Regan Turns on O.J. Simpson (she "set up" OJ to confess on behalf of battered women)

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Nov. 16, 2006 — Publishing maverick Judith Regan issued a statement Thursday night, calling her most-famous author a "killer" and acknowledging that she set up O.J. Simpson in a bid to get a confession out of him on behalf of battered women everywhere — herself among them.

Regan, Harper Collins' enfant terrible, is being widely vilified for publishing what is being touted as a "fictional" confession to the real murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

The fictional confession is given in Simpson's forthcoming new book, "If I Did It."

Regan now says that she was physically abused by her husband and other men. She says the interview she did with Simpson was an attempt at personal justice and "closure" in her own life.

In the 2,210-word statement, Regan says that Brown Simpson and Goldman "were in my heart" during the interview.

More: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/LegalCenter/story?id=2660635&page=1


This shit just keeps getting weirder and weirder....

[closeupready]

1. She can make all the excuses in the world.

For me, she would have to state that all proceeds of any revenues realized as a result of this special were to be donated to a battered woman's shelter or something like that.

[tblue37]

4. She says she isn't getting the money.

She arranged it through a third party who will get the money.

[LiberalHeart]

9. No, the third party gets the dough from her. She says she thought it was going to the kids.

[rocktivity]

33. And it DIDN'T bother her that the money wasn't going to OJ's victims?

I have a bridge in Brooklyn she might want to buy!

:headbang:
rocknation

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[lapfog_1]

3. Is she telling us that Republican "hero" Bernard Kerik is also a

mistress beater? Wouldn't surprise me in the least.

So, she set O.J. up. Well honey, you can set ME up anytime you want if you cut ME a check for $3.5M.

Who's zoomin who here?

[Felinity]

6. Takes one to know one.

Welcome to DU.

(Your comment is pretty insensitive, you might want to brush up on the psychological and sociological context in which women "invite" this abuse. You might want to start with the concept that men who abuse women do not wear an identifying lapel pin or register on MySpace under the "Like to beat up women" screen name.)

[Rose Siding]

16. Well said.

:thumbsup:

[Ms. Toad]

10. Spend some time in a battered women's shelter

you'll find out it is a very common pattern - even among extremely intelligent women. Many were battered as children, or watched their fathers batter their mother, and have been told repeatedly, from infancy, that women deserve to be beaten by the men who "love" them - and men who are inclined to batter have a pretty good ability to select women who will tolerate that treatment, often acquiring that ability from watching their fathers batter their mothers.

http://www.mamashealth.com/abuse/bwomensyndrome.asp

[Sequoia]

44. Not only beating, but verbal abuse like yelling and throwing things around

like a child having a fit. YOU. WONT. LISTEN. UNLESS. I. YELL!

[LostinVA]

17. You appear to need to educate yourself about battered women

and abusive relationships of all kind. I'm not commenting on Regan and the Simpson book, but calling any battered woman a "moron" is mind boggling...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. How thoughtful.

:eyes:

[flvegan]

21. You have it quite wrong. She chose men. Men chose to beat her up.

The "men" that chose to beat her are pathetic wastes of ejaculate, pure and simple.

[ThomCat]

23. Absolutely right.

x(

[hippiechick]

24. Whoa, what you don't know about domestic abuse is alot.

:freak:

[lukasahero]

26. "She sounds like a moron" Yeah, as opposed to the assholes

who beat her. :eyes:

[ThomCat]

27. No woman chooses a man, thinking, "He'll beat me, so I'll date him."

Violence is surprisingly common in relationships, and it's nearly impossible to know if someone will be violent when you first meet them and start a relationship. It's only once you're in that relationship that you find out.

Before you go blaming the victims, you should really think hard about what you're saying, think about it from their perspectives, and know what you're talking about.

[H2O Man]

29. Classy ....

Blaming the victim is pathetic.

[Nikki Stone1]

34. Battered women's syndrome--worth looking up

That might explain the "moronish" behavior of some women who get involved in abusive relationships again and again. It's common to repeat patterns like this; they get learned in the brain and it is hard to unlearn them.

I don't know whether I buy the publisher's story in the OP--there's too much else going on in the OJ situation.

[grizmaster]

37. blame the victim, nice

You're suggesting she "got what was coming to her"? Are you sure you're on the right site?

[Midlodemocrat]

38. Wow. That has to be one of the most ignorant things I have ever seen.

[Jamastiene]

42. Intelligence has nothing to do with abuse in relationships.

Many times, abusive men will prey on women and usually they prey on women who have been abused before. These women are not morons. They are victims of barbaric predators.

[Bluebear]

49. Not only blaming the victim but calling her a moron? Nice. nt

[foreigncorrespondent]

50. Shows you how much you know!

Obviously not a great deal! There is such a thing as battered wife syndrome. I suggest you look it up and learn something.

BTW Welcome to DU.

[Blue_Roses]

5. well, no matter what her excuse

she has hurt these families more by stirring up old wounds. OJ should be in jail and it's disgusting how he got away with this.

[Marnieworld]

28. I'm not sure now though

If she did it with the intention of getting him to confess there could be closure for them. Closure for us all. Having the truth be out once and for all is a small victory. I for one would welcome the end of debate over his guilt. He'll be even more of a pariah if that's possible. I can't imagine positive repercussions for him from this. He'll have the momentary pleasure from the attention but after that nothing.

[LiberalHeart]

7. That statement on Drudge's site is NUTS...

She is the center of her own universe. My gawd that was painful reading, but I couldn't seem to stop because she's such a freak of nature.

http://drudgereport.com/flash1jr.htm

[Marnieworld]

30. oddly enough I thought it needed a good editor

On and on with the whole confessional thing. Trim it down a page or two and it would be much better.

[leveymg]

8. More Judith Regan hype.

Her publicist even managed to get a newspaper chain to call her "stunningly attractive". Not.

[SpiralHawk]

12. I think the publicist meant: "she looks stunned"

And is now about to abuse the public mind with MORE CRAP ABOUT OJ.

Puh-lease. OJ and Regan, crawl back under your rocks.

[Goblinmonger]

51. I have never seen her before

but that picture has some horrible lighting that is causing some less than flattering shadows on her face.

I think if you saw her on the street she would be quite attractive. And even if she isn't, who cares. That has very little to do with this book deal.

[zbdent]

11. What, he didn't cuddle long enough after she boinked him?

I mean, she has a history of sleeping with some of the writers, right?

[Donnachaidh]

13. So is she going to DONATE all the profits to battered women?

Or is she just flapping her gums because she's been outed?

[rocktivity]

32. DING DING DING! Donnachaidh, you're our grand prize winner!

...is she just flapping her gums because she's been outed?

I don't think she was expecting such a tsunami of moral outrage, so she "outed" herself with this story of working for "a higher good".

:headbang:
rocknation

[papau]

14. 3.5 million deposited to Simpson's Isle of Man account - secret offshore drop, but no "payment"

Glad to see that she says she "paid" Simpson nothing.

Good luck to the Goldmans on seeing a dime of that money.

When Simpson dropped the first $6 million in the bank, the executives of Sun Life of Canada - which owns the bank and its "private banking with no disclosure" system - were in shock. They even let the info out to the media.

And not a dime of the money is reachable by the Goldman's.

Maybe Tony Blair might make it one of his last acts to remove secret offshore account banking from areas under the control of Brittan, less than 75 miles from London.

[Marnieworld]

31. Where'd you get this?

Do you have a link or are you guessing?

[still_one]

15. what a bunch of bull shit. She is doing it for the publicity and the money

the only reason that she comes out with this excuse is the disgust that many are expressing

No surprise that fox is behind this

I hope they lose a lot of money on this

[H2O Man]

18. I think it is gross.

I hope that no one watches the show or buys the book. There are several good books that tell exactly how and why OJ murdered two innocent human beings, if anyone is interested in the case.

[Binka]

19. Rec A Book For Me P My Mom Died In 1995 And I Didn't Pay Any Attention

to OJ. Thanks. :hi:

[H2O Man]

25. Perhaps the best one

is "American Tragedy: the Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense" by Lawrence Schiller and James Willwerth (Random House; 1996). It's a fairly lengthy book, at 685 pages, but it is actually an easy read, and goes by almost too quickly. The LA Times called it the best book on the case.

Also of great interest would be Vince Bugliosi's "Outrage: The Five Reasons Why OJ Simpson got Away with Murder" (Island; 1996). Get the newer edition, with "updated with new information" listed on the cover. It's 513 pages, and is fascinating reading. If he had prosecuted the case, OJ would be in prison today.

Several of the people involved in the case wrote interesting books. Though as a rule I prefer to read what defense attorneys say, in this case it is different. Marcia Clark's "Without a Doubt" (Penguin; 1997) is interesting reading. The '98 "updated" version is 489 pages, most of it focused on the case.

Christopher Darden's "In Contempt" (ReganBooks;1996)is worth reading. Like Clark, he expresses a lot of frustration for losing the case.

And, speaking of frustration, Mark Fuhrman wrote a curious book, "Murder in Brentwood" (Zebra; 1997). It was part of the process of rehabilitating his image, that has resulted in his being a guest on a number of talk shows in recent years.

The first book tells what happened; the second confirms it, and tells why the case was lost; the last three confirm the human weaknesses that allowed a sociopathic, cold-blooded murderer to walk.

[bullwinkle428]

36. The Bugliosi book is fantastic...I can't imagine any clear-thinking

person still believing the guy was not guilty of this crime after reading that book. For those that want to dismiss Bugliosi as some kind of right-wing nut, he also wrote a terrific book eviscerating the Supreme Court for handing over the Presidency to * in 2000 like it was some kind of record Powerball prize...

[H2O Man]

39. Vince Bugliosi

is neither right-wing, nor a nut.

"The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President" (Thunder's Mouth Press/Nation Books; 2001) remains the best book on the 2000 election. It includes wonderful forewords by Molly Ivins and Gerry Spence.

[mnmoderatedem]

41. read it too.

Made good points.

He wasn't exactly complimentary of Clark and Darden...

[madmusic]

43. human weaknesses?

Are they fairly universal? Do these "human weaknesses" often result in innocent verdicts for a guilty person? How often does that happen in comparison the how many times the innocent are found guilty? And how do we know for sure when a guilty person was acquitted?

This sounds like a prosecution meme to keep jurors from voting their conscience and it could be largely responsible for aiding and abetting the "only prosecutors for judges" movement.

Seriously, it sounds like a "Universalize The Rare And Make It The Common" meme, because, you know, it is better to convict an innocent person than to let one guilty person get away, so don't let your human weakness get in the way of a good guilty verdict.

[H2O Man]

46. silly n/t

[madmusic]

47. Dangerous.

[Marie26]

22. So I guess she's going to cancel the contract

& take back the millions of dollars she gave OJ for the story, right? Right?

[grizmaster]

35. The only thing she set up is a fat paycheck for herself

Sorry, but I don't buy it. Anybody who would give the murdering scum OJ the time of day is a lowlife of the worst sort and any who would profit from it is a profiteer of the filthiest sort.

[cwydro]

40. She's full of it.

what a crock.

[Beelzebud]

45. Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining. She is covering her ass now.

[Raine]

48. Bull Shit!

She got villified for this stunt and now has invented a bull shit reason for it after the fact. x(