O.J. Simpson, for a brief stint, made some money signing autographs after being released from prison last year. According to The Associated Press, lawyers are after that cash.
David Cook, the lawyer for the family of Fred Goldman whose son Ron was killed in 1994 along with Simpson’s ex-wife, is asking for an order that requires Simpson to relinquish any money made for autograph appearances to help pay off a 1997 wrongful-death judgment in civil court.
Simpson’s lawyers claim he signed autographs after his release from prison in Nevada only to pay legal bills and has no further interest in signing memorabilia.
According to Cook, the $33.5 million judgment (made three years after Simpson was acquitted of murder charges) has now ballooned to more than $70 million.
In court documents, Cook said: “Mr. Simpson has sought to subvert this wrongful death judgment by his abject refusal to pay, much less accept personal responsibility.”
Fred Goldman has seized video-game royalties earned by Simpson and owns the right to the book “If I Did It,” Simpson’s ghostwritten account of the murders.
Simpson was released form a Nevada prison in October after serving nine years for armed robbery and assault with a weapon convictions.
