cryptique Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Steakhouse refuses to serve O.J. Simpson 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 lookVideo) 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. 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. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
a.miller Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 as far as I'm concerned, OJ deserves everything bad that he gets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Racist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 It's the rap music Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mchchef1 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I saw O.J. at the Oaks that same day, it was very uncomfortable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 What kind of a society do we live in when a man is refused his right to a tasty steak simply because he murdered his wife and her friend? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 I saw O.J. at the Oaks that same day, it was very uncomfortable Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 fuck that guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 "He screwed with the wrong guy, he really did," Galanter said by telephone Tuesday night.What's he gonna do, kill him? Oh, wait... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 fuck that guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Please change this thread title to OJ Stiff-Armed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Please change this thread title to freshly squeezed OJ . That doesn't....make sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 fuck that guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 murderers need to eat too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 First Paris, now O.J. I knew this would happen once the Democrats took over congress. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 First Paris, now O.J. I knew this would happen once the Democrats took over congress.Can you read my mind? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 What kind of a society do we live in when a man is refused his right to a tasty steak simply because he murdered his wife and her friend? Post of the day! But we must remember,he was found innocent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 he was found not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. he was found culpable in a civil trial. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morecowbelllplz Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Post of the day! But we must remember,he was found innocent. I would agree with Mountain Bed..He was found innocent and should have the right to eat a freaking $30 steak if he wants to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 I would agree with Mountain Bed..He was found innocent and should have the right to eat a freaking $30 steak if he wants to.He can eat that steak somewhere else, then. A restaurant owner has the right to refuse service to whomever he wants. I wouldn't serve O.J. a fucking Big Mac. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 A restaurant owner has the right to refuse service to whomever he wants. well, that's not entirely true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 My Italian boss use to have a great way of dealing with people he did not want in the place - he would grab hold of them and toss them out the door. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
squarewave Posted May 12, 2007 Share Posted May 12, 2007 There is an interview with OJ in Playboy where he says that the Browns only participated in the civil trial because they wanted to make sure that at least a portion of his fortune stayed in line to go to his kids.... He claims that the Browns didn't want the Goldmans to win the entire estate, and that the Browns actually believe that he was not a part of their daughter's death. The gloves didn't fit, man.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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