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OJ Simpson’s Estate Rejects Kim Kardashian’s Offer for Inscripted Bible |
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OJ Simpson’s Estate Rejects Kim Kardashian’s $15,000 Offer for Inscripted Bible |
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| Event: | OJ Simpson’s estate turned down Kim Kardashian’s $15,000 offer to purchase her late father Robert Kardashian’s inscribed Bible. |
| Source: | People |
| Details: | The SKIMS founder reached out to Malcolm LaVergne, the manager in charge of selling Simpson’s belongings to pay off his debts, to buy the heirloom before it was auctioned off. |
| Reason for Rejection: | “The amount is why I had no choice, because why would I spend $15,000 of estate money — why would I spend $15,000 in attorney’s fees — to sell it to Kim for $15,000?” LaVergne told the outlet. |
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| Business Model Insight: | “That’s a zero-sum game. That’s a bad business model. If Kim had offered $150,000 for it, we would’ve been in court getting this approved outside of the auction,” he continued. |
| Alternative Offer: | LaVergne explained that Kim, 44, could bid on the Bible online, which currently has an offer for $9,800. |
| Comment from Reps: | Reps for the “Kardashians” star weren’t immediately available to Page Six for comment. |
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| Historical Context: | The Bible carries a handwritten letter Robert wrote for Simpson on June 18, 1994, the day after he was arrested and accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her close friend, Ronald Goldman. |
| Letter Content: | “O.J., this book will help,” the note reads. “God loves and he will speak to you with his words. Read this book everyday. God has a definite plan for your life. You are his child and he will use you again. I love you and God loves you.” |
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| Family Dynamics: | Robert stood by Simpson, his long-time pal’s side, and was hired as the latter’s defense attorney during the murder trial. |
| Family Divided: | However, the lawyer’s loyalty divided his family as his ex-wife, Kris Jenner, and their kids Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Rob Kardashian grew up close to Simpson and Brown Simpson. |
| Kris Jenner’s Statement: | “Right before the trial started, Robert sat down and wrote us a handwritten letter and just said, ‘Look, I know you don’t agree with what is going down here, but this is what I have to do for my friend,’” Jenner said during an appearance on Dr. Phil in 2009. |
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| Trial Outcome: | The retired NFL star was declared innocent, though he was found liable during a 1997 civil trial. |
| Deaths: | Robert Sr. passed away from esophageal cancer in September 2003 when he was 59. As for Simpson, he died from prostate cancer in April 2024. He was 76. |