O. J. Simpson

The civil and criminal trials of Simpson were not the only important legal cases that were spawned by the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman on June 12, 1994. As an artist, Charles topped the Hot 100 three times in the 1960s, but always with other writers' songs. In June 2004, Simpson had planned a long series of news appearances to mark the tenth anniversary of the killings, but ended up being displaced by another story – the death and funeral of former President Reagan. By reaching number-one, "Gold Digger" gave Charles his first Hot 100 chart-topper as a songwriter, credited as a result of the "I Got a Woman" sample. Carroll responded to the criticism by proclaiming "we respect our Heisman Trophy winners.". On the Pop 100, "Gold Digger" also broke a record by jumping from number 94 to number-two, giving West the record for the biggest ever jump on that chart. The Southern California coach Pete Carroll allowed Simpson to come onto the field and mingle with the players and pose for pictures. "Gold Digger" also became West's first Top 10 single on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, peaking at number-two.

Prior to the 2004 Orange Bowl football game featuring Simpson's USC Trojans, the former football star showed up unannounced at a USC practice. The song spent ten weeks at the top of the Hot 100 until rising Hip-Hop/R&B star Chris Brown's hit "Run It!" shot up to the pole position for the week of November 19. Also, Simpson considered becoming a news commentator for actor Robert Blake's murder trial. The jump ended the fourteen-week run of Carey's "We Belong Together" at number-one, and kept Carey's "Shake It Off" from replacing "We Belong Together" as the number-one single. There were plans for him to have a reality TV show in the style of The Osbournes in 2003. The high digital download sales helped propel the song from number-nineteen to number-one in one week, the fifth highest jump ever to that position on the Hot 100. In 2001, he was involved in a road rage case that received some publicity, but he was again found not guilty. "Gold Digger" has sold over 1,000,000 downloads during its seven weeks of release.

In 1998 at the end of an interview conducted by Ruby Wax for BBC1, Simpson mimed stabbing her with a banana while mimicking the theme music from Psycho. The song broke the record for the most digital downloads sold in one week, and the record for the fastest selling digital single of all time, both previously held by Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". He was accused of illegally accessing signals from DirecTV. Approximately 80,000 digital downloads of "Gold Digger" were sold through on legal music services such as iTunes and Napster in that first week, making it the most successful digital sales debut ever. He seemed to have a knack for appearing in news stories that often had nothing directly to do with him. When Late Registration was released, the album version of "Gold Digger" was first made available for download. Even after his two trials Simpson was never far from the news. Their concerns were unfounded as "Gold Digger" became a success, hitting number one on the Hot 100, Pop 100, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and the Hot Rap Tracks charts.

In 2000, Simpson won custody of his children in a second trial. Following the chart performance of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone", which failed to crack the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, West's label became concerned with how a follow up single would perform. The ruling was thrown out when an appeals court determined that it was wrong to exclude evidence from the murder trial [1]. Foxx is also present, lip-synching both his own parts and the Ray Charles vocal sample. In late 1998 Simpson won a custody trial filed by the Browns. The titles of the magazines the women appear on the cover of reflect the correlating verses in the song. When Simpson was acquitted, he was given back custody over the children. Shot in a CinemaScope letterbox format, using stylized art direction with few props, the video features performances shots of West intercut with footage of Williams' trademark female video models depicted as "pin-up" cover models from fictional vintage magazines.

While Simpson was in prison during the murder trial, Nicole Brown's parents, Louis and Juditha Brown, had custody over Simpson's younger children Sidney and Justin. The song's music video was directed by Hype Williams, who also directed West's previous video, "Diamonds from Sierra Leone". It is still speculated among most people that he is guilty. In an ironic final twist which punctuates the sarcasm inherent in the song, West points out that when that hopeful and ambitious broke man finally gets "put on", however, he is very likely to "leave your ass for a white girl.". Simpson has not filed for bankruptcy. West urges his female listeners to stick with their man, even if he is a dishwasher or cook at a fast-food restaurant, instead of going after the men with the money. In Florida a person's residence cannot be seized to collect a debt under most circumstances. She even lies to her man about the paternity of her child, resulting in the man supporting the child for 18 years until he discovers he is not the father.

He subsequently moved from California to Miami, Florida. "Now I ain't saying she a gold digger," West tells his audience, "but she ain't messin with no broke niggas." The woman spends money her man gives her to buy her kid's toys on liposuction and plastic surgery (West comments that the woman was "supposed to buy your shorty (child) tyco wit' your money", but instead "went to the doctor and got "lipo" wit' your money"). A 2000 Rolling Stone article reported that Simpson also still makes a significant income by signing autographs. In the song, West and Foxx deliver a tongue-in-cheek criticism of a woman who falsely seduces a man under the true pretense of spending his money, playing into the stereotype of African-American young women as being gold diggers. However, California law protects pensions from being used to satisfy judgments, so Simpson was able to continue much of his lifestyle based on his NFL pension. The two also worked on Foxx's latest album, and West features on Foxx's song "Extravaganza". Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages. The song is the second collaboration between Foxx and West, following "Slow Jamz" with Twista.

Attorney for plaintiff Fred Goldman (father of Ronald Goldman) was Daniel Petrocelli. Though he is given full credit as a featured artist on "Gold Digger," Jamie Foxx's only vocal contribution is the a cappella introduction to the song, an interpolation of Charles's "I Got a Woman" (Foxx opens the song with the line "She take my money/when I'm in need/Yeah she's a trifling/friend indeed," a twist on Charles' original lyrics, "She gives me money/when I'm in need/Yeah she's a kind/of friend to me." A sample of Charles singing the original is repeated throughout the song). On February 4, 1997 a civil jury in Santa Monica, California found Simpson liable for the wrongful death of Ronald Goldman, battery against Ronald Goldman, and battery against Nicole Brown. The song is built around both a vocal interpolation and a sample of "I Got a Woman", originally performed by Ray Charles and written by Charles and Renald Charles. With the damage done to his public reputation, his acting career was ruined. "Gold Digger" was written by Kanye West, and co-produced by West and Jon Brion. There have been significant criticisms of the prosecution and some still feel that Simpson should have been found guilty. .

After one of the most widely publicized arrests and trials in American history, Simpson was found not guilty. As of December 10th 2005, "Gold Digger" was nominated for "Record of the Year" for the 2006 Grammy Awards. Simpson was soon charged with their murders. It is 2005's second-longest running #1 on The Billboard Hot 100 at 10 weeks, behind Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together". On June 12, 1994 his former wife Nicole Brown and friend Ronald Goldman were found dead outside Brown's condominium. The single broke a record for the most digital downloads in a week, selling over 80,000 digital downloads, and is also the fastest selling digital download of all time. He was paying substantial child support. Based upon elements of the Ray Charles song "I Got a Woman", "Gold Digger" features Jamie Foxx, who portrayed Charles in the 2004 feature film Ray, imitating Charles' vocal style.

Simpson had pleaded no contest to a domestic violence charge and was separated from Nicole. The second single from West's second album, Late Registration, "Gold Digger" peaked at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming West's and Foxx's second number-one single after 2003's "Slow Jamz" with Twista. He also hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live but he was the only host not invited to attend the program's 25th anniversary celebration special in 1999. "Gold Digger" is a 2005 number-one single recorded by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx, and released by Roc-a-Fella Records. Besides his acting career, Simpson had stints as a commentator for Monday Night Football and The NFL on NBC. Simpson was spokesman for the pX Corporation, and he appeared in comic book ads for Dingo shoes.

He would often be shown running through airports, as if to suggest he was back on the football field. He was a spokesman for the Hertz rental-car company (Ford vehicles are usually found in Hertz rental fleets, hence the nickname 'Simpsons' for the cars). Simpson's amiable persona and natural charisma landed him numerous endorsement deals. Simpson was considered for the lead role in The Terminator, before it was decided audiences might not accept him as a villain.

After his retirement from football, Simpson went on to a successful film career with parts in films such as the television mini-series Roots, and the motion pictures The Cassandra Crossing, Capricorn One, The Towering Inferno, and The Naked Gun trilogy. They had two children, Sydney Brooke Simpson (born October 17, 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (born August 6, 1988), and were divorced in 1992. On February 2, 1985 Simpson married Nicole Brown. That same year Simpson and Marguerite were divorced.

In 1979, Aaren drowned in the family's swimming pool a month before her second birthday. Simpson (born April 21, 1970) and Aaren Lashone Simpson (born September 24, 1977). Simpson (born December 4, 1968), Jason L. Together they had three children: Arnelle L.

Whitley. On June 24, 1967 Simpson married Marguerite L. Simpson has eight siblings named George, Sue, Emily, Abraham, Kyra, Kirsten, Bryant, and Jim. Away from football but within sports, he won the 1975 American Superstars competition.

He is a member of the Bills' Wall of Fame. After being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 1978, Simpson retired from the NFL the following year, and on January 23, 1985 became the first Heisman Trophy winner elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Simpson went on to earn All-Pro honors five times and amassed 11,236 rushing yards during his career. He also had back-to-back 200 yard performances in both 1973 and 1976.

Over his career, Simpson ran for an NFL record 6 200-yard games, three of which occurred in 1973. His 1973 performance earned him the Hickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year. "The Juice" powered one of the league's top rushing offenses, and ran behind the famed "Electric Company" offensive line. Simpson's yards per game average was ten yards higher than that of the closest competitor.

Eric Dickerson holds the 16-game season and overall records with 2,105 yards rushing in 1984). Although his 2,003 yard season has subsequently been eclipsed by four running backs, only Barry Sanders managed to match Simpson by rushing for 2,000 or more yards in 14 games (Weeks 3-16 of the 1997 season; including Weeks 1 & 2, Sanders rushed for 2,053 yards. In 1973 Simpson ran for a then-record 2,003 yards, becoming the first player ever to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark, and was voted the league's Most Valuable Player. Simpson was selected by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills, who held the first selection in the draft after finishing 1-12-1 in 1968 - the worst record in professional football.

After originally playing in Junior College at the City College of San Francisco, his talent landed him at the University of Southern California (USC) and won him the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, the nickname "The Juice", and the distinction of being the first player selected in the 1969 professional football draft after winning the Heisman Trophy. While attending Galileo High School in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school's football team, the Galileo Lions. . He was found liable and responsible for their deaths in civil court in 1997.

He was acquitted in criminal court in 1995 after a lengthy, highly publicized and controversial trial. Although considered to be one of the greatest running backs of all time, Simpson is now best known for being charged with the murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994. Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, was a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. The Naked Gun 33⅓:The Final Insult (1994).

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991). The Naked Gun - From the Files of Police Squad! (1988). Capricorn One (1978). The Cassandra Crossing (1976).

The Towering Inferno (1974). The Klansman (1974). was a former football player, was in a police chase, and was in a controversial murder trial within the scope of the three PS2 GTA games. B.J.

Simpson. Smith is a parody of O.J. In the popular Grand Theft Auto series of videogames, the character B.J. Simpson's search for his wife's killer was parodied in the Doonesbury comic strip.

was referenced prior to the murder case in an episode of Seinfeld, "The Masseuse", in which Elaine suggests her then-boyfriend, Joel Rifkin, change his name to O.J. O.J. Simpson has since abandoned his trademarks. Ritchie convinced the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that he had standing to challenge Simpson's trademarks under the Lanham Act.

Ritchie argued that because of the whole sequence of events from 1994 through 1997, Simpson's very name had become immoral and scandalous and thus could not be protected as a trademark. Ritchie, challenged the validity of Simpson's trademarks under a federal statute that bars immoral, deceptive, or scandalous subject matter. A New Hampshire intellectual property attorney, William B. Kaelin settled his lawsuit for an undisclosed amount.

The district court granted summary judgment to the defendant, but on appeal, Kaelin convinced the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that he had a valid claim for defamation. Simpson's houseguest on the night of the murders, Brian "Kato" Kaelin, sued Globe Communications for $15 million after it ran a headline in one of its tabloid newspapers insinuating that Kaelin was the real murderer. Their subsequent legal battle with the IRS culminated in the rule that they could not apply the drop in their house's value as a casualty loss deduction on their income tax return, because it was only temporary. The media circus and hordes of curious tourists tormented them (and the rest of Simpson's neighbors) for the next four years.

Gerald Chamales and his wife, Kathleen, bought a house next to Simpson's just ten days before the murders of which he was accused.