Sweet vindication.

O.J. Simpson Book, TV Special Canceled
NEW YORK — After a firestorm of criticism, News. Corp. said Monday that it has canceled the O.J. Simpson book and television special “If I Did It.”

It’s rare that, mere days after a daring (well, okay, not so daring–it seemed like a foregone conclusion before it happened) prediction, I get to say that I called it.

“I and senior management agree with the American public that this was an ill-considered project,” said Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. chairman. “We are sorry for any pain that his has caused the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.”

A dozen Fox affiliates had already said they would not air the two-part sweeps month special, planned for next week before the Nov. 30 publication of the book by ReganBooks. The publishing house is a HarperCollins imprint owned–like the Fox network–by News Corp.

Justice has been served. A little. I mean, he’s still a free man and everything… but it’s still nice to see that global megaoutrage is still powerful enough to get horrifying television off the airwaves. Next: Carlos Mencia.