In what was perhaps one of the most famous trials in modern history, shamed former sportsman oJ Simpson was acquitted in october 1995 of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, despite huge amounts of evidence against him.
Now it seems oJ will confess his crime to talk show guru oprah.
oJ has already told one of oprah’s producers in an interview from jail that he knifed ex-wife Nicole in self-defence – a confession he will now repeat to the talk show queen during a spectacular televised sit-down interview.
He told the producer, “Tell oprah that yes, I did it. I killed Nicole, but it was in self-defence. She pulled a knife on me and I had to defend myself,” an insider was quoted as saying.
oJ is currently serving a nine-year sentence at Nevada’s Lovelock Correctional Centre, having been convicted of robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas in october 2008 after a botched heist to retrieve his memorabilia he said was stolen by dealers.
The interview, which would be held in prison, would be a huge coup for oprah, whose network, oWN, has suffered a massive hit in ratings recently.
If the confession is made to oprah on TV, oJ will not, however, suffer legal consequences.Under the law of double jeopardy, a second trial is forbidden following an acquittal.
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