O.J. deal exposed
O.J. Simpson’s contract with HarperCollins for If I Did It has been dug up, and though nothing too new and shocking comes out of it, it does give a sense of just how methodically publisher Judith Regan lured Simpson into writing the book.
According to the Hollywood Heat website, which obtained the 21-page contract through freedom of information laws, HarperCollins agreed to pay Simpson the promised $1-million only in installments, upon meeting certain deadlines. The largest of the installments was a whopping $400,000 for “Completion of the First Interview.”
If you go to page 22 of the document provided by Hollywood Heat, which also includes Fred Goldman’s recently amended complaint against Simpson, you’ll find the part of the HarperCollins contract in which they break down the seven steps Simpson has to go through, and exactly how much they’ll pay him for each. Hmm… seven steps… seven deadly sins… coincidence?!
