Following his infamous trial for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman in 1995,
for which he was eventually acquitted, former football player O.J. Simpson's life took some
more twists and turns. And despite getting off for murder, Simpson wasn't off the hook just yet.
In a separate civil trial, the victims' families filed lawsuits against Simpson for their wrongful
deaths. Simpson was determined liable, and he was ordered to pay $8.5 million to the Goldman family
and $25 million to his children, which prompted him to auction off his sports memorabilia,
according to CNBC. Nowadays, Simpson has been spotted everywhere from Cameo to Twitter,
sparking questions about what else he has been getting into since his highly-publicized trial.
In 2008, O.J. Simpson was convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery — among other
charges — following an unbelievable incident that took place in Las Vegas the year before.
Simpson stole sports memorabilia he believed belonged to him, confronting dealers Bruce Fromong
and Alfred Beardsley in a Las Vegas hotel room. Fromong and Beardsley thought they were meeting
potential buyers but instead encountered the former athlete and five others, and allegedly,
some of the perpetrators had guns. Fromong testified at Simpson's hearing, saying,
"He was led to believe that on that day, there were going to be thousands of pieces
of his personal memorabilia, pictures of his wife from his first marriage,
pictures of his kids. [...] He was misled about what was going to be there that day."
Before his conviction, Simpson had been dating waitress Christie Prody for thirteen years,
according to ABC News. Prody had been with him following his acquittal and stuck by his side
during the robbery trial, too. However, a year into Simpson's sentence in 2009, the
couple split up. Prody has since remarried, while Simpson was granted parole and released in 2017.
These days, O.J. Simpson still lives in Las Vegas and frequently plays golf.
Simpson also is incredibly active on Twitter, where he posts sports analysis and day-to-day
update videos for over 800,000 followers. Most notably, he uploaded a two-minute video in August,
where he spoke out against people who have been hesitant to get vaccinated.
Although his message was primarily directed to athletes who were affecting their teammates,
it appeared to apply to people in his personal life, too.
Simpson joined both Twitter and the celebrity video app Cameo in 2019,
where he provided custom video messages to fans who paid him. Meanwhile, on Twitter,
users were questioning if it was actually him. To confirm his presence on the platform,
Simpson said in his first video post, "Hey Twitter world, it's yours truly," before ending with,
"I got a little getting even to do."
Although it's unclear what he meant by "getting even," his account has since kept a focus on
sports conflicts, rather than his past legal problems. The specific amount of money Simpson
makes from Cameo appearances is unknown, but whatever it is, he's likely using it to pay
off previous debts. Following a verdict against him in a wrongful death lawsuit,
Simpson initially owed $33.5 million to Ronald Goldman's family, However,
the amount of interest has raised the figure to almost $70 million as of 2018.
During O.J. Simpson's marriage to Nicole Brown, the couple had two children:
Sydney Brooke in 1985 and Justin in 1988. After Simpson's acquittal in the trial of his ex-wife,
he maintained joint custody of the kids with Brown's family. However,
by the time of his robbery conviction, both children were adults.
Sydney went on to attend Boston University where she studied
sociology. As for Justin, he works in real estate, according to his Twitter profile,
and it's possible Sydney is involved in the business, too. The New York Post reported
in 2017 that the two bought 13 properties together, including apartments and houses.
Many have also speculated that none other than Khloé Kardashian was also a daughter of Simpson's,
given his close relationship with the family, but he eventually cleared things
up. On Father's Day 2019, Simpson took to Twitter to speak about the rumors.
"Khloé, like all the girls, I'm very proud of, just like I know Bob would be,
if he was here, but the simple facts of the matter is, she's not mine."
Clearly, Simpson continues to be a controversial and headline-making figure,
and though he was acquitted of those 1990s crimes, his life since then has never been the same.
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