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Date: 17 Dec 2006 13:30:38
From: Irish Mike
Subject: A minor victory for good taste
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"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book
and TV interview in which
O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend,
the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired, media
reports said on Friday.
Word of Regan's dismissal from News Corp.-owned publishing house
HarperCollins came in a terse press release headlined "Judith Regan
Terminated," according to online accounts published by the New York Times
and Daily Variety. The statement said her termination was effective
immediately, both outlets reported. No explanation was given, and The New
York Times said it was unclear if she was fired only from HarperCollins or
from all News Corp. units. News Corp and HarperCollins representatives were
not immediately available for comment.
But the move followed ill-fated plans unveiled last month for a book, titled
"If I Did It," and accompanying television interview featuring Simpson
giving a hypothetical account of how he would have carried out the 1994
murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald
Goldman. The book had been set for release by Regan's imprint at
HarperCollins, ReganBooks, on November 30, following a two-part interview of
Simpson by Regan on News Corp.'s Fox network.
But the publishing and TV venture drew a firestorm of criticism accusing
News Corp. of seeking to capitalize on a human tragedy. Days after plans for
the book and TV special were revealed, News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch
personally weighed in to announce both projects were being scrapped.
Murdoch said then that the book and TV deal were "ill-considered" and he
apologized for any harm caused."
Irish Mike
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Date: 17 Dec 2006 15:42:55
From: Lou Krieger
Subject: Re: A minor victory for good taste
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"Irish Mike" <mjostar@ameritech.net > wrote in message
news:2Ebhh.29648$qO4.14930@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
> "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book
> and TV interview in which
>
> O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her
> friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired,
> media reports said on Friday.
>
> Word of Regan's dismissal from News Corp.-owned publishing house
> HarperCollins came in a terse press release headlined "Judith Regan
> Terminated," according to online accounts published by the New York Times
> and Daily Variety. The statement said her termination was effective
> immediately, both outlets reported. No explanation was given, and The New
> York Times said it was unclear if she was fired only from HarperCollins or
> from all News Corp. units. News Corp and HarperCollins representatives
> were not immediately available for comment.
Up until her firing, Judith Regan was a major force in the publishing
business, so much so, that HarerCollins created "Regan Books" to give her a
publishing outlet of her own. My guess, however, is that the OJ Simpson
book was known to all the upper echelon at HarperCollins, and that her
firing -- at least in part -- was an attempt by others to contain the damage
and keep the shit from washing all over their shoes too.
In my opinion, dumping Judith Regan was a surgical procedure to keep the
disease from spreading. The fact that no one is talking publicly about her
termination is a good indication that News Corp and HarperCollins both want
this to dry up and blow away as quickly as possible.
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Date: 17 Dec 2006 13:54:11
From: Tom Cruise's Ex-Girlfriend's Secret Lover
Subject: Re: A minor victory for good taste
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"Lou Krieger" <loukrieger@verizon.net > wrote in message
> In my opinion, dumping Judith Regan was a surgical procedure to keep the
> disease from spreading. The fact that no one is talking publicly about
> her termination is a good indication that News Corp and HarperCollins both
> want this to dry up and blow away as quickly as possible.
Or maybe, just maybe, the American Public doesn't give a shit.
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Date: 17 Dec 2006 11:37:20
From: James L. Hankins
Subject: Re: A minor victory for good taste
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"Lou Krieger" <loukrieger@verizon.net > wrote in message
news:3Adhh.195$4Q6.20@trnddc06...
> "Irish Mike" <mjostar@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:2Ebhh.29648$qO4.14930@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>
>> "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book
>> and TV interview in which
>>
>> O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her
>> friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired,
>> media reports said on Friday.
>>
>> Word of Regan's dismissal from News Corp.-owned publishing house
>> HarperCollins came in a terse press release headlined "Judith Regan
>> Terminated," according to online accounts published by the New York Times
>> and Daily Variety. The statement said her termination was effective
>> immediately, both outlets reported. No explanation was given, and The New
>> York Times said it was unclear if she was fired only from HarperCollins
>> or from all News Corp. units. News Corp and HarperCollins representatives
>> were not immediately available for comment.
>
> Up until her firing, Judith Regan was a major force in the publishing
> business, so much so, that HarerCollins created "Regan Books" to give her
> a publishing outlet of her own. My guess, however, is that the OJ Simpson
> book was known to all the upper echelon at HarperCollins, and that her
> firing -- at least in part -- was an attempt by others to contain the
> damage and keep the shit from washing all over their shoes too.
>
> In my opinion, dumping Judith Regan was a surgical procedure to keep the
> disease from spreading. The fact that no one is talking publicly about
> her termination is a good indication that News Corp and HarperCollins both
> want this to dry up and blow away as quickly as possible.
I think it's a fair assumption that the OJ book was known to upper
management at HC. The surprising part to me is that the public and the
media actually reacted so strongly against the project.
With all the tasteless bullshit on television and in American entertainment,
if I was Regan or in upper management at HC, I would not have seen any
reason why the OJ project would not have been a ratings monster. Yet, it
apparently crossed some line such that even the American public found it
disgusting and in poor taste. That's saying something right there.
One of my college professors was fond of saying that we could use the best
available data---and he would then write on the chalkboard in large capital
letters a B for Best, A for available, and D for data, and say---and still
make a BAD decision.
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Date: 17 Dec 2006 16:42:37
From: Irish Mike
Subject: Re: A minor victory for good taste
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"Up until her firing, Judith Regan was a major force in the publishing
business"
True, and I agree that upper management probably knew exactly what she was
doing. However, from what I've read she was also a tyrant with a long list
of enemies. I also thought her contrived explanation of how she wasn't
doing the O.J. project for the money but to help abused women was pretty
damn lame. In any case, I'm glad she, and the project, got canned.
Irish Mike
Lou Krieger" <loukrieger@verizon.net > wrote in message
news:3Adhh.195$4Q6.20@trnddc06...
> "Irish Mike" <mjostar@ameritech.net> wrote in message
> news:2Ebhh.29648$qO4.14930@newssvr13.news.prodigy.net...
>
>> "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Weeks after News Corp. scrapped plans for a book
>> and TV interview in which
>>
>> O.J. Simpson described how he would have killed his ex-wife and her
>> friend, the publisher behind the projects, Judith Regan, has been fired,
>> media reports said on Friday.
>>
>> Word of Regan's dismissal from News Corp.-owned publishing house
>> HarperCollins came in a terse press release headlined "Judith Regan
>> Terminated," according to online accounts published by the New York Times
>> and Daily Variety. The statement said her termination was effective
>> immediately, both outlets reported. No explanation was given, and The New
>> York Times said it was unclear if she was fired only from HarperCollins
>> or from all News Corp. units. News Corp and HarperCollins representatives
>> were not immediately available for comment.
>
> Up until her firing, Judith Regan was a major force in the publishing
> business, so much so, that HarerCollins created "Regan Books" to give her
> a publishing outlet of her own. My guess, however, is that the OJ Simpson
> book was known to all the upper echelon at HarperCollins, and that her
> firing -- at least in part -- was an attempt by others to contain the
> damage and keep the shit from washing all over their shoes too.
>
> In my opinion, dumping Judith Regan was a surgical procedure to keep the
> disease from spreading. The fact that no one is talking publicly about
> her termination is a good indication that News Corp and HarperCollins both
> want this to dry up and blow away as quickly as possible.
>
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Date: 18 Dec 2006 12:27:35
From: Siam
Subject: Re: A minor victory for good taste
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Irish Mike wrote:
> "Up until her firing, Judith Regan was a major force in the publishing
> business"
>
> True, and I agree that upper management probably knew exactly what she was
> doing. However, from what I've read she was also a tyrant with a long list
> of enemies. I also thought her contrived explanation of how she wasn't
> doing the O.J. project for the money but to help abused women was pretty
> damn lame. In any case, I'm glad she, and the project, got canned.
>
> Irish Mike
That explanation was write up there with the singer of the WHO (can't
remember his name) saying that he was looking at child pornography to
help him research a book he wanted to write on being abused as a kid.
Cheers
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