June 17, 2013

O.J. Simpson Testifies in Evidentiary Hearing (Watch)

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*O.J. Simpson appeared in Las Vegas court on Wednesday to give testimony in a five-day evidentiary hearing over his former defense attorney Yale Galanter. [Scroll down to watch.] Simpson claims that Galanter failed to defend him in his 2008 trial over an armed heist of Simpson-themed sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room, and [...]




Grayer and Heavier, O.J. Simpson Appears in Court (Watch)

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*O.J. Simpson arrived in a courtroom Monday morning in wrist shackles and dressed in a blue jail suit seeking a new trial in his 2008 sports memorabilia robbery and kidnapping conviction that sent him to prison. [Scroll down to watch.] Several of his family members were seated in the Clark County courtroom of District Court [...]




O.J. to Request New Trial; Claims Lawyer Botched Case

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*O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case. Simpson will take the witness stand to testify that the Florida lawyer who collected nearly $700,000 [...]




Fox Developing TV Series Around O.J. Simpson Trial

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*Fox has added to its series development slate, “The Run Of His Life: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson” (working title), based on legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin’s best-selling book of the same name about the Simpson trial. From Nina Jacobson (“The Hunger Games” franchise) and Brad Simpson (“World War Z”), and written by Scott Alexander and [...]




IRS Taps O.J. Simpson a Third Time for Unpaid Taxes

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*The IRS seems to have taken a liking to O.J. Simpson. They’ve filed a THIRD tax lien against the fallen athlete who’s serving time in a Nevada prison. According to Jose Lambiet’s Gossip Extra, the latest action came on Valentine’s Day. This time, the feds want another $63,413.79 in unpaid federal income taxes for the [...]




The IRS Says an Imprisoned O.J. Simpson Still Has to Pay; Files 2nd Lien

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*The IRS apparently doesn’t give a rat’s arse that O.J. Simpson is serving time behind bars. They want their money! The notorious and mostly unforgiving government agency has filed its second tax lien against Simpson, according to Miami-Dade County records. Simpson, an ex-NFL football great, who’s serving 33 years in a Nevada prison, now owes [...]




Nevada Judge Considering Freeing O.J. Simpson from Prison

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*Here’s an interesting development. It’s kind of bombshell, actually. On Friday, a Nevada judge agreed to reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against actor and former football star O.J. Simpson to determine if he was so badly represented by his lawyers that he should be freed from prison and get another trial, reports the [...]




Kato Kaelin Says O.J. Did Kill Nicole, Then Denies He Said It

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*Kato Kaelin, a star witness in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, appeared to have changed his tune about the former NFL player’s guilt in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The New York Post reports that Kaelin, who was staying in Simpson’s guest house on the night of [...]




O.J. Prosecutor Accuses Johnnie Cochran of Tampering with Glove (Video)

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*Nearly 17-years after the not-guilty verdict was handed down in the O.J. Simpson murder case, one of the prosecutors is alleging  that the lead defense attorney, the late Johnnie Cochran, tampered withthe infamous glove so that it wouldn’t fit Simpson’s hand, according to Reuters. Former Los Angeles deputy district attorney Christopher Darden accused Simpson defense [...]




O.J. Won’t Give Oprah Interview; He Blames Her for Prison Stint

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*Oprah Winfrey just got rejected by O.J. Simpson. The former queen of daytime television asked for an interview with the incarcerated former football star, but he said no way Jose because he blames her for his lock up. Norman Pardo, the promoter and manager, who worked with Simpson till 2008, told the NY Daily News [...]




O.J. Simpson ‘Unpromotable’ Film to Cover Tumultuous Life and Career

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*O.J. Simpson is going to be locked up for a long time, but it’s not keeping him from touching millions around the globe. The disgraced former NFL great could be appearing on big screens pretty soon in a film all about his life. “The Unpromotable” feature’s the fallen star’s journey through the eyes of  O.J.’s former right [...]




Nielsen Finds Hurricane Katrina, OJ and 9/11 Most Powerful TV Moments

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*Where were you when Hurricane Katrina happened? Can you remember the morning those planes crashed into the towers? So many people followed these events on television because our hearts went out to those who were directly affected, but many of us held our breath waiting to see if the news anchors would release a grisly [...]




O.J. Simpson Requests Retrial Claiming Bad Lawyers

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*O.J. Simpson has asked a judge to grant him a retrial over allegations he was poorly represented by his former legal team. The disgraced NFL star is currently serving a lengthy prison sentence in Nevada following his 2008 conviction for masterminding a heist on two sports memorabilia dealers’ at a Las Vegas hotel. The 64-year-old, [...]




New Book Points to O.J.’s Son as the Killer

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*It’s been 18 years since the O.J. Simpson trial and still more is being uncovered about the case. A new book, “O.J. Is Innocent and I Can Prove It,” claims that the Heisman Trophy winner was not the killer of his deceased wife and her friend. Private investigator William C. Dear said he found the [...]




Kardashian Magazine Scrapped over Mom’s Demands?

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*Plans for a magazine about the Kardashian family have reportedly been put on the back burner because the proposed publisher was not feeling Kris Jenner’s demands. The family matriarch reportedly turned off prospective publishers American Media Inc. (AMI) by requesting approval on stories about her family across all of their other publications, which include Shape, [...]