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The controversial release of O.J. Simpson's quasi-confessional book "If I Did It" about the killing of his ex-wife and her friend has divided book retailers in Canada, some of whom plan not to stock it. The controversy has drawn the attention of critics and comedians. David Letterman of CBS' The Late Show said, "[Simpson's new book] gives freedom of speech a bad name." Though the former Buffalo Bills football star has maintained his innocence, many now wonder how he could possibly come forward in a book, titled "If I Did It," to reveal how he (hypothetically) could have or would have killed his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and and her friend Ron Goldman 12 years ago. "If I Did It" has been at the center of controversy since its release was announced the week of November 13, 2006. While Canadian retail giant Chapters Indigo has indicated it plans to stock the book, other smaller chains say they plan to avoid it. The book is scheduled for release November 30, 2006. Likewise, Nicholas Hoare, who runs retail chain Nicholas Hoare Books , told CBC Radio the book has no place in his stores. "I don't think our customers want to be turned off. I think they want to be turned on," he said. "If you really want the details of O.J. Simpson, you just have to stand in the check-out line of a supermarket and you can see the whole thing plastered in front of the National Enquirer. This is not our bag at all," he said. Fox plans to re-broadcast a two-part interview with O.J. Simpson, first-aired in the year 2000, in which the former football star plans to speculate on how he could have killed his ex-wife and her friend. A California jury in 1995 found Simpson not guilty of murder in the June 1994 stabbing deaths of his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a friend of hers who had gone to her house to return a pair of glasses she left at a restaurant. But a civil court jury in February 1997 found Simpson liable for their deaths and ordered him to pay $33.5 million in damages to the families of the victims. The lawyers for Fred Goldman, father of Ron Goldman, report that any compensation Simpson earns for his book "If I Did It" is subject to collection under the civil judgment won by the Goldman family in its wrongful death suit against Simpson in 1997. related links Take Our Poll: Should Bookstores Stock Simpson's Book? Fox News: What people are saying. Canadian Editorial: Should bookstores carry O.J. Simpson's "confessional" book?

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