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September 26, 2008

Two old friends reunited in court

Posted: 09:08 AM ET

LAS VEGAS, Nevada–When Mike Gilbert entered the courtroom here, I wanted to see if there would be any interaction between Gilbert and the former football great, now defendant, O.J. Simpson. Gilbert had been Simpson's sports agent/manager when Simpson was in his prime as an NFL football player. The two have not spoken for some time because of personal disagreements most likely accelerated by Gilbert's recent book "How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder."

Once Gilbert took the stand as a prosecution witness, his eyes began to scan the room and met Simpson's. Both men smiled deeply at each other. My impression was although much has happened between the two, both still remember the good times. Gilbert began to testify saying Simpson had been his idol since the eighth grade, and to become the football great's manager allowed him to also become a good friend.

–Jean Casarez, In Session correspondent

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barry grumley   September 26th, 2008 10:48 am ET

there will always be a football parade for professional defendant O.J. Simpson. If it weren't for tabloid news and dream teams O.J. would have no career at all
G. E. Smith   September 26th, 2008 12:47 pm ET

There are enough great sports heros for our kids to idolize without the bad apples rotting out the barrel. What ever he did on the field is erased when you cut your wifes head half off and kill another innocent bystander.
C.Jackson (California)   September 29th, 2008 10:58 pm ET

Since both men smiled deeply at each other according to this article, how do we know whether or not this Gilbert individual did not write this book for the benifit of OJ.
JD Keiss   October 6th, 2008 11:00 am ET

I think what has been missed here is how these items came to be taken from OJ in the first place. There is clear evidence that he had prior knowledge of the LA Police deputies coming to confiscate any items of value back in 1997 as part of the civil judgment against OJ, and he did not want these items to be taken from him. He conspired with Mike Gilbert to hide these items so that he could elude justice once again. I can only hope that there is some way to prosecute him for this crime.

Jeff K.
Kennesaw, GA
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