Though O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? never aired and the book was never published, Simpson was believed to have been paid for his participation in both.
The tapes for O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? were “lost,” for over a decade, although its far more likely Fox was sitting on the interview and waiting for the right time to release it.
Eventually, Fox buckled under the pressure and dropped plans to air the interview.
Viewers threatened to boycott advertisers who aired commercials on Fox, and former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly even took a stand against his employer and condemned the effort.