'Not Guilty' Does Not Mean 'Welcome Back'

摘要

It's been said that in late-20th-century America anyone exercising the right blend of public relations and media savvy can dig himself out of the deepest depths of ignominy. Just look at Michael Jackson, Oliver North and Mike Tyson (or Claus von Buelow, for that matter). A TV interview here, a magazine cover there, and the next thing you know you've got your own talk radio show, or your lawyer does. But last week it looked as if the nation just might be drawing a line when it comes to the public rehabilitation of O. J. Simpson. His neighbors in tony Brentwood and Manhattan wanted nothing to do with him. Some members of his Riviera Country Club made it known he's not welcome to golf there. His former high-powered agents, International Creative Management, dropped him. Pay-per-view companies backed away. Former sponsor Hertz rushed to correct rumors that it would hire him back. He may even face trouble in getting a sequel published to his .best-selling book, "I Want to Tell You."