. >> o.j. simpson is going to be a freeman. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >> we were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talk to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on o.j. simpson chasing freedom. >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. will you give me your ndo

. >> o.j. simpson is going to be a free man. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. ♪ >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >>e were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talked to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> thank you. >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on "o.j. simpson: chasing freedom." >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. >> and

o.j. simpson about to walk free? with his parole hearing coming up just next week, the whole world is watching, again. >> does it bother him that so many people detest him and think of him as a murderer? >> our "20/20" cameras take you to where it all wednesday down. this time, what happened in vegas didn't stay in vegas. >> you won't believe it. it was o.j. simpson. >> revelations from the men inside that tiny room with him. >> room 1203 is a room you'll never forget, right? >> never forget that room. >> he said, can you get some heat? >> meaning a gun. >> and a rare look at simpson's life in lockup. claims from his former guard. >> he has a shrine to nicole. that's the first thing he sees when he wakes up. >> now his fate is in the hands of four strangers. >> but in the minds of many, will he be paying for one night in las vegas, or that night in los angeles? >> i think there's about a 52% chance that he'll get parole. but if he weren't o.j. simpson, i'd say it would be 92. >> o.j., his

o.j.impson: parole granted." tonight, inside the room where o.j. simpson won his freedom today. >> mr. simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible. >> thank you. >> after almost nine years in prison for that las vegas robbery and kidnapping. >> i am sorry. >> his daughter's emotional plea. >> he's like my best friend and my rock. >> now what comes next for o.j. why he could collect hundreds of thousands of dollars upon his release. plus, inside the crime. details of the theft that put o.j. behind bars from some of his accomplices. >> he leaned in a little closer and he said, "by the way, can you get some heat?" >> meaning a gun? >> meaning a gun. i said [ bleep ] o.j., i'm not going to prison. because i know he wouldn't go for me. >> reporter: their stories, their regrets, and their wishes for the soon to be free o.j. simpson. this special edition of "nightline" will be right back. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline." "o.j. simpson: parole granted." >>> good evening. one of t

. >> o.j. simpson is going to be a free man. >> o.j. simpson released on parole. >> his life story is the american dream and the american nightmare. >> from superstar to pariah. >> he fell so hard. >> being accused of committing the most heinous of crimes. >> in this hour, the little known story of his life after the murder. >> he's a permanent figure of tabloid fascination. >> the botched robbery. >> we were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. >> new details of life in lockup. >> the first time i really talked to o.j. he cut in line, but that doesn't work for everybody. >> i asked him many times, hey, did you kill ronald goldman and nicole? >> and what's next now that simpson has his freedom? >> what's at stake for o.j. is the rest of his life. >> all ahead on "o.j. simpson, chasing freedom." >> so gentlemen, if you'll go to your spots for me and bring mr. simpson, and i believe he has representation. >> you're seeing o.j. simpson for the first time in four years. >> you are orenthal james simpson? >> correct. >> will you please g

o.j. and instead of telling him that that's not what was there, he brought him up anyway. when o.j. got there, unfortunately he was already worked up and had people with him that were hollering and screaming. there was a lot of commotion going on in a very, very small room. real small room, wasn't it, o.j.? a lot of things happened very quickly. and, unfortunately, if o.j. had just said everybody out of here, bruce and i need to talk for a minute, none of this needed to happen. but that didn't happen. and it took -- one of the things i want to make clear. it took me two years in a california court, because -- and a judge's infinite wisdom and instead of turning things back over, everything got sent to a california court to get straightened out. and after having to fight the goldmans' lawyer, o.j.'s lawyers and it took me two years to get back over 600 items, a majority of it did come back to me because i had to go back 19 years through your friendship. but i had to go back 19 years, produc

other people have taken things from o.j. but i have never stolen from o.j. o.j. is my friend, always has been, and i hope will remain my friend. but there were things in that room, and i admit to that. and i'm sorry things did not work out differently. but there were -- and i will make this clear to you, o.j. never held a gun on me. there was a coward in that room, a man named mcclinton came up, gangster style, acting like a big man. he held the gun on me. not o.j. another man came in, hit me, not o.j. he never laid a hand on me. a lot of people were yelling, bag that stuff up, let's get out of here. during the trial, after i had already testified against o.j., and this is why i absolutely believe him, after i had already testified against o.j., i had already said everything i had to say, we happened to pass each other in the hallway, and o.j. came up to me and said, can i talk to you for a minute. and we had a chance to talk to each other, and i told him i'm sorry that i did not get the opportunity to call him and tell him that i had that stuff. those few items

jesse: o.j.to walk out of jail a free man after spending time in jail for a robbery. before that he was a household name for you the murders of his wife and her friend ron goldman. what do today's youth know about the trial of century. i hit the streets to find out. house that? >> i have no idea. >> i really don't know. >> cuba gooding jr. >> o.j. simpson? jesse: what is o.j. famous for? he had the whole scandal sexually harassing women. jesse: he skate on a double homicide charge. >> he went to jail for murder. jesse: what's o.j. famous for? >> murder and the kardashians. they go hand in hand because of the father. i watch them on tv. jesse: o.j. played what sport? >> basketball? >> no. football. jesse: very good. excellent. o.j. had a nickname do you know what it was? >> murderer? jesse: no, thread called o.j. the juice. do you know why? >> was it a football team? he was fast, strong? jesse: or because his name was o.j. >> that makes more sense. jesse: o.j. was in a series of very funny movies,

the trial of o.j. simpson has begun. >> there was a forest of satellite trucks, satellite dishes, people working in trailers all built so that this trial could go out to the world. >> walking into the courtroom every day was like the red carpet on an arrivals line or at the oscars. how are you feeling today, o.j.? marsha, how are you doing? how are your kids? what are you wearing? it was ridiculous. it was crazy. >> outside the courthouse, it is a circus. inside, a real-life drama unfolding with millions of people watching. >> the simpson case combined everything that obsesses the american public. it had violence, sex, race, sports and the only eye witness was a dog. >> the prosecution's opening statement tells a story of love, lust and loss of control. >> he killed her because he couldn't have her. >> that trail of blood from bundy through his own ford bronco and into his house in rockingham is devastating proof of his built. >> what those records show. >> johnny cochran's opening statement tells juro

o.j. simpson having his final word. the hearing is not over. but after being somewhat combative earlier on, a bit more contrite there as he expressed his regret and remorse. >> i'd like to thank you for the opportunity to be able to speak today. first and foremost, i'd like to say the that i'm not here just as mr. simpson's friend of almost 27 years, because that i am. but today i'm also appearing as the victim of the crime on september 30th -- or september 13th, of 2007. on that day i felt that mr. simpson was misguided, and not by himself, but also by tom reese owe. on the day, there were going to be thousands of pieces of memorabilia, pictures of his wife from his first marriage. pictures of his kids, arnelle, jason, family hair looms. he was told his wife's wedding ring. thousands of things. it was misled about what was going to be there that day. a man named thomas riccio promised him this big big package. in reality -- thomas had never met me. he got there and saw this -- i had went

it's the exact same o.j. i remember talking to o.j. simpson in the civil case in the hallway all the time. and it was always about deflection, never taking responsibility, never admitting anything. it's the same o.j. >> one of the things we did spend a lot of time -- that was a small portion of our conversations, was the remorse on mr. simpson's part. most of the time we were talking about other unfortunate things that happen ed with mr. fromon, some civil litigation primarily against one of the uncharged co-defendants in had this case, riccio. i told him i would look into it, and explained that he should talk to his lawyers involved in that civil litigation to try to make that judgment, do whatever he wants them to do. it was unfortunate. i believe that this is an opportunity to show you that in the criminal case he's completely the victim but has filed a civil lawsuit and the jury found fromong 60% liable for what happened here. it was pretty unique, to say the least. in any event, mr. fromong is going to testify. he did represent th

o.j. simpson walks free on parole or stays behind bars. a jury convicted him of felony charges related to armed robbery from a hotel room in las vegas. >> mr. simpson is a wanted a murder suspect. >> shepard: then, the white bronco. oj on the run after the death of his ex-wife and her friend. his trial lasted nearly a year. >> lead the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant not guilty of the crime of murder. >> shepard: for years, relative quiet until that night in vegas. o.j. simpson said he tried to get back memorabilia from collectors. cops called it a crime. >> i didn't know i was doing anything illegal. >> shepard: the judge sent to the juice to prison. which leads us here. alive look from the prison where o.j. simpson will appear from a videoconference. he is serving a sentence of 9-33 years for his role in that armed robbery of two sports memorabilia agents in a las vegas hotel room. the commissioners are speaking, let's listen. o.j. simpson's defense argued that he wa

o.j. simpson will walk out of prison in a matter of months. new reactionover night from nicole brown simpson's sister plus details on where o.j. is expected to live. >>> new this morning the reports saying the president asked his advisers about who he can pardon. plus, how attorney general jeff sessions is reacting after the president expressed regret about nominating him for the job and the shake-up revealed among the president's legal team. >>> breaking overnight a deadly earthquake causing damage in two countries. tourists among the dead. the new video coming in showing the moment the quake struck during a birthday party. >>> we do say good friday morning. o.j. simpson's days behind bars now numbered after he successfully made his case for freedom. >> simpson outlined the reasons he should go free saying he's done everything asked of him and insisting he's going to stay out of trouble. >> clearly thrilled. his hand in the air smiling much like he did after the not guilty verdict for the

with o.j. simpson when the jury has an opportunity to review the evidence, you had skilled prosecutors presenting the case, they made a decision. how come people can't accept that decision where we accept jury decisions in thousands of cases every day in this country. >> here's something -- >> no, i accept the jury's verdict. i recognize that was the jury's verdict. but i don't have to agree with it. i disagree with jury verdicts all the time. that doesn't mean that the jury verdicts are wrong. that's just my opinion about them. certainly it is -- that was the verdict in the case. i don't certainly -- i certainly accept it in that sense but do i agree with it? absolutely not and i think every citizen who follows this case, you know, has a right to an opinion. but -- and my opinion was that the jury got it wrong but i certainly accept the jury's verdict. it's official and it counts and it's over. but doesn't mean it's right. >> it's not over. >> so what about a discussion of, you know, moving fo

people v o.j. simpson. and o.j. made in america. the divide between how black people saw the criminal justice system and how white people saw it. and how that was exposed through the o.j. trial. what i loved about american crime story is you had the sense that prosecutors prosecuting o.j. didn't understand racial dynamics when they waded into the case. and they were waylayed by it. laid flat by it. because they weren't aware of what they were stepping into and didn't understand the history of black folks friction with the lapd and how -- >> mark, sorry, we lost eric. mark, we see that today. race in this country. and policing. >> that's why i would say not so much o.j. simpson trial shaped perfection, they reflected perception. there is a lott long history of our relationships to criminal justice et cetera that played out. >>> new this morning, reports the president's legal team is looking to undercut the special counsel on russia. it could set up a major conflict between the white house and robert mueller. >>> who is teping away fr

o.j.? after making their decision today commissioners left the building pretty quickly and o.j. simpson went back to cell life. it appears that when he gets out he may be headed to florida. o.j. simpson was all smiles on thursday. but when it comes to getting back to florida, the state where he resided before the robbery, and the state where he will likely request to goit is a waiting game for simpson, who needs approval to go there.sot in florida when they do their investigation they will make the determination of whether or not they will accept his case simpson has been vocal in the past about his desire to move back to florida. a location where his family would be able to serve as a support system for him. there are strong chances that officials in florida would accept a request from simpson according to those that spoke thursday.sot in the case of either a returning resident or resident family the acceptance rate as long as there is a valid plan of supervision is highnevada parole comm

i think o.j. simpson served himself in some areas and came off as a little arrogant than others and the left, he speaks the better >> darren, if i was going write a headline for t"the new york post" tomorrow, i would write i have i have written a conflict free life. he was acquitted it was clear of the large percentage of the nation thought he did it and that's not going to sit well with those people. what the committee is doing is an excellent job of explaining what they are considering and what they are not. lets remember if the context of a parole here and what where he looking at is to major categories of information, factors relating to the crime and factors relating to the defendant. and in terms of the factors relating to the crime, it is the crime for which he was convicted and not unconvicted crime or civil justice in the past. it is important to make that record and scrupulously honor that promise how many times do we see it plays out? we had the case of paris hilton if you remember year

>> i thought it was typical o.j. simpson. it was o.j. being o.j. a little remorseful, contrite, apologetic but shifting the blame on others. i thought really the two stars of the show, i was very impressed with arnel's testimony. i don't think i've ever seen a victim in over 35 years step up to the plate the way bruce did and go to that. i agree with mark. i think this was -- before the parole commissioners got into the room, they had done his point totals. assessed his preliminary record. assessed his danger to the community and he was going to be granted parole unless something totally, totally went south. it clearly didn't. >> martha: the second sound bite we have, let's play that second place for yale. >> i'm not a guy that has conflicts. i don't expect -- when i leave here. i feel i am much better prepared. more so, i think my commitment to being a better christian, i thought it was a good guy. i had some problems with fidelity. >> martha: i just keep going back to that case of nicole simpson. some problems with fidelity and then he laughed...

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they matched o.j. simpson's shoe size. blood containing o.j. simpson's dna markers, that was found on a back gate of the crime scene. one blood a leather glove was found near the victims, with a matching glove found behind his guesthouse. those gloves also contained genetic markers connected to simpson and the two victims. because of the mountain of evidence against o.j. simpson, he was required to surrender to police. on june 17th 1994 after failing to turn himself in, o.j. simpson and a close personal friend, they led police on a long, long, slow speed car chase in southern california where oj was a passenger in a white ford bronco, purportedly was considering suicide. ultimately he surrendered to police and was formally charged in the deaths of his ex-wife and ron goldman. he then hired high-profile lawyers to turn this trial of the century into a public circu circus. with all of america tuning in to see what would happen. in the end, the jury despite this mountain of evidence, markers, dna, they found o.j. simpson not guilty. 13 years after

o.j. simpson granted parole. another courtroom drama playing out before a live nationwide audience. how soon he could be free and what's next. >>> john mccain's cancer fight. the beloved senate maverick and american hero diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. tonight the outpouring and the prognosis for the battle ahead. >>> second thought president trump's stinging attack on his own attorney general, saying he wouldn't have picked jeff sessions if he knew sessions would recuse himself from the russia investigation. >>> texting scam. an fbi warning. a new trick being deployed by cyber criminals stealing thousands of dollars with just one message to your smartphone. >>> and high anxiety. a spectacular new view on one of "nightly news" begins right now. >> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone. thank you for being here. o.j. simpson, whose life of fame turned to a life of infamy after his arrest and acquittal

o.j. simpson has been granted parole. details coming in just a moment. jonathan hunt outside the prison, the hearing room, i should say. jonathan, moved along just about as advertised. >> it was interesting to note it went a little bit longer than we thought it would. largely because of o.j. simpson's rambling answer, when we was asked by the parole commissioner what were you thinking on the night you took part, in fact organized, that armed robbery. o.j. said a lot of things, which didn't seem as though they'd fit well with the parole board, claiming that he was never aware of any guns being taken to the memorabilia fight until after they left the hotel and on their way back to the hotel in the car. that seemed something that the parole commissioners would know with us not true. eventually o.j. got to the part, those were the words, "i take full responsibility." then he repeatedly said, i am sorry. it's been a long, long road for o.j. to get here but he has now been granted parole. we exp

they cited o.j. simpson's compliance with prior rules, his lack of prior convictions and his stable release plans. ktvu's ken wayne was outside that hearing. ken, what was it like being there today? >> reporter: frank, it was an emotional day. probably more emotional than many of us expected. there was actually some laughter and a of course some tears, but it was all because o.j. simpson had his life on the line, so to speak. he is 70 years old and he is trying to get out of prison. it is the first time the public has seen o.j. simpson in years via video feed from the lovelock prison 90 miles east of reno. adding to the upbeat mood a slip of the tongue by the chairwoman. >> we have that you very recently turned 90 years old. 90, i'm sorry about that. you look great for 90. >> reporter: simpson is actually 70. but the discussion quickly turned serious. should o.j. simpson be set free? he was convicted of robbery, burglary, and weapons charges in a bungled attempt to try to retrieve what he said was st

>>> tonight, inside o.j. simpson's new plea for freedom. >> this is like the 1985 trial all over again. >> with his parole hearing just days away, what his former prison guard told "e.t." about his chances of getting out. >> i'm sorry. >>> then can charlize theron be the next james bond? >> oh, wow. >> can her former co-star chris hemsworth talk her into the 007 role? >> she scares the hell out of me. >> thanks dude. >>> plus, aaron carter in tears after his arrest. >> i can't stop. >> our exclusive interview. >> it's not a drug addiction. >> what he says about his feud with his backstreet boy brother, nick. >> you should reach out to me. >>> and janet jackson out with her baby. how much weight has she lost? why celine dion is queen of summer fashion, and oprah's adventure where? >> here is alaska. >>> now for july 18, 2017, this is "entertainment tonight." thank you for joining us everybody. kevin frazier is standing by with charlize theron in berlin and we'll have that for you in a minute. we begin with the

o.j. simpson ready to walk free. granted parole in a unanimous vote. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> after serving nine years behind bars robbery, the backlash growing this morning over o.j.'s demeanor in court. >> i basically have spent a conflict-free life. >> now, the countdown to his release. what's next for the former football star? we hear from his friends and supporters this morning as we also hear from ron goldman's family live. >>> breaking overnight, a deadly earthquake striking a popular tourist spot overseas rattling a greek island. the 6.7 quake injuring hundreds, killing at least two a buildings collapsing around them. >>> the major bombshell, the new report on president trump and the russia investigation. the war now intensifying between trump's legal team and special counsel. and new questions this morning about a shake-up inside the white house. ♪ all you have to do is stay >>> you'll want to stay for this. the ti summer hit, zedd is turning up central park an

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o.j. simpson, whose life of fame turned to a life of infamy after his arrest and acquittal in the brutal murders of his wife and her friend, faced judgment on live television once again today. this time as the nevada parole board heard his plea and granted him parole on his 2008 armed robbery conviction. after almost nine years in prison, simpson went from annoyed to remorseful in today's hearing, as he made his case for freedom. the board agreeing not to consider his controversial 1995 acquittal in the trial of the century, something the court of public opinion has not so easily put aside. nbc's joe fryer is in nevada tonight with the latest. >> mr. simpson, i do vote to grant parole when eligible. and that will conclude this hearing. >> thank you. >> reporter: relief washed over o.j. simpson as a nevada parole board voted in dramatic fashion to set him free. the unanimous decision reached after the former football star made his case. >> i've done my time. you know, i've done it as well a

. <911 call: "we were just robbed at gunpoint by o.j. simpson. o.j. simson: "i didn't break into anybody's room. i didn't beat up anybody. i didn't try to muscle the guys. i didn't."> (darya) that was o-j simpson pleading his case back in 20-13.... and in just a few hours he'll go before a parole board again asking for early release.(mark) he has been in jail since 2008 for an armed robbery in a las vegas hotel room. if he is granted parole, simpson could be out of jail on october first. (darya) that hearing is set for 10:00 this morning. kron 4's will tran is live in carson city, nevada with the details. will. ( will )oj simpson is up for parole. the san francisco football legend who went from fame to a nevada prison cell. we are now a matter of hours from seeing o.j. simpson in front of a parole board. he'll be arguing why nevada state parole commissioners should release him from prison. "the juice" has been behind bars on armed robbery charges for eight and a half years. he was sentenced to a maximum 33 years, minimum nine years for his role in an

o.j.s you probably heard by now, this afternoon nevada state parole board unanimously voted to grant o.j. parole. he served nine years for armed robbery. o.j. simpson for those of you too young to remember, is the second most embarrassing person associated with the kardashian family. [ cheers and applause ] right after scott disick. and not only was the parole good news for o.j. it was good news for our nation's news anchors who got a chance to really let their creative juices flow. >> the juice is almost loose. >> the juice will be set loose. >> the juice will soon be on the loose. >> the juice will be loose. >> the juice will be loose. >> the juice is loose. >> the juice is loose. >> the juice i >> the juice is loose. >> the juice is loose. >> the juice is loose. >> the judge let the goose loose. or the juice, i should say. >> yeah, yeah. you definitely should say. technically, the juice is not -- [ cheers and applause ] i don't know. you're not clapping because o.j.'s out, are you? [ la

o.j. simpson can tell his story and say he's sorry. >> i do hope -- >> charlie, we have to leave it there. thank you for joining me. thank you for watching this hour of msnbc live. i'm stephanie ruhle. ali velshi on assignment. you should stay to watch this continuing coverage throughout the day. o.j. simpson and his parole hearing. right now, "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now, on "andrea mitchell reports," true grit. senator john mccain diagnosed with brain cancer. an american hero facing his toughest fight yet. >> my hope is, i don't -- he may outlive us all, i don't know what -- god only knows how this thing ends, i just ask god for one thing, he has a voice and he can use it as long as possible. >> senator mccain tweeting minutes ago, i greatly appreciate the outpouring of support. unfortunately for my sparring partners in congress i'll be back soon. so stand by. >>> hit job. donald trump blistering his own attorney general for making the legally required decision to recuse hims

that will help o.j. simpson. that acquittal in california will help o.j.impson today. >> all right. jean casarez there in carson city. i want to bring in correspondent paul vercammen in lovelock, nevada, at the medium security prison will o.j. simpson is being held.prison officials say simpson will largely stayed out of trouble. what do we know about his time in prison? >> reporter: in talking to two former guards and a forrer inmate, we learned o.j. simpson did indeed and records show it as well stayed completely out of trouble here. favorable for him in terms of getting paroled. they say that o.j. simpson spent a lot of time here coaching softball, playing fantasy football. at times ballooned in weight. was on a bit of a junk food kick, sources told us. eating 2,000 calorie cinnamon rolls but lately o.j. simpson has trimmed down. so the good news for his camp and his team is, they have this grid in nevada. parole commissioners do, that they follow. the higher the score, the less the chances of getting paro par. by all accounts, simpson, now 70 years old,

o.j. simpson. he has just been grant parole by the parole board there. unanimous decision. simpson has spent the better part of the last nine years in prison for a 2008 robbery, a robbery in which he can and five others walked into a hotel room in las vegas and in simpson's own words, took back his own stuff, took back memorabilia that he thought was his. so october first is the first date that o.j. simpson will once again walk out of prison a free man. katie fang, msnbc legal analyst standing by. i saw you nodding disapprovalel at something that was said. that's actually highly unusual. >> caveat is all hail to the chief. art was emphasizing how normal in process was. what's not normal is o.j. simpson because in the court of public opinion, he is guilty as charged. even if a california jury walked him and i want to note that that espn documentary that o.j. made in america, we heard members of that jury say that that acquittal was retribution for the rodney king acquittal is. so think what

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unfortunately, if o.j. had just said everyone out of here, bruce and i need to talk for a minute, none of this needed to happen. but that didn't happen. and it took, one of the things i want to make clear, it took me two years in a california court and a judge's infinite wisdom instead of going ahead and turning things back over, everything got sent to a california court to get straight straightened out. after having to fight the goldman's lawyers, o.j.'s lawyers, and it took me two years to get back with over 600 items. a majority of it did come back to me because i had to go back 19 years through our friendship, but i had to go back 19 years and produce records for 98% of the stuff. and it is true that items in that room belonged to o.j. no two ways about it. but it is also true that i have never stolen anything from o.j. i did not -- i have never stolen from o.j. i think he will admit that i did not ever take anything from him. it wasn't me. an expartner of mine and his mistress have taken things, other

should o.j. simpson be set free? he was convicted of robbery, burglary, kidnapping, and weapons charges in a bungled attempt to try to retrieve what he said was stolen personal property. he and several accomplices burst into a las vegas hotel room where simpson's belongings were held. he told the parole board he had no idea that two men who were with him had displayed guns but admitted that's no excuse. >> i thought i was glad to get my stuff back, but it wasn't worth it. nine years away from your family is just not worth it. and i'm sorry. >> there's nothing i can do about this media circus that's going on now but kai do something about the whole thing in the beginning, if i would have made a better judgment back then none of this would have happened. i take full responsibility. >> are you humbled by this incarceration? >> as i said, i wish it would have never happened. i was going to start -- i didn't know how we were going to do this -- by apologizing to the people of nevada. i wish this would have never happened.

and so why shouldn't o.j. have been in prison for that -- perpetrating and masterminding that robbery? >> because i don't think that he knew there were guns involved. i -- he had the -- afterwards, he kept on thinking to himself, there were no weapons involved, when, actually, there were. >> but -- charlie, i'm sorry to interrupt, but the reporting and what jean just said happened in court, it was o.j. who said, quote, we're going to need some heat, bring some heat, meaning the guns. >> yes, but "heat" could mean a lot of things. he didn't specifically say "guns." >> what else could it mean? >> that i couldn't tell you. all i know is what he asked me to do. and i didn't know these characters that were involved. and if he would have just -- if he would have just asked me to do what he -- when i saw him, we wouldn't be talking about this right now. i would have come downstairs and i would have told him, there's nothing up there, o.j., and to forget it. these characters that were involved in this particular robbe