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Ltlabner · 05-08-2007, 08:05 PM

Story here

Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby was at his restaurant in Louisville for Kentucky Derby weekend, when an employee approached him, apparently excited that O.J. Simpson was sitting down to dinner.
Ruby said he took another puff of his cigar and another sip of his drink and decided, "I don't want him here."

Ruby said he found Simpson in the Churchhill room of his "Jeff Ruby's Louisville" steakhouse and told Simpson, "I'm not serving you."

Ruby said he did it for the Goldman and Brown families, referring, of course, to the families of the people O.J. was accused of killing.

Simpson was found not guilty in the criminal trial, but liable in a civil trial.

After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left.

Then, Ruby said, he went into the Churchill Room to be sure they were gone and people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding."

Ruby said it happened throughout the restaurant.

He added that the next day in the restaurant, "Nobody in Louisville was talking about who won the Derby, who lost, what happened to the favorite, or the Queen. They were just talking about 'O.J. got thrown out of the place.'"

Ruby's Louisville restaurant is the only one he owns outside of our Tri-state area. It's been open about a year.

WMR · 05-08-2007, 08:07 PM

Nice.

BoydsOfSummer · 05-08-2007, 09:13 PM

Sharpton and Jesse catch wind of this yet?

remdog · 05-08-2007, 09:18 PM

Ruby must have one of those signs posted: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service. After all, everyone knows that OJ has no money.

Rem

Hap · 05-08-2007, 09:32 PM

Yachtzee · 05-08-2007, 10:36 PM

Maybe he confused Jeff Ruby with Jack Ruby and thought he might be the "real killer."

George Foster · 05-09-2007, 12:00 AM

O.J's is use to it. It happens all the time.

KoryMac5 · 05-09-2007, 12:39 AM

Not even Sharpton or Jackson would come to OJ's defense on this one.

Redsland · 05-09-2007, 10:59 AM

From the Enquirer:

Quote:

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.

That's odd, because there are only a few celebrity photos hanging in The Waterfront, and OJ's is one of them. It seemed so strange to me to see it hanging there that I thought Ruby was making some sort of a statement.

I guess it's just an oversight.

dabvu2498 · 05-09-2007, 11:18 AM

I'm sure none of Ruby's restaurants have ever served anyone actually convicted of a crime.

CySeymour · 05-09-2007, 11:22 AM

While I certainly do not like OJ, and I don't feel sorry that he got booted out, Ruby is setting himself up for a heck of a backlash. You can walk a wabbly line if you choose not to serve OJ but serve another person who had been under a cloud of suspicion. I do think the lawyer who said it is racial is just using it as an easy defense. I am sure Ruby can trot out names of several minorities who have patronized his establishements.

HotCorner · 05-09-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BigKlu

While I certainly do not like OJ, and I don't feel sorry that he got booted out, Ruby is setting himself up for a heck of a backlash. You can walk a wabbly line if you choose not to serve OJ but serve another person who had been under a cloud of suspicion. I do think the lawyer who said it is racial is just using it as an easy defense. I am sure Ruby can trot out names of several minorities who have patronized his establishements.

I heard this morning that the party that sat in the table OJ vacated was Michael Jordan and his entourage. Hard to claim race if this is the case.

Chip R · 05-09-2007, 12:10 PM

I think a lot of restaurants have a policy that they have the right to refuse service to anyone.

Ltlabner · 05-09-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chip R

I think a lot of restaurants have a policy that they have the right to refuse service to anyone.

As long as he isn't denying service to minorites, women, disabled people and veterans simply because they are minorties, women, disabled people and veterans, I have no problem with denying service to whomever he sees fit.

His resturant, his rules.

15fan · 05-09-2007, 12:15 PM

05-08-2007, 08:05 PM	#1
Ltlabner 2009: Fail Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 7,441	Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service Story here Cincinnati restaurateur Jeff Ruby was at his restaurant in Louisville for Kentucky Derby weekend, when an employee approached him, apparently excited that O.J. Simpson was sitting down to dinner. Ruby said he took another puff of his cigar and another sip of his drink and decided, "I don't want him here." Ruby said he found Simpson in the Churchhill room of his "Jeff Ruby's Louisville" steakhouse and told Simpson, "I'm not serving you." Ruby said he did it for the Goldman and Brown families, referring, of course, to the families of the people O.J. was accused of killing. Simpson was found not guilty in the criminal trial, but liable in a civil trial. After telling Simpson to leave, he said the former NFL football star was "classy" about it, rounded up his party and left. Then, Ruby said, he went into the Churchill Room to be sure they were gone and people at other tables started standing. "They all got up and gave me a standing ovation, started applauding." Ruby said it happened throughout the restaurant. He added that the next day in the restaurant, "Nobody in Louisville was talking about who won the Derby, who lost, what happened to the favorite, or the Queen. They were just talking about 'O.J. got thrown out of the place.'" Ruby's Louisville restaurant is the only one he owns outside of our Tri-state area. It's been open about a year. __________________ a super volcano of ridonkulous suckitude. I simply don't have access to a "cares about RBI" place in my psyche. There is a "mildly curious about OBI%" alcove just before the acid filled lake guarded by robot snipers with lasers which leads to the "cares about RBI" antechamber though. - Nate

05-08-2007, 09:13 PM	#3
BoydsOfSummer So Long Uncle Joe Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hamilton,Ohio Posts: 3,849	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service Sharpton and Jesse catch wind of this yet? __________________ 0 Value Over Replacement Poster "Sit over here next to Johnathan (Bench)...sit right here, he's smart."--Sparky Anderson

05-08-2007, 09:18 PM	#4
remdog Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Newport Beach, CA Posts: 7,946	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service Ruby must have one of those signs posted: No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service. After all, everyone knows that OJ has no money. Rem

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05-08-2007, 10:36 PM	#6
Yachtzee Hisssssssss Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Land of the Lost Posts: 6,985	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service Maybe he confused Jeff Ruby with Jack Ruby and thought he might be the "real killer." __________________ "I don't classify 'em, I just pacify 'em." - George Foster.

05-09-2007, 12:00 AM	#7
George Foster 1st pick 2022 B.B. draft Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ky Posts: 5,851	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service O.J's is use to it. It happens all the time. __________________ We got this...its our year....

05-09-2007, 12:39 AM	#8
KoryMac5 Kmac5 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Waterloo, NY Posts: 3,661	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service Not even Sharpton or Jackson would come to OJ's defense on this one.

05-09-2007, 11:18 AM	#10
dabvu2498 Yay! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 7,261	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service I'm sure none of Ruby's restaurants have ever served anyone actually convicted of a crime. __________________ When all is said and done more is said than done.

05-09-2007, 11:22 AM	#11
CySeymour .377 in 1905 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 1,481	Re: Jeff Ruby Denies OJ Simpson Service While I certainly do not like OJ, and I don't feel sorry that he got booted out, Ruby is setting himself up for a heck of a backlash. You can walk a wabbly line if you choose not to serve OJ but serve another person who had been under a cloud of suspicion. I do think the lawyer who said it is racial is just using it as an easy defense. I am sure Ruby can trot out names of several minorities who have patronized his establishements. __________________ ...the 2-2 to Woodsen and here it comes...and it is swung on and missed! And Tom Browning has pitched a perfect game! Twenty-seven outs in a row, and he is being mobbed by his teammates, just to the thirdbase side of the mound.

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