LOS ANGELES -- The family of Ron Goldman and a bankruptcy trustee are asking a judge to hold celebrity news Web site TMZ.com in contempt of court after the site posted portions of what it claims to be the manuscript of O.J. Simpson's canceled book, "If I Did It."

Among the portions published on the site were details of how Simpson hypothetically describes in an expletive-filled manner his role in the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, on June 12, 1994.

Simpson was found not guilty in a murder trial in 1995, but found liable in a wrongful death lawsuit and the Goldman family was awarded a judgment of $33.5 million.

News of the book and a companion television special were announced in November 2006, but plans for the project were dumped by Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch in response to outrage expressed by the general public, Fox television affiliates and the Goldmans.

Following months of legal wrangling, Goldman and the trustee were granted rights to the manuscript last week, with the proceeds slated to go to the Goldman family.

In court papers posted on the TMZ Web site, the bankruptcy trustee claimed, "During the time that the manuscript was published on the TMZ Website, literally tens, if not hundreds of thousands of people, downloaded the Manuscript, and now hold (the) property on their hard drives, property that is now freely transferable around the globe at the click of a mouse."

According to TMZ, the bankruptcy trustee has asked the judge to order how the site obtained the manuscript, and to give a reason why it shouldn't be held in contempt of court.

On the site, TMZ surveyed readers about the manuscript with the question, "Is there a bigger scumbag?" As of the last count of more than 76,000 votes, 89 percent of the readers answered "no."