O.J. Simpon's book auction postponed · 2007-04-16 14:47
O.J. Simpson's book “If I Did It”, a quasi-memoir of how he might have killed his ex-wife and her friend, has succeeded in stirring all sorts of controversy, The Celebrity Cafe web site informed.
The publication was called off when the Goldman family raised protests. Then, Fred Goldman, the father of victim Ron Goldman, has sought to obtain the royalties from Simpson's controversial book.
A judge ruled that the rights would be sold at auction, and now the Goldman family is fine with publication, because it would amount to a confession, according to Fred Goldman. He says that proceeds from book sales would contribute to the dues owed by Simpson to the family.
Now, however, the whole twisted affair has hit a new snag as the corporation which brokered the book deal with HarperCollins just filed for bankruptcy in Florida.
The filing has delayed the auction of the book rights scheduled to take place in California on Tuesday.
Auction proceeds would have gone to the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. The auction has only been postponed indefinitely, according to the Sacramento County sheriff's department. Its fate hangs on a counsel discussion. Simpson's legal representation believes that the bankruptcy filing will prevent the Goldmans from ever benefiting from the book's sale.
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