The 25 Biggest Celeb Scandals Since 1982 - part 4

O.J.'S FAKE TELL-ALL GOES BUST

On Nov. 14, 2006, Fox announced a two-part interview with O.J. Simpson, tied to the release of If I Did It, a fictional tell-all that HarperCollins exec Judith Regan gave Simpson a hefty fee to write — about the hypothetical details of how the ex-football great might have killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Within the week, a wave of protests from Fox affiliates, the victims' families, and a disgusted public drove News Corp. (parent company of Fox and HarperCollins) to cancel the bizarre endeavor.

CAREER IMPACT: MAJOR Regan was fired on Dec. 15. Meanwhile, a judge awarded the book rights to Goldman's family to help satisfy their $33.5 million civil-suit decision against Simpson, and on Aug. 14, Beaufort Books announced a deal with the family to publish the totally made-up tale: It's due out Oct. 3.