Another round in O.J. Simpson saga

Judith Regan, the editor who contracted O.J. Simpson to write "If I Did It,'' was fired by Jane Friedman, president and chief executive of HarperCollins, Friday. (In response to the outrage that erupted over the project, Simpson's book was recalled and shredded.)

Earlier in the week, Friedman was named Publishing Person of the Year by Publishers Weekly. This is the same Jane Friedman who gave Regan the go-ahead to pay Simpson millions of dollars for "If I Did It.''

In a scathing commentary, the Washington Times (not a publication I read often) blasts the award: "Instead of being chastised for her[Friedman's] misreading of the public mood -- not to mention a shocking lapse of taste -- she's being rewarded by the very industry she tainted."

On a lighter note, James Pinkerton has written an amusing piece at The Huffington Post about where Regan might go now with her celebrity biographies.

Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports that Regan has hired a well-known Hollywood litigator. Clearly, Regan isn't going to go quietly.