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O'Reilly: Boycott Ads On Fox That Support OJ Show

Even the most loyal dog will turn on his master sometimes. That seems to be happening at News Corp. Some employees are angry at Rupert Murdoch for allowing the company to tout O.J. Simpson's new book. Bill O'Reilly is among them, threatening to whack his boss where it hurts--in the wallet.

He vows to boycott any company that advertises on Fox's two-part special hyping O.J.'s "If I Did It," and declares "If every American walked away from the O.J. garbage, it wouldn't happen. If any company sponsors the TV program, I will not buy anything that company sells--ever."

Even one king of trash television--Geraldo Rivera--thinks the company has gone too far. He calls the concept "appalling." "I will bash this project every minute I have the opportunity to bash this project," he says. Advertisers are already running away from the TV tie-in set for Nov. 27 and 29 on Fox and some of the net's affiliates have told the network they won't carry it.

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