This Time He Didn't Kill Anyone

O.J. Simpson is back in the news after being arrested by Las Vegas authorities on suspicion of being involved in an armed robbery in which they stole his own sport memorabilia. Simpson will be charged with 6 felonies that include robbery with a deadly weapon and assault with a deadly weapon.

Simpson however claims that he didn't rob anybody and was only retrieving stolen property. "You've got to understand, this ain't somebody going to steal somebody's drugs or something like that. This is somebody going to get his private belongings back. That's it. That's not robbery." Sounds like he's got a hell of case there...

Simpson has a long list of run-ins with the law that include, paid a $130 fine for speeding through a Florida manatee zone, allegedly abusing his daughter, and pirating DirectTV broad cast signals. Simpson's reason for not calling the police in this situation was, "The police, since my trouble, have not worked out for me. It just becomes a story about O.J." It's a good thing though that he didn't call the cops because this whole situation hasn't turned into "a story about O.J."

If convicted, Simpson would face up to 30 years in state prison on each robbery count alone.

Hand It Over OJ

With all the hoopla surrounding the release of the first 2K Sports football game since ESPN NFL 2K5, All-Pro Football 2K8 garnered unspectacular reviews. The game actually garnered more attention when it was learned that OJ Simpson could be assigned to a team called the Assassins that had a knife wielding mascot. A statement issued by Take-Two says the Assassins mascot is "not specifically associated with O.J. Simpson, and the game does not promote any such connection."

As everyone knows, the former star running back was found legally responsible for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1997 and was ordered to pay the Goldman estate $33.5 million. Recently the Goldman's caught wind of OJ's likeness being in All-Pro Football and have won a court decision that states that he would have to hand over his contract that he signed with Take-Two.

Murder, satellite dishes, and now this. It doesn't matter what decade it is, OJ Simpson is a lock for at least one major story.