Sacramento sheriff auction of Simpson book rights delayed

By: Associated Press - | Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:08 PM PDT ∞

LOS ANGELES - An auction scheduled for today for the rights to O.J. Simpson's book, "If I Did It," was delayed because the company that originally brokered the book deal between Simpson and a publishing firm filed for bankruptcy, an attorney said.

Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg had ordered the auction with the condition that all proceeds from any book that may be published be given to the family of Ronald Goldman, who was slain in Brentwood in 1994 along with Simpson's ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson.

Simpson, an ex-USC and NFL star, was charged with the killings but was acquitted in 1995.

Lorraine Brook Associates, the company that brokered the book deal, filed for bankruptcy last week, halting the auction process, according to Goldman attorney David Cook.

The Goldman family is still seeking to collect on a 1997 wrongful death judgment against Simpson that, with interest, has grown to $33.5 million.

HarperCollins, a division of News Corp., dropped plans to publish "If I Did It" because of public outcry and strong objections from the victims' families. The book was to detail how Simpson might have killed the victims, had he really done so.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office was scheduled to conduct the auction because HarperCollins is based in that county.

-- North County Times wire services

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