Who is OJ Simpson’s daughter Arnelle and what does she do for a living?
ARNELLE Simpson was close to father OJ right up until his death on April 10, 2024, following a battle with cancer.
Here’s everything we know about The Juice’s first child Arnelle.
Who is OJ Simpson’s daughter Arnelle?
Arnelle Simpson, the daughter of OJ Simpson and his first wife Marguerite Whitely, was born on December 4, 1968.
She had two siblings — Jason, born on April 21, 1970, and Aaren, born in September 1977.
But in a tragic turn of events Aaren died on August 27, 1979 at only 23 months old.
Aaren passed away at the UCLA Medical Center eight days after she was initially pulled out of the family’s swimming pool unconscious.
Arnelle recalled what life was like before her father’s arrest for ‘the crime of the century’, telling Georgia Newsday in 2014: “Back then we were the first black family in that neighborhood in Brentwood.”
She remained close to her father and even managed his finances until his death in April 2024.
Arnelle also appeared in several documentary series, including the 2014 series OJ: Trial of the Century, and reportedly encouraged her father to write his infamous book, If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer (2007).
What does Arnelle Simpson do for a living?
It has been almost impossible for any of OJ’s children to live a normal life, as Arnelle revealed in the 2014 interview with Georgia Newsday, saying she worked “for a rapper called Hash for a while and then produced some fashion shows.”
She explained that she was in the process of looking for a new job, location and life.
Speaking about the family’s financial situation at the time, she continued: “The home is gone! All the money went to attorneys anyway. There was no point to keep it. It went for for closure. It’s gone.”
There have been no more recent reports about her career and what she’s been up to since.
What has Arnelle Simpson said about her father?
Arnelle was the first to take the stand during OJ’s trial in 1994 when he was accused of murdering his second wife, Nicole Brown — describing him as “emotional,” “distraught” and “out of control” when he learned of her death.
She also spoke out during OJ’s parole hearing in 2017 after he was jailed for an armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel in 2007, pleading for him to be released so her family could “move forward”.
Arnelle described him as her “best friend” before saying: “As a family, we recognize he’s not the perfect man, but as a man and a father he has done his best to behave in a way that speaks to his overall nature and character.”
OJ Simpson's Trial Timeline
A look at why The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson is regarded as the murder trial of the century.
On June 12, 1994, OJ Simpson’s estranged wife Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and her friend Ronald Goldman, 25, were stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles condo.
Their bodies were found two days later.
On June 17, Simpson was charged with their murders and arrested following a livestreamed car chase.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges on July 22.
By November 3, an initial jury of twelve was selected.
They would be sequestered for 265 days throughout the proceedings.
Simpson wished for a speedy trial, and his team worked tirelessly on their defense before opening statements began on January 24.
Prosecutors painted Simpson as a savage killer who lashed out at his wife in a murderous rage because he couldn’t control her.
They said a bloody glove was recovered at the crime scene, and that blood spatters were seen on Simpson’s white Ford Bronco.
Meanwhile, the defense accused Mark Fuhrman, a Los Angeles Police Department detective who was working the case, of racism.
They claimed Fuhrman used racist language to describe Black people and tried to paint him as an illegitimate witness.
Three days after the opening statements, Simpson released his tell-all book I Want to Tell You where he spoke out about the deaths and accusations.
On February 3, Nicole’s sister Denise Brown testified that Simpson was abusive, claiming he called Nicole a “fat pig” when she was pregnant.
On June 15, Simpson tried on bloody gloves that were found at the scene of the crime and demonstrated that they did not seem to fit in a dramatic court scene.
On October 3, the jury found Simpson not guilty of two counts of murder.
In 1997, Simpson was found liable for Nicole and Goldman’s deaths in a civil suit filed by the victims’ families