O.J. Simpson interview not being aired by Green Bay TV station

As most have probably heard by now, O.J. Simpson has written a book entitled “If I Did It,” in which he discusses in hypothetical terms how he would have killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, who were slain in June 1994. Though acquitted by a jury in a criminal trial, Simpson is still believed by many to be guilty of the double-murders. He was also found responsible for the deaths in a civil trial which followed the criminal trial. As a result of that wrongful death suit, Simpson owes a $33 million judgment to the victims’ families, of which he has reportedly paid nothing to date. The news of his book has been a major source of controversy during the past week and has many saying the book should not be purchased and the TV special in which he discusses the book and its contents should not be watched.

Today comes news that Green Bay station WLUK-TV Channel 11, a Fox affiliate, has made a decision to not air the two-part interview. I suspect this, too, will be the subject of controversy and discussion. According to this report from Associated Press, the station made its decision after much consideration and hearing from viewers here in northeast Wisconsin. Do you feel this decision is right? Or should we each be allowed to make up our own minds as to whether to watch the interview? Feel free to sound off and/or vote in our online poll.

According to another published report, Simpson's book deal was such a closely guarded secret that even his lawyer, Yale Galanter, was surprised by the news. Galanter admits he's "pissed" O.J. kept him in the dark about it and says, "I definitely would not have approved this." Galanter says the whole thing is something of a bait-and-switch. You can read more about this in this online article and the Nov. 27 issue of Newsweek Magazine.

MID-AFTERNOON UPDATE: Fox has now canceled its interview with O.J. Simpson and will not publish his book, calling it an "ill-considered project." You can read the latest details in this report.