O.J. LAWYER: ‘He’s a Sociopath’

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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

O.J. LAWYER: ‘He’s a Sociopath’

Time heals some wounds, so Ronald Goldman’s dad, Fred, might be interested in this. I ran into O.J. Simpson’s former criminal attorney, Robert Shapiro, night before last at a party celebrating Mickey Rourke’s Golden Globe win. I asked Shapiro, who led the Simpson “Dream Team” in 1994-95 that got Simpson acquitted of double murder, what he thought of his former client in retrospect.
Shapiro was quick to respond. “He’s a sociopath,” Shapiro said, surprisingly. This was just after I told him of seeing F. Lee Bailey last fall, and that Bailey was still defending Simpson.
Did Shapiro always think Simpson was a sociopath, I wondered? Shapiro smiled. “What do you think?” he answered rhetorically.
If someone relates this anecdote to Simpson, now at last in prison but not for the murders, he may well surmise that his staunchest former defender is finally ‘fessing up about his feelings
Shapiro is not completely removed from the Simpson world. He has remained very friendly with the famous children of his late friend, attorney Robert Kardashian. The famous children, of course, are the publicity hungry Kardashian sisters, daughters of Kris Kardashian who is married to former great athlete Bruce Jenner. Jenner’s son, Brody, of course, is also a press junkie, seeking fame for doing little of much value other than dating and having a reality show. It’s quite a group.
Anyway, few people may realize that the Kardashian girls — also reality TV stars, Playboy models, etc- are the daughters of O.J.’s best friend, a lawyer who helped him skirt the double murder charges but later claimed he had doubts about Simpson’s innocence. Kris Kardashian Jenner was at one time Nicole Simpson’s best friend.
What ties Shapiro to the Kardashians now? Robert tells me he’s backing Kim Kardashian in a Web site called shoedazzle.com. He says, “It’s discount high end shoes.” Well, it’s nice to see they’ve all stayed so friendly. The shoes are for women, so Bruno Magli — the brand O.J. wore the night of the murders — won’t be featured.
The Mickey Rourke party, by the way, was hosted by Jason Binn and L.A. Confidential magazine at Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant in the London Hotel — formerly the Bel Age — in West Hollywood. What a place! Ramsay, the famed Brit chef, was there, too, and let us taste some of his mouth watering morsels. It was a Monday night and the place was packed. This is certainly not how I remembered the beloved Bel Age. It’s amazing what a coat of paint and a good cook can do to revive a dowager!
Mickey, by the way, tells me he has no memory of his Golden Globes speech. He also has no idea what the producers of “Iron Man 2” have in store for him. He also has no memory of presenting at the Gotham Awards back in November with Patricia Clarkson. But it’s all good, and everyone loves him again.
Also spotted at the Rourke/Binn soiree: the hardest ex-exec in the record biz, Charlie Walk, late of Epic Records. The word is that Charlie has just signed a deal with Endemol Productions, the world’s biggest producer of reality TV shows. He’s going to report to that company’s U.S. chief, Dave Goldberg, and already has several big projects cooking. At Epic, Charlie had hit after hit, so the producer of “Big Brother” and “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” has a lot to get ready for!