Judge orders OJ not to spend book advance

A state judge has ordered OJ Simpson to stop spending money he may have received for his unpublished book, If I Did It, about the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg’s ruling yesterday extended a restraining order issued last month barring Simpson from spending any earnings from past deals, including books, films, and sports memorabilia.

The order, which was sought by Goldman’s father, Fred, initially did not apply to the advance Simpson may have received from the book-and-TV deal for If I Did It, because the father had filed a federal lawsuit over the funds.

However, the federal lawsuit was dismissed on January 24 by a judge in Los Angeles who said he had no jurisdiction over Simpson, who lives in Florida.

The new order will remain in effect until a February 20 hearing, in which Simpson’s attorneys must provide the former football star’s financial records if they want to ask the court to make an exemption on his spending.

“We dare him to provide a financial statement under oath,” said Goldman’s attorney, David Cook.