

Are you trying to tell me that you guys are not going to watch this show???

no, folks are trying to tell you that this thread is as popular as the ones i start in the music: non-prince forum.
20 views, 2 replies, fall off the front page ASAP.

America has always rewarded evil. Not saying that OJ is evil or guilty(i don't know all the details and a jury found him innocen), but America has pretty much made his image as guilty/evil. Now they want to capitalize by making money on his infamy.

medoc2003 said:

:LOL:

This thread is a keeper!

SuperC said:

Of course O.J. would have to agree with them and would like to capitalize on it too.

this is sooo not right

this fucker murdered two innocent people

the only reality he should experience in my opinion

is that of an eye for an eye


...thought ya knew!!..

Aannastesia said:

That'll work! Once people see that murderers in America are given the death sentence, surely nobody will dare kill again.

I prefer our way in the UK, let 'em rot in a cell til the end of their days, reflecting on what they did.

As for O.J. i don't care, par for the course TV, Executives have no imagination at all.It'll probably be as boring as the rest of those types of shows.

If they can mass market Manson then "go OJ go"

understandable edit
[This message was edited Thu Apr 24 10:09:12 PDT 2003 by rdhull]

Poor OJ!!! 4 some reason I get a felling the authorities is gon' be tapin' this.

PURPLEJACKSON9 said:

rdhull said:

Look I'm SORRY but OJ is da bomb!!!