A recent family gathering took an awkward turn when a long-standing rumor about a member’s paternity became the subject of a joke, met with pointed silence from the family’s matriarch.
The incident occurred as two sisters discussed a recently acquired family heirloom: their late father’s personal bible. The book had a notable history, having been gifted by their father to his friend, former football star O.J. Simpson, decades prior during Simpson’s high-profile legal trial.
Annoyed by the process required to retrieve the item, one sister exclaimed that the seller should have simply given it to the family. “It’s proven he’s our dad—just give it to us,” she said.
This statement prompted her sister to reference the persistent, unverified claim that Simpson is, in fact, the biological father of the complaining sister, stemming from allegations of a past affair. “Well, it’s questionable between which one,” the sister joked.
The teased sibling played along, declaring that she therefore had “both” men as fathers and deserved the bible from “both” of them. “Both of my dads—give it to me!” she laughed.
Throughout this entire exchange, their mother, seated at the table, offered no reaction. She did not comment, laugh, or engage, and was instead seen focusing on her mobile phone.
The moment extended when another family member entered and, unaware of the context, asked about handwriting in the bible. “No, that’s my other dad’s,” the sister clarified, again naming Simpson. The newcomer responded with startled discomfort, calling the notion “scary.”
The matriarch’s silent response stands in contrast to her past public statements on the matter. She has previously labeled the rumor an “absolute lie,” vehemently denying any affair. Simpson himself also denied the paternity claim in the past, stating he had no romantic involvement with the woman and that the child in question was not his.
The scene highlights how decades-old speculation can resurface, even in jest, within a family dynamic.
