Ex-NFL star and double murder acquittee O.J. Simpson reportedly wants to star in Donald Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice".

A source close to the well known reality show revealed the fact that the former football player was in talks with the producers of “The Celebrity Apprentice,” FOX News wrote on its Web site.

The story was first revealed to the public by The New York Post in its Page Six gossip column on Wednesday.

However, the producers of the NBC reality show haven’t taken a decision yet, the source said.

"Simpson really wants to do it. Trump and NBC are thinking about it, but are being very cautious," the Page Six source said. "There's a certain amount of heat associated with Simpson."

The New York Post Page Six story also quoted the source saying that the “amount of heat associated with Simpson" would boost the TV show’s ratings. It makes perfect sense. Who wouldn’t like to see Donald Trump fire OJ and then OJ turning to stab him on live TV?

For the readers who don’t know, The Apprentice is a reality TV show that was first produced and aired in the US on NBC. The show includes 16-18 businessmen and businesswomen - or stars in the case of “Celebrity Apprentice” – competing in an elimination-style competition for a one-year, $250,000 starting contract of running one of host and executive producer Donald Trump's companies.