Once a favorite running back of the NFL, OJ Simpson’s fame was short-lived due to his involvement in criminal and robbery charges. ‘The Juice’ rose to prominence for his time in the Buffalo Bills. However, the public trial of the former athlete skyrocketed him to fame. The retired athlete lost most of his wealth, but he could do it after two major setbacks in life.
At one point in time, The Juice had accumulated a substantial net worth of $10.8 million, which could now be worth $18 Million. But the court trials led to him losing almost all of it. However, he went from riches to rags to back in abundance.
The setbacks that made The Juice turn into rags
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As per Celebrity net Worth, the retired NFL athlete is sitting in a $three Million fortune. Since it is pension money and protected by State Law, it remains untouched by the Goldmans. But OJ Simpson is finally a millionaire after huge setbacks. One was his divorce from Margaret Wiley, whom he married when he was 19. He then married Nicole Brown in 1985 and eventually divorced in 1992. He had to pay out $10,000 for child support, a one-time payment of $433,750 [$730,000 after inflation adjustment], and also gave a rental property in San Francisco.
The second major blow was when he got charged with the murder of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. The OJ Simpson trial became one of the most publicized ones, and he came out as not guilty via a jury verdict. However, a civil proceeding found Simpson liable and commanded him to compensate $33.5 million in damages to the Goldman and Brown families.
Despite paying the damages to date, OJ Simpson still managed to build a $3 Million fortune out of his pension. Since it is off-limits due to tax laws, The Goldmans cannot touch it. However, they have claimed that Simpson has more money beyond his pension.
Does OJ Simpson have more Million in-store overseas?
There are speculations that the $3 Million pension money is just the one in the public eye. Sources have claimed that The Juice has set up some overseas accounts, and the Goldman family believed it to be true for years.
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#OJsimpson may have hidden millions in offshore accounts | Daily Mail Online https://t.co/G63cUQD76t
— Philip Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) September 30, 2017
As per DailyMail, an audio recording dates back to Simpson and his entourage’s Vegas break-in and robbery. The clip had the voice of OJ’f friend and memorabilia collector Bruce Fromong. He was livid about Wilson, who held a gun to him. He said, “I helped him set up his f***ing offshore accounts. Don’t f*** with me. It’s not over. It’s not f***ing over.”
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If the reports are true, OJ is in deep trouble. But the entire benefit would go to the Goldmans.
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