# Oprah gets OJ to admit he did it \[or maybe not\] **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573 **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **Created:** [June 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573 "2011-06-23T16:32:46Z") **Posts on this page:** 20 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/1 "2011-06-23T16:32:46Z")
Not that anyone should be surprised. > **[Report: O.J. Simpson Confesses to Murder of Ex-Wife Nicole Brown Simpson -...](https://nesn.com/2011/06/report-oj-simpson-confesses-to-murder-of-ex-wife-nicole-brown-simpson/)** > > O.J. Simpson has reportedly admitted to the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson in 1994. Simpson confessed to a producer for Oprah Winfrey, and he will reportedly repeat the confession to Winfrey during a televised interview. Several news outlets are... > **[Has O.J. Simpson confessed murder to Oprah? Huge TV interview planned in...](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2006908/OJ-Simpson-confessed-Nicole-Brown-murder-Oprah-TV-interview-planned.html)** > > The talk show host made headlines recently saying that one of her regrets was never having got the shamed former sportsman to confess to the killing. [noparse][http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/168473/20110623/oj-simpson-murder-confess-oprah-wife-nicole-brown.htm[/noparse]](http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/168473/20110623/oj-simpson-murder-confess-oprah-wife-nicole-brown.htm%5B/noparse%5D) [ETA: We’ve had a malware report on this link.] If this is true, I have to give Oprah credit for accomplishing this. ---
### Author: ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/2 "2011-06-23T16:34:02Z")
Can a mod please fix the title. Thanks. ---
### Author: ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/3 "2011-06-23T16:37:19Z")
He said it was **self-defense**! \ ---
### Author: ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/4 "2011-06-23T16:40:42Z")
What a freaking trainwreck. I actually hope this is true ---
### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/5 "2011-06-23T16:47:27Z")
First, Osama; now, OJ! Who’s next? JFK’s actual assassin? ---
### Author: ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/6 "2011-06-23T16:53:55Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > He said it was **self-defense**! > \ Your snort is appropriate: if you read the transcript in the Daily Mail article, what he’s describing is most definitely not self-defense, regardless of what he claims. ---
### Author: ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/7 "2011-06-23T16:55:35Z")
Oprah said she wanted to get his confession and apparently she got it. The lesson is clear: _don’t fuck with Oprah_. ---
### Author: ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/8 "2011-06-23T16:55:57Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > He said it was **self-defense**! > \ She was coming at him with a piece of fruit. ---
### Author: ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/9 "2011-06-23T16:57:38Z")
When bananas are outlawed, only outlaws will have bananas! ---
### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/10 "2011-06-23T16:59:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Several news outlets are citing the National Enquirer with breaking the news. I’ll believe it when I hear it on NPR or see it on CNN. 🙂 ---
### Author: ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/11 "2011-06-23T17:11:15Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > First, Osama; now, OJ! Who’s next? JFK’s actual assassin? Whitey Bulger, apparently. ---
### Author: ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/12 "2011-06-23T17:13:08Z")
[Hollywood Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oprah-hasnt-landed-oj-simpson-205028) says the story is bogus. ---
### Author: ![brickbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/13 "2011-06-23T17:22:22Z")
Yeah, another report saying its not true. > **[Oprah-O.J. Simpson Confession Interview Report False, Reps Say](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oprah-oj-simpson-confessi_n_883066)** > > Oprah-O.J. Simpson Confession Interview Report False, Reps Say Sorry for the false alarm. ---
### Author: ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/14 "2011-06-23T17:27:37Z")
What does he have to lose? He’s been acquitted of the crime and can’t be tried for it again. He’s already lost the civil suit. Can he be held liable for more damages? ---
### Author: ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/15 "2011-06-23T17:28:16Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > Yeah, another report saying its not true. > > [Oprah O.J. Simpson Confession Interview Report False, Reps Say | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/23/oprah-oj-simpson-confessi_n_883066.html) > > Sorry for the false alarm. Oh, don’t sweat it. Fantasy news like this is an upper, whether true or not. Makes you dream of a world with Justice. ---
### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/16 "2011-06-23T17:49:56Z")
> [@brickbacon](#): > > Sorry for the false alarm. So, do I win a cookie? ---
### Author: ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/17 "2011-06-23T18:02:53Z")
MALWARE ALERT! Don’t click the third link in the OP. ---
### Author: ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/18 "2011-06-23T18:10:22Z")
So, has anyone confessed to falsely saying that OJ confessed? ---
### Author: ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/19 "2011-06-23T18:11:32Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > MALWARE ALERT! Don’t click the third link in the OP. NOW you tell me! I’ll report to the mods to disable it. ETA: I would so like this to be true, but iIhonestly believe that OJ has convinced his pathological, sociopathical selfthat he did not do it. He is where he belongs, and I hope he dies in prison, preferably by being murdered by an inmate or while “trying to escape.” I so hate that smug bastard. ---
### Author: ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx) #### Post date: [June 23, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573/20 "2011-06-23T18:16:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Oprah said she wanted to get his confession and apparently she got it. The lesson is clear: _don’t fuck with Oprah_. Or more likely Oprah’s cable network, is headed south and the people behind it are desperately looking for anything to give it a boost. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oprah-gets-oj-to-admit-he-did-it-or-maybe-not/586573.md?page=2)