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“Heroic tragedy” fairly describes the life of O.J. Simpson. He damned his soul by murdering his wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman. And he forfeited any chance of redemption by failing to show even a trace of contrition after getting away with it. Thus, despite all his fame and infamy, nothing in his life became him, like leaving… Read more.
Alex Murdaugh is on trial for murdering his wife and son. O.J. Simpson was on trial for murdering his ex-wife and her friend. The fateful parallels are uncanny. And they became even more so when Murdaugh’s jury took a field trip to the crime scene, just like Simpson’s jury did. The Alex Murdaugh murder trial… Read more.
Prosecutors said Thursday they would charge Alec Baldwin and two crew members in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set in New Mexico, a stunning development that could lead to prison time for the internationally famous, Emmy-winning actor. (The Washington Post, January 19, 2023) Prosecutors Charging Alec Baldwin Are Seeking Fame… Read more.
I have written many commentaries on the infamous O.J. Simpson saga, including on the occasion of his first parole hearing in “O.J. Simpson: He’s Baaaack,” May 15, 2013. In each I made clear my belief, beyond any reasonable doubt, that he is an unrepentant, even remorseless double murderer. This is why I greeted his conviction… Read more.
Recall that it was not the nature of the murders, or even who was murdered, that kept us so riveted on coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial. Rather, it was the fact that O.J. was such a bona-fide celebrity … period. Well, the level of celebrity it took O.J. decades to earn was conferred upon… Read more.
When he was arraigned [on armed burglary and kidnapping charges], one would’ve been hard-pressed to find a legal pundit who thought O.J. would be convicted. Instead, they insisted that – because O.J. was allegedly only stealing his own sports memorabilia back and his victims were disreputable con men – no jury would convict him. But not one of them… Read more.
This morning, thirteen years and thirteen hours to the day after an all-black jury in Los Angeles acquitted O.J. Simpson of murdering his wife and her friend, an all-white jury in Las Vegas convicted him on all 12 counts of conspiracy, kidnapping, burglary, robbery and assault, which he committed at gunpoint on September 13, 2007. How’s that for… Read more.
This has to be the most perverse case of truth being stranger than fiction. But O.J. Simpson has given a stab by stab account of how he (would have) killed his ex-wife and her friend in the summer of 1994. And it had all cable news channels awash last night with talking heads venting moral… Read more.
USA Today published a doctored photo of Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice. It blackened her face and whitened her eyes. The explicit aim was to demonize rather than flatter her. That’s why it’s facing so much backlash. USA Today doctoring Dr. Rice TIME magazine published a doctored photo of O.J. Simpson to a similar effect. It wanted to portray… Read more.
