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Tue 11 Nov 2006OJ Simpson book plan scrappedMedia tycoon Rupert Murdoch has scrapped a new book and TV interview in which OJ Simpson offered a hypothetical account of how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend.In a dramatic reversal days after his News Corp announced plans for the book and a Fox television special, Mr Murdoch said he decided "this was an ill-considered project" and apologised for any harm caused.