the survivor’s secret

…is cynicism.

“Would everybody stop being so naive? Of course I got paid,” [O.J.] Simpson said with a laugh.

Read all about it here.

In case you’re interested, Simpson claims the Regan project (her idea) was not a confession:

In the radio interview, the former football star was asked point-blank if he killed the pair.

“Absolutely not, and I maintained my innocence from day one,” he replied, adding a little later: “No matter what everybody wants to say, I didn’t do it.”

As for the “If I Did It” title, he added: “That was their title. That’s what they came up with. I didn’t pitch anything. I don’t make book deals.”

As for that other survivor, Judith Regan, Newsweek implies her power is on the wane.

 But Regan’s meddlesome-free days are almost certainly over. Her projects will come under intense scrutiny, and the loose “organizational structure” under which she operated will likely change, according to News Corp. insiders who didn’t want to be identified discussing the embarrassing episode’s fallout.

Newsweek is really stretching it—why would an “organizational structure” change (whatever that means) result in a loss of power for Regan, who reportedly brings in over $100 million a year for HarperCollins and NewsCorp?