The Buzz: Blood money for OJ

Report by Mr Smith

'Alleged murderer and family man' OJ Simpson said he participated in the ill-fated 'If I Did It' book and interview project for one reason - personal profit, acknowledging that any financial gain was "blood money".

The book, said to describe how he theoretically would have committed the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. News Corporation, owner of Fox Broadcasting and publisher HarperCollins, cancelled the project after a public outcry and objections by advertisers and booksellers.

The 'Naked Gun actor' said: "This was an opportunity for my kids to get their financial legacy," he said in interviews after the book deal was abandoned by its publisher HarperCollins.

"My kids understand. I made it clear that it's blood money, but it's no different than any of the other writers who did books on this case. They understand that if I killed their mother then I would have done it in the way that I had written in the book, and they are ok with that, because if they weren't then... well lets say they wouldn't argue with an alleged murderer of their mom" he allegedly joked.