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After ditching an NBC interview and finding no takers for a proposed pay-per-view talk, O.J. Simpson will finally tell his story in public. It won't be on his terms. Superior Court Judge Allan Haber has refused to seal written transcripts of Simpson's upcoming deposition in the wrongful death suits brought by the families of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. Simpson lawyer Robert Baker had argued that releasing the transcripts might prejudice potential jurors, but Haber dismissed that argument and said he would be surprised "if there were a great number left in the county...
...Every time O.J. Simpson opens his mouth in public, he gets in trouble," says TIME's Elaine Lafferty. "Like when he said he wanted to knock the chip off Marcia Clark's shoulder." Seeking to avoid any more such trouble, Simpson's lawyers were in court Wednesday to ask Judge Alan Haber to seal Simpson's upcoming deposition in the wrongful death suits brought by the families of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. Simpson attorney Robert Baker argues that the depositions must be kept private to avoid prejudicing potential jurors, but lawyers for the Brown family say there...
Johnnie Cochran is claiming victory in another contest with Marcia Clark, this time over who got the more lucrative book deal. Just days after Clark received a reported $4.2 million advance for her account of the Simpson trial, Cochran struck back with what is rumored to be a heftier contract for "My Journey to Justice: The Autobiography of Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr." The Simpson trial has also been a windfall for a number of other would-be authors, including Christopher Darden ($1.7 million) and Robert Shapiro ($1.5 million). The big loser? Alan Dershowitz, who'll rake in just...
...SIMPSON MAY STILL HAVE HIS Ferrari and Bentley cars and his beautiful home in Brentwood, but that doesn't make him a hero to millions of abused women who live in greater fear because of his not-guilty verdict [PRESS, Oct. 23]. Rather than talk about knocking that chip off Marcia Clark's shoulder, Simpson should just keep quiet and forget about big advertising contracts. GEORGE A. DEAN, Southport, California...
...SIMPSON'S PHONE-CALL INTERVIEW with the New York Times, he said he had been wrong to "get physical'' with his wife. Simpson went on to tell the Times later in the interview, "I'd like to be able to knock that chip off Marcia's shoulder.'' Seems to me that Simpson still has difficulty in trying to control his impulses and anger in committing violence against women LOUISE PASTUCK, New York City