Irish Sunday Mirror

He could be in TV raid drama

- BY JAMES DESBOROUGH

SHAMED Simpson could walk out of jail and straight back into showbiz.

He is wanted for a TV drama about the 2008 armed raid that landed him inside.

His former associate Tom Riccio, who filmed the raid and gave evidence at OJ’S trial, has sold the rights to a book about the robbery.

Riccio said: “I have no issues with OJ and if he wants to take the lead role, then that would be fine.

“He was a decent actor and would be the most convincing person to play the role

“People believe we are enemies after I was a witness at the trial. But in my opinion I never disagreed with anything he said in his defence.

“If he wants to come back to acting, I feel that this would be a great vehicle for him.

“And I cannot imagine how fascinatin­g it would be for people to see him back on the screen.”

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