would commit the same crimes, he would get parole if he had the same factors that simpson had. reporter: simpson, clearly having lost weight made a dramatic appearance before the board. are you humbled by this incarceration? oh, yes, for sure. as i said, i wish it would have never happened. reporter: he had been convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon for a 2007 incident in a las vegas hotel room. simpson seemingly tried to relitigate the case, saying he was misled into going into the hotel with associates who were armed and simply wanted to reclaim personalfamily hair lo heirlooms that had been stolen. i didn t threaten them. it was the other two security guys that did that. i haven t made any excuses in the nine years that i ve been here and i m not trying to make an excuse now. they were there because of me, you know, but in no way, shape or form did i wish them any harm. reporter: but at one moment, simpson appeared angry when