OJ Simpson's ill-fated If I Did It book and TV project was not a confession to the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, and that the title wasn't his idea, he said in a radio interview today.
Simpson, who lives in the Miami suburbs, also told WTPS-AM the reported advance payment figure of more than $1.8 million was inaccurate.
Although he would not specify how much he was paid, he did say it was a "windfall" that would go mainly to pay bills and support his children.
"Would everybody stop being so naive? Of course I got paid," Simpson said with a laugh.
"I spend the money on my bills. It's gone."
Simpson's interview came two days after News Corp chief Rupert Murdoch cancelled the book and two-part interview that had been set to be broadcast on November 27th and November 29 on the company's Fox TV network.
All copies of the book will be destroyed, officials with publisher HarperCollins have said.
In the Miami radio interview, Simpson was asked point-blank if he killed the pair. "Absolutely not, and I maintained my innocence from day one," he replied, adding a little later: "No matter what everybody wants to say, I didn't do it."