Simpson Ordered To Pay Goldmans For Video Game
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LOS ANGELES — O.J. Simpson won’t be allowed to profit from a video game featuring his likeness.
A California judge has ruled that Mr. Simpson has to pay any money he earns to the family of the late Ronald Goldman to satisfy a $38 million wrongful-death judgment. Mr. Simpson was found liable in civil court for the 1994 deaths of Ron Goldman and his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson.
The game is called “All-Pro Football 2K8” and features Mr. Simpson’s likeness as one of 240 former football greats.
The judge also ordered Mr. Simpson to turn over all correspondence, documents, and contracts with the video game’s publisher to the Goldman family.
Last week, a federal bankruptcy judge in Miami awarded the Goldmans rights to a book Mr. Simpson wrote based on the slayings. The book was never released because of public outrage.
