cliaz Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/05/09/simpson.snub.ap/index.html LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) -- The owner of an upscale steakhouse said he asked O.J. Simpson to leave his restaurant the night before the Kentucky Derby because he is sickened by the attention Simpson still attracts. "I didn't want to serve him because of my convictions of what he's done to those families," Jeff Ruby said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "The way he continues to torture the lives of those families ... with his behavior, attitude and conduct," he added. (Watch Ruby describe Simpson's dumbstruck look Video) Simpson, an NFL Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy winner, was found innocent in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ron Goldman but was found liable in a civil trial that followed. Ruby -- who owns restaurants in Cincinnati, Ohio. Louisville, Kentucky, and Belterra, Indiana, -- said Simpson, who was in town for the Derby on Saturday, came in with a group of about 12 Friday night and was seated at a table in the back. A customer came up to Ruby and was "giddy" about seeing Simpson, Ruby said. "I didn't want that experience in my restaurant," Ruby said, later adding that seeing Simpson get so much attention "makes me sick to my stomach." He said he went to Simpson's table and said, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said when Simpson didn't respond, he repeated himself and left the room. Ruby said Simpson soon came up to him and said he understood and would gather the rest of his party to leave. Simpson's attorney, Yale Galanter, said the incident was about race, and he intended to pursue the matter and possibly go after the restaurant's liquor license. "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night. :race card pulled: Ruby said the incident had to do with Simpson's past. "It was the first time since 1994 he has ever shown any class," Ruby said. "He showed it that night in the restaurant" by leaving quietly. Ruby said after Simpson left, people in the restaurant started applauding him. He said he has received about 100 positive e-mails since the incident. The walls of Ruby's restaurants are decorated with celebrity photos. A photo of Simpson and Ruby used to be on display, but Ruby said he took it down after the killings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Jeff Ruby is a character. His name is always popping up in the news in Cincy. He has a half dozen or so restaurants here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 They were talking about this on Bob and Tom this morning. Not sure how this guy can pull the race card on this one...as according to the story I heard this morning, Michael Jordan and his group soon took over the tables that OJ had vacated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 What a jackass. He's b*tching about the attention OJ gets than goes and gives him even more media coverage. Moran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Sacrebleu Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 What a jackass. He's b*tching about the attention OJ gets than goes and gives him even more media coverage. Moran. +1000. He could have given me any reason for doing what he did, and I would have been OK with it (barring perhaps "I hate negroes"). But because he doesn't want him to get attention? what a moran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 +1000. He could have given me any reason for doing what he did, and I would have been OK with it (barring perhaps "I hate negroes"). But because he doesn't want him to get attention? what a moran I'm changing my opinion because I hate it when the pinko commie Frenchie who boards his son in a shed agrees with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Last time I checked...he's still innocent. Face it, the cops and detectives were the morans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Last time I checked...he's still innocent. Face it, the cops and detectives were the morans. Yeah, plangint evidence was the worst thing they could have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Last time I checked...he's still innocent. Face it, the cops and detectives were the morans. He wasn't convicted (and never will be), but let's not be naive enough to actually say he is innocent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 He wasn't convicted (and never will be), but let's not be naive enough to actually say he is innocent. < NOD > I anybody that refuses service to that walking slime pit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Face it, the cops and detectives were the morans. Let's not forget the idiot jurors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Let's not forget the idiot jurors! of the fact that whites should have rioted in Beverly hills and Aspen in protest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 He wasn't convicted (and never will be), but let's not be naive enough to actually say he is innocent. are any of use truly innocent . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 are any of use truly innocent . Of murder, you bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Let's not forget the idiot jurors! Meh. Right verdict, wrong reason. Once cops tamper with evidence you've got to throw the case out. They didn't acquit him for that though, let's be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 < NOD > I anybody that refuses service to that walking slime pit. +1, this is the type of "attention" he should get more of. Hopefully others will see this & follow suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Of murder, you bet. Well, mostly innocent. Is it murder when they beg ya to kill them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 (edited) Well, mostly innocent. Is it murder when they beg ya to kill them? Yes. It is not, however, murder if they asked you to reply to a WDIS kicker post in the pro football forum. Edited May 9, 2007 by yo mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 He's b*tching about the attention OJ gets than goes and gives him even more media coverage. Did he ask for the media coverage? Why do you care? Maybe he just want him in there cause blacks don't tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Did he ask for the media coverage? Why do you care? Maybe he just want him in there cause blacks don't tip? But they DO use baby powder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 This wasn't a Denny's restaurant, was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 This wasn't a Denny's restaurant, was it? The article said "upscale steakhouse", so that would be a "no". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 The article said "upscale steakhouse", so that would be a "no". There are some folks down here that would argue with you about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 What a jackass. He's b*tching about the attention OJ gets than goes and gives him even more media coverage. Moran. Sounds more like a free PR opportunity for the restaurant. I'm willing to bet the owners laughing all the way to the bank with the "comped" advertising he's getting because the press likes to make a big deal about nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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