Fred Goldman's fury came a day after an
unrepentant O.J. blasted the nation for still
harping on the fact he beat a double-murder rap
- and got to keep his kids despite a civil verdict
and damning evidence against him.

Sydney Simpson, 13, and her brother, Justin,
10 are in a home with a man who beat his wife
and killed two people. That's horrible, Goldman
fumed on MSNBC.

God knows what kind of influence he has had
on those kids from day to day.

Simpson called MSNBC Wednesday night to
rip this week's decision by a California appeals
court to overturn a 1996 custody award of the
children to O.J.

From the time of Simpson's arrest until his
acquittal on charges he viciously butchered his
ex-wife Nicole and her pal Goldman, the kids
had been cared for by Nicole's parents, Lou
and Juditha Brown.

The Browns' lawyer, Natasha Roit, did not
return calls for comment yesterday.

But a source close to the case said Nicole's
parents must remain quiet for legal reasons if
they hope to regain custody of their slain
daughter's kids.

Anything they say could be used against them
by Simpson. It's probably better if they remain
low-key, the source said.

But Goldman has no such constraints - a fact
that was clearly evident when he took to the
airwaves yesterday.

Asked who other than Simpson would make a
proper guardian for Sydney and Jason,
Goldman shot back:

Who? Anybody!

He said Simpson's claims - that Sydney and
Justin are happy and well-adjusted at home and
are the most important things in his life - are
dead wrong.

Simpson plays golf all day. He can't pay that
much attention to them, Goldman said.

He added that during one of O.J.'s recent public
appearances, Sydney complained that she
hated it and wanted to leave, but that her father
loves the attention.

O.J. can say whatever he wants, but who can
believe anything he says? Goldman said.

Goldman and the Browns - who have won a
$33.5 million wrongful-death lawsuit against
Simpson - will reap a small portion of that
amount at an upcoming auction of some of
O.J.'s former belongings.

Artwork, furniture and sports awards - including
O.J.'s Heisman Trophy - seized from Simpson's
home are expected to be sold off early next
year.

-- David K. Li - 11/13/98