FDG Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 OJ Did It! Simpson Caught Wearing Fake Rolex For O.J. Simpson, law and fashion are a lucky combination. When he was accused of killing ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994, the criminal jury found him not guilty, despite evidence including a bloody size 12 Bruno Magli footprint and a suspicious pair of Aris Light gloves. Defense lawyer Johnnie Cochran made headlines with the glove found at the scene of the murders, infamously telling the members of the jury, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." They did. O.J. didn't fare so well in a civil trial, in which the Goldman family was awarded USD $33.5 million -- which they have yet to collect. The tide seemed to be turning for the Goldman family recently, when a California judge ordered OJ to turn over a gold Rolex Submariner watch (among other things) in partial settlement of the judgment. The value of the watch, which O.J. had been spotted wearing in a photo on TMZ.com, was between $12,000 and $22,000. Or so the Goldmans thought. It turns out that the watch was a fake, worth about $125. The judge has since ordered the watch returned to O.J. -- but why not sell the fake anyway? After all, its celebrity associations are sure to draw interested bidders, and the Goldmans' lawyer has already received a $10,000 offer. Unfortunately for the Goldmans, the judgment exempts jewelry worth less than $6,075. Simpson's lawyer successfully argued that allowing the sale of the watch at a higher price would create a precedent under which the Goldmans could attempt to seize any number of trivial items belonging to O.J. on the theory that they could be sold at a significant markup. Not to mention the fact that selling a counterfeit -- even one clearly acknowledged as such and sold as a pop culture artifact rather than as a substitute for a real timepiece -- is a crime. Of course, O.J. can't sell the watch either, but in the U.S. it's perfectly legal to own a fake. At least the case has left us with one new legal rule: If the watch is fake, you cannot take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woof* Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thats too funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I bet a lot of rich and famous murderous sport figures wear reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I bet a lot of rich and famous murderous sport figures wear reps Only because they can't find gloves that fit... Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapman57 Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Thats a great post.....thanks! Then again, perhaps OJ has got the 'real deal' secured away for Sunday Best? ..........No, he's just too honest a guy to that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Only because they can't find gloves that fit... Ken ... and then of course you must acquit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I'm sure he kept the real Rolex and sent them a cheap stand in... Can't put anything past that scumbag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plaifender Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 hahaha.. OJ will never ever redeem himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I haven't seen this on mentioned here, though I might have missed it. Bernie Madoff's Rolex on eBay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchurch Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Isn't this old news or were they after another fake watch of his. I suspect OJ is always running around wearing replicas that's how he goes. I don't think he is too big of an idiot to wear high end things like that out and about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifter Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 ROFL dude shoulda bought a BK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I haven't seen this on mentioned here, though I might have missed it. Bernie Madoff's Rolex on eBay Woah! Nice glue overflowing from the insert. Looks like a ND Dial. I say rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Somebody is going to get scammed!! According to the guys over on VRF, there wasn''t a Red sub in the Madoff auction. If there had been, i'm certain it would have sold for more that this guy is going to get for this one on Ebay. Of course if this one is a fake, he has a 300% profit already!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Wow, I say rep on the Madoff red sub too... Reported that listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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