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myLot reputation of 80/100. whiteheather39 (15572)   ranked 1,702 out of 26,919 in people 6 years ago

Do you think this is fair? Will O.J. obey? How will anyone know if he is spendning money or not??LOS ANGELES - A state judge has ordered O.J. Simpson to stop spending money he received for his unpublished book, "If I Did It," about the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg's ruling on Wednesday extended a restraining order issued last month barring Simpson from spending any earnings from past deals, including books, films and sports memorabilia.
The order, which was sought by Goldman's father, initially did not apply to the advance Simpson received from the book-and-TV deal for "If I Did It" because Fred Goldman had filed a federal lawsuit over the funds. However, the federal lawsuit was dismissed Jan. 24 by a judge in Los Angeles who said he had no jurisdiction over Simpson, who lives in Florida.
The ruling is the latest in a decade-long battle following a 1997 civil judgment against Simpson that held him liable for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Fred Goldman alleges Simpson is trying to avoid paying the $33.5 million judgment, which has ballooned to about $40 million with interest.
Simpson's book, which was spiked in November by the publisher, reportedly described how he theoretically would have killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Cook said the Goldman family remains concerned Simpson is shopping another book deal.


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1. myLot reputation of 80/100. berlinlife (4339)   ranked 2,342 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

I believe O.J.Simpson is guilty, he killed them, and he got away with the crime. So, I agree with that decision from the judge. He should not spent the money, and he should start payments to Goldman. But I am happy with the fact that his book and his TV deal were cut off! He is trying to make money out of a crime! He should try and get a real job if what he needs is money to support his kids.

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. TeresaK (8081)   6 years ago

I hope they can find some way to enforce it, and get that money to the Goldman family. There's no reason why he should be able to get away with owing them that much money, and have nothing done about it. If he weren't famous, and he owed settlement money, the court would toss him in jail until he agreed to pay up, instead of just letting it drag on for years.

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3. myLot reputation of 89/100. sunshinecup (5903)   ranked 1,024 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

How strange, maybe the courts froze his checking accounts? I don't know how you can enforce that. Not that I don't think something should be done, the low life jerk, but this is just weird.

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4. myLot reputation of 82/100. alantae (223)   ranked 7,913 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

How could you enforce that ruling? And more importantly, how could you justify it? I don't get how you can just order someone to stop spending money that they are earning. And how could you justify not only telling him not to spend the money from the book, but from all past deals as well? It's his story he's trying to sell, so how can you justify stopping him?


myLot reputation of 93/100. slickcut (6058)   ranked 1,729 out of 26,919 in people  6 years ago

Maybe because its blood money? ya think

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5. myLot reputation of 93/100. sunlover (3097)   6 years ago

I believe he commited the crimes.But they could not prove it.He has avoided paying this judgement all this time. He is a very shrud man. I do not believe there is any way they can stop him from spending the money from past deals.


myLot reputation of 97/100. patootie (3081)  6 years ago

It's all very odd isn't it .. I bet lawyers rub their hands in glee when this kind of very public crime takes place .. they are making vast fortunes from others despair .. one way or another ..

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6. myLot reputation of 90/100. margieanneart (16724)   6 years ago

Life is not fair at all, nor is the justice system. It saddens my heart that he got away with it because of that crooked cop. I have no idea how they can keep tabs on what he spends from that unpublished book. I think the families should receive any money received for that book when published, not him.

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7. myLot reputation of 89/100. scorpiobabes (2021)   ranked 1,002 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

I think that if he learned to manage his funds like real people (ie, not with millions) and cared for his children, he could have theoretically started paying on those judgements. Unfortunately, OJ's outlived 2 of his legal team and will probably outlive them all!

My personal theory is that OJ may not have been the person holding the knife, but he did orchestrate it. Death by knife is an extremely PERSONAL crime because the killer has to be right there in front of their victim. Unfortuntely, Ron Goldman was in the wrong place at the wrong time and therefore had to be eliminated as a possible witness. Of anyone living whose size and build somewhat matches him as well as have similar DNA, it would be his son from his first marriage. He overreacted during the reading of the verdict, whereas OJ visibly relaxed. But if the LAPD had thought about it, leather will shrink when introduced to ANY liquid, which is why the glove would not have fit OJ. Unfortunately, the LAPD bungled the case and now we have to endure this endless squabbling. OJ should consider writing his memoirs with the intention of paying for these judgements, rather than profit from the deaths.


myLot reputation of 87/100. smilekeith (143)   ranked 9,172 out of 26,919 in people  6 years ago

While I think the evidence was botched in such a way that the jury made the ONLY FAIR DECISION possible, I think it is crazy to put someone else in the murder scene. I have to admit, I wasn't there, but I believe he was the perpertrator of the crime.

Due to the lack of UNTAINTED evidence, OJ is legally innocent. Hopefully, he will have to right to live like any other human being who is innocent. Assumptions should not be legal evidence and therefore, he should keep the money. However, If I ever had an ex girlfriend, fiance or even enemy killed brutally, I wouldn't not write a hypothetical book about how I killed her.... regardless how much money they paid. How do you measure the cost of pain.

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8. myLot reputation of 55/100. sndcain (3075)   6 years ago

This whole thing is disgusting and Simpson is the lowest of low for even writing the book in the first place. I am sickened by his attempt to profit off murders he claimed he didn't commit.

I think the ruling is 100% right. If he DOES make any money, it should be given to the victim's families.

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9. myLot reputation of 95/100. jennybeans (734)   ranked 636 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

So he's that desperate now that he's spending money from a book that was never published, that more or less confirmed the entire world's suspicion that he was guilty of his wife's murder. There's no IF in his "I did it." He did it! I think the fact that he's profiting from murder is conviction enough for me. He should be behind bars.

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10. myLot reputation of 82/100. erminiasanjose (1534)   ranked 1,607 out of 26,919 in people   6 years ago

I think that Simpson should be allowed to spend his money. The crime and the book are two different matters. But the book should not of course affect the decision of the court which has the rules of court to follow. The book should be published and it's up to the people if they buy it. Da Vinci Code and other books taken from the Holy Bible which consist of blasphemies against God are allowed to be published and circulated. Simpson should also be given freedom to publish and circulate his book, spend his money as he wish, and let him pay his obligations to the government, people, and to all whom he is obliged to pay including support for his children. I really believe that he should not be stopped publishing and circulating his book.


myLot reputation of 89/100. scorpiobabes (2021)   ranked 1,002 out of 26,919 in people  6 years ago

But Simpson has judgements that need to be honored...legal obligations! If he was anyone else, believe me, he'd be paying for them. Obviously a jury believed him to be responsible and awarded the Brown and Goldman families compensation.

In the end, all of the media outlets that were going to follow through with this got a lot of publicity (not necessarily good either). When the book and other appearances were canceled, the money should have theoretically gone back to the publisher; however, he had to use a ghostwriter (allegedly) and he was being paid to put his face and name on the book and to promote the appearances.

What makes his legal team's bills take a higher priority than a legal judgement? The decision of the court was that he was found guilty of the crime civilly and therefore is obligated to pay. He had to sell his home to pay his 'dream team'--why shouldn't any monies he would subsequently earn be paid to honor the obligations?

I'm not interested in making this a racial issue, but the fact is that he WAS found guilty in a civil court of law and all he's doing right now is teaching all four of his children how to sidestep the rules. THAT is the biggest crime of all.

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