Kim Kardashian’s try to buy her late father’s bible for $15,000 from the property of O.J. Simpson was denied – however the actuality star will nonetheless have an opportunity to get the prized possession again.
The executor of Simpson’s property, Malcolm LaVergne, began to public sale off a number of the late NFL participant’s gadgets to repay excellent money owed. One in every of this stuff is a bible that Robert Kardashian Sr. gave to Simpson the day after he was arrested in 1994 on suspicion of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her pal Ron Goldman.
“OJ, This guide will assist,” the late Kardashian, who died in 2003 after being identified with esophageal most cancers, wrote contained in the bible. “God loves and he’ll converse to you along with his phrases. Learn this guide on a regular basis. God has a particular plan to your life. You’re his youngster and he’ll use you once more. I really like you and God loves you.”
The Skims founder has tried to purchase the bible for $15,000, however LaVergne revealed in an interview with Folks that the request was denied as a result of it had been underneath contract with the court docket to be auctioned off.
“The quantity is why I had no alternative, as a result of why would I spend $15,000 of property cash — why would I spend $15,000 in lawyer’s charges — to promote it to Kim for $15,000?” he stated. “That is a zero-sum sport. That is a nasty enterprise mannequin. If Kim had provided $150,000 for it, we might’ve been in court docket getting this authorised exterior of the public sale.”
Kim does have the flexibility to bid on the bible utilizing the public sale website. It at the moment has a $9,800 bid as of Friday afternoon, however bidding doesn’t finish till March 29.
“She might even get it cheaper than the 15 grand, so who is aware of,” LaVergne added.
Along with giving Simpson the bible, Robert additionally famously defended and helped acquit him when he was placed on trial in 1995.
Robert married Kristen Mary Houghton (now often known as Kris Jenner) in 1978 they usually welcomed 4 youngsters — Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Robert Kardashian Jr .— who all referred to Simpson and his former spouse as “Uncle OJ” and “Auntie Nicole.”
Nonetheless, Robert’s choice to defend Simpson divided his household. Throughout the trial, Kris was noticed sitting on the prosecution facet of the courtroom in help of Nicole. Kim, 43, beforehand admitted the trial put a pressure on their household in a dialog with Dr. Phil in 2009.
Simpsons’ trial was dramatized in Ryan Murphy’s 2016 award-winning collection The Folks v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Mates star, David Schwimmer performed Robert Kardashian within the present.
“I liked it,” Kim stated in June 2024, including: “Some folks have been over, they usually hadn’t seen it, and I had watched it years and years in the past and I wished to see if my recollection was proper on the portrayal of my dad.
“And I believed it was performed so effectively, and I keep in mind asking Ryan, ‘Who have been your sources? As a result of that was my dad’s precise bracelet. That was our dwelling!’” Kardashian stated.
