First Release and Its Cancellation
The book was unofficially announced in The National Enquirer in late October 2006 and immediately denied by Simpson's lawyer.
The book was officially announced in mid-November 2006 for release on November 30, 2006, but intense public criticism led to the cancellation of the book's publication and a related television interview, both from divisions of News Corporation (HarperCollins/ReganBooks and Fox Broadcasting Company, respectively). According to a Newsweek story, all 400,000 printed copies were recalled for "pulping", except for one, locked away in a vault at News Corp. One copy did show up on eBay on January 15, 2007, with a starting bid of $1500, and sold for over $65,000, fueling speculation about whether News Corp. was able to destroy all printed copies. James Wolcott of Vanity Fair obtained a "pristine hardcover" copy of the book for a review published in January 2007.
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