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moomies · November 24th, 2006, 02:48 PM

Brown's Family Accuses eBay of Complacency

By WENN| Friday, November 24, 2006

HOLLYWOOD - Relatives of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown have slammed Internet auction site eBay for taking too long to remove his explosive new book from listings.

A single copy of the former football star's scrapped book If I Did It appeared briefly on the site on Wednesday, before being removed. The item attracted more than 50 bids of up to $1,600 before the sale was stopped.

Now the family of Brown, who was murdered with her friend Ron Goldman in 1994, has accused eBay of complacency over the delay.

Their attorney Natasha Roit says, "The voice of the American public was heard loud and clear by News Corp. and HarperCollins in recalling the books.

"We really need to stem the tide and get these books out of circulation because anything that's out there now is really hurtful to the family."

The online auction house has brushed off the criticisms, insisting it's doing everything in its power to remove copies from the site.

Simpson was paid a reported $3.5 million to write the book, a hypothetical description of how he would have killed his ex-wife and Goldman.

The project and a two-part TV interview on the subject were scrapped after criticism from the victims' families and mass public outcry.

source:
http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3589790

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moomies Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: pretending to be a lurker but I'm not quiet enough Posts: 15,530	Brown's Family Accuses eBay of Complacency By WENN\| Friday, November 24, 2006 HOLLYWOOD - Relatives of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown have slammed Internet auction site eBay for taking too long to remove his explosive new book from listings. A single copy of the former football star's scrapped book If I Did It appeared briefly on the site on Wednesday, before being removed. The item attracted more than 50 bids of up to $1,600 before the sale was stopped. Now the family of Brown, who was murdered with her friend Ron Goldman in 1994, has accused eBay of complacency over the delay. Their attorney Natasha Roit says, "The voice of the American public was heard loud and clear by News Corp. and HarperCollins in recalling the books. "We really need to stem the tide and get these books out of circulation because anything that's out there now is really hurtful to the family." The online auction house has brushed off the criticisms, insisting it's doing everything in its power to remove copies from the site. Simpson was paid a reported $3.5 million to write the book, a hypothetical description of how he would have killed his ex-wife and Goldman. The project and a two-part TV interview on the subject were scrapped after criticism from the victims' families and mass public outcry. source: http://www.hollywood.com/news/detail/id/3589790 __________________ If you think it's crazy, you ain't seen a thing. Just wait until we're goin down in flames.