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...going his way, Simpson went into action. Simpson was particularly alarmed in February when his friend Ron Shipp, a former cop, took the stand for the prosecution. Shipp testified that he had taken L.A.P.D. classes on domestic violence and had sat down with O.J. and Nicole--at Nicole's request--to warn O.J. that he fit the pattern of an abuser. Worse, Shipp told the court he had been with Simpson the night he returned from Chicago and had listened as his friend described dreaming of killing Nicole. On cross-examination, Cochran's associate Carl Douglas attempted to bully Shipp...
MEANWHILE, TWO PUBLISHERS have reportedly rejected the sequel to his best-selling book. It was rumored that Simpson would stage a lucrative pay-per-view television interview, but it seems even the folks who broadcast pro-wrestling extravaganzas have their standards. Sniffs Hugh Panero, president and ceo of Request Television, one of the largest pay-per-view networks: "If Mr. Simpson wants to correct misrepresentations that occurred during the trial, he can do it by talking to the mainstream press. I don't know if it is tasteful to do it for $29.95 on a pay-per-view basis...
...simple truth is this: one million black men, including their spiritual and intellectual leaders, have answered Louis Farrakhan's request to "jump" by replying, "how high?" This response is reflective of an immense influence which will undoubtedly yield terrible consequences in our political future. Whether West or others agree with Farrakhan's dogma, their participation in his march assigns to him a power and authority which should be nothing short of frightening to all those who treasure liberty. I would urge all members of the Harvard community to take off their rose-colored glasses and look with unhindered vision...
Lewis said he would not comment on the request until he has met privately with BGLSA representatives to discuss their concerns...
Rahman: First of all, I was charged with a radical interpretation of Islam. When I asked to bring Islamic experts to the trial, our request was denied. The prosecutor, who knows nothing about Islam, became the source of Islamic interpretation and Islamic ideas...