Murdoch, Regan Almost Had It Both Ways

Rupert Murdoch and Judith Regan have backed away from O.J. Simpson’s blood-soaked book and TV special, but let’s not be too quick to hand out the gold stars. “Like Mr. Simpson himself, they were hoping to have it both ways. The conceit of selling Mr. Simpson’s hypothetical guilt is despicable, as is Ms. Regan’s argument that this was her way of eliciting his ‘confession’ and giving herself closure for her own history as a victim of abuse. Even the American obsession with ‘closure’ as a therapeutic concept can’t begin to justify ‘If I Did It.’ “