In the latest episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian revealed she was the mystery bidder who won her late dad Robert Kardashian’s bible, which he gave to his friend, the late professional footballer O.J. Simpson.
Kim Kardashian was the mystery bidder who won her late dad Robert Kardashian’s bible after an intense clash with O.J. Simpson’s lawyer.
The 45-year-old reality TV star offered $15,000 for the book – which was owned by her late father Robert Kardashian until he gave it to Simpson following his arrest on suspicion of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994 – but Kim’s offer was rejected by the late professional football player’s estate and later being sold for $80,276 to a mystery bidder.
Now Kim – whose dad acted as Simpson’s defence attorney in Simpson’s infamous 1994-1995 murder trial, in which Simpson was acquitted on all counts, but found liable for Nicole and Ronald’s deaths in a separate civil case in 1997 – revealed on the latest episode of The Kardashians that she won after using an “alias to bid on the bible” so her name “wouldn’t be traced back to it”.
Speaking to her seven-year-old daughter, Chicago West, at the dining table as she opened the package containing the bible, Kim said: “You are not going to believe what it is. Nor will you even care, but you will understand one day. This is really special to me because this used to be my daddy’s.”
As Kim pulled out the bible – which was listed by Goldin Auctions as the “Robert Kardashian Signed, Inscribed, Personally Owned ‘The Living Bible’ given to O.J. Simpson” – she added: “When someone goes to heaven, their energy is always with us.”
A producer then asked the amazed socialite: “When did you get that?”
Kim explained: “I just got it. I haven’t opened it yet. So if anyone was wondering who won that O.J. Simpson auction, you best believe it was me.”
In a confessional, she added: “My dad’s bible that he had given to O.J. was up for auction, and I contacted the attorney to O.J.’s estate to offer to buy it without having to go through the auction, and those emails allegedly leaked on TMZ.”
After she claimed the “leaked” emails caused more people to bid for the item – which generated 49 bids in total, 14 of which came during its final day on March 29 – Kim added: “I get the game, but I definitely don’t wanna be used in that situation.
“So, we used an alias to bid on the bible so that my name wouldn’t be traced back to it.”
The show then cut back to Kim holding the bible, she discovered that the bible had Robert’s name etched on it.
She said: “I thought it was a bible that my dad bought O.J. and wrote in it. It’s actually my dad’s bible with his name inscribed on it. I didn’t know that.”
The SKIMS founder then added to Chicago: “So my daddy gave this book to his best friend to give him some motivation from Jesus.”
The youngster asked what motivation means, to which Kim replied: “Motivation is when you help to like, inspire someone to do like positive things.
“Like, I can motivate you and say, ‘Everything’s gonna be OK. You’re so smart. You got this.’ Right? That’s motivation.”
And Kim cannot wait to give Robert’s bible to his and ex-wife Kris Jenner’s youngest daughter, Khloe Kardashian – who alerted Kim to the bible’s auction.
In a confessional, Kim said: “I am so excited to give this to Khloe. She was the one that showed me this auction first. So I think that she deserves to have this bible.”
Robert – who died of esophageal cancer at the age of 53 in 2003 – and Kris, 70, also have daughter, Kourtney Kardashian, 46, and 38-year-old son, Rob Kardashian.
O.J. died of prostate cancer at the age of 76 in April 2024.
Kim Kardashian revealed as mystery buyer of late dad’s bible after clash with O.J. Simpson’s lawyer
