Arnelle Simpson was born on the 4th of December, 1968, to Marguerite L. Whitley and O.J. Simpson, who got married to each other just a year before her arrival in June, 1967, when O.J. was 19 years of age. She has two younger brothers; Jason Simpson, who was born in 1970, and Aaren Simpson, who was born in 1977 but died just two years later in 1979 after he drowned in the family swimming pool.
In March 1979, O.J. and Marguerite divorced. Before the divorce, however, O.J. met and began dating Nicole Brown in 1977. Following the divorce, Arnelle lived with her mother while her father moved to stay with his new girlfriend. Not much was subsequently heard about the little girl until her father was in the news for allegedly killing Brown, who he had married and divorced.
Arnelle Simpson was always present in court at her father’s trials. Her mother, Marguerite, who nothing had been heard about since the divorce, was also present to show support to her children, if not their father. Following O.J.’s acquittal, nothing again was heard about Arnelle until her father got into trouble again almost a decade later.
Ms. Simpson, as she had done as a child, stood beside her father during his new trials, making her arguably the most well known Simpson child as her popularity soared. As things would pan out, her father’s luck seemed to have run out and he was this time convicted and sent to jail.
Arnelle Simpson continued to give support to her father while he was in jail, even appearing for him during his parole hearing. She made an emotional testimony at his 2017 parole hearing, which arguably ensured he got a unanimous vote from the Nevada parole board to be eligible for early release. At the time, O.J. had served nine years in prison for robbery.
