Lawyer Wants O.J. Simpson Book Off Ebay

By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent
© 2006 The Associated Press


LOS ANGELES — An attorney representing the family of Nicole Brown Simpson accused eBay on Thursday of not moving quickly enough to yank auctions of "If I Did It," O.J. Simpson's hypothetically story of how he would have killed his ex-wife.

The book had been scheduled for release Nov. 30 following a two-part Simpson interview on Fox, but News Corp., owner of Fox Broadcasting and publisher HarperCollins, canceled the project after an outcry condemning it as revolting and exploitive.

Responding to concerns from HarperCollins, eBay spokesman Hani Durzy said Wednesday that the online auction house has been removing offers to sell purported copies of the book from the site. In one case, bids had topped $1 million.

A phone message left for eBay representatives was not immediately returned Thursday.

Brown family attorney Natasha Roit said the site's deadline-style auctions means some transactions could finish before eBay acts. HarperCollins has said all copies of the book would be destroyed, but is always a chance some could get out.

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