The Latest on “If I Did It” and New Drama in the Murders of Ron and Nicole

Despite all of the controversy which developed into a full-fledged media frenzy when the plan for O.J.’s latest book If I Did It was revealed, it seems that the book may actually find it’s way to your local bookshelves anyway. If I Did It is a chronicle of how O.J. says he would have murdered his ex-wife Nicole and Ron Goldman, if he had done it. It seems very tasteless to me, and in the eyes of most of the media coverage, it seems like it’s getting that rep as well. So what will be the draw, and why is it going to be published anyway?

Well, despite editor Judith Regan being fired by Harper Collins for supporting the initial release of the book, If I Did It, the controversial book has now found new support thanks to a court ruling that will award most of the proceeds to the family of Ron Goldman—the reason being that they have not been paid much of the 33.5 million they deserved from winning a wrongful death case against Simpson. According to rumors circulating now, the family of Goldman will be adding notations to O.J.’s original text and the book will be published through Beaufort Books, a small publishing company based in New York.

Though the Goldman family support of the book’s release, since they will have ultimate control over it, there are some who are not so happy about the change. Denise Brown, the sister of the murdered Nicole Brown, believes that the book is in poor-taste and supports a full boycott of the book, despite the fact that the proceeds will be going to the Goldman’s. She accuses them of profiting from the “blood money” of their son Ron and of the death of Nicole as well. On the other side of the fence, the Goldman’s and Beaufort Books are confident that the book will not glorify the musings of an accused murderer, but hope that their special additions to the text will help readers honor the memories of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. It will also be one of the most effective ways to begin to be compensated for the huge amount of money they are still owed by O.J. Simpson

The book is currently scheduled for release on the 3rd of October, though many bookstores are still deciding whether to carry the controversial book.