Kim Kardashian Reveals 12-Hour Bidding War to Reclaim Father's Bible From O.J. Simpson Estate

It's easy to assume Kim Kardashian has nothing left to fight for, given her association with the height of Calabasas luxury and a multi-billion-pound empire. The SKIMS founder, however, recently spoke about a high-stakes, emotional struggle that had nothing to do with red carpets or business deals. She spent twelve hours of determined effort to reclaim a very personal piece of her family's history: her late father's Bible, which he had left behind when he died.

Appearing on the latest episode of her sister's podcast, Khloé in WonderLand, which aired on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Kim revealed the lengths she went to during the Goldin Auctions event in March 2025 to secure the artifact.

The Bible, which belonged to Robert Kardashian Sr., had originally been gifted to O.J. Simpson during his 1990s murder trial and featured a personal inscription that read: 'O.J. This book will help. God loves and he will speak to you with his words.' Following Simpson's death in April 2024, his estate moved to auction off various assets to help settle the massive debt owed to the family of Ronald Goldman.

The Mystery Opponent

Despite her net worth sitting at approximately £1.6 billion ($2 billion), Kim quickly discovered that money alone wouldn't make the process easy. She initially attempted to bypass the public spectacle by offering to purchase the Bible directly from the estate for £11,800 ($15,000), but her request was flatly declined by the estate's executor, Malcolm LaVergne, who countered with a price of £118,000 ($150,000) to pull it from the auction. This set the stage for a gruelling, digital standoff that lasted half a day.

'We were going for 12 hours straight in Hawaii,' Kim told Khloé, describing the exhausting mechanics of the auction. 'And once you bid, it pushes it 30 minutes. Once you do a last bid, it pushes the auction 30 more minutes on certain auction houses. And so 12 hours we were fighting and fighting and fighting and they wouldn't let up.'

In the end, Kim secured the win with a final price tag of £63,200 ($80,276), which included the buyer's premium. However, the identity of her rival remains a haunting mystery. Because Kim was using an alias to keep the transaction private, she assumed her opponent might be one of her own sisters trying to do the same thing.

Reports have since suggested she may have been clashing with O.J. Simpson's own lawyer during the intense bidding war. Having finally reclaimed the family treasure that features her father's name etched in gold lettering, Kim chose to gift the Bible to Khloé, ensuring it returned to its rightful place within the Kardashian household.

From Blade to Bodyguard

The podcast wasn't just a platform for auction drama; it also served as a time machine to Kim's teenage years in the 1990s. In a surprising revelation, the reality star shared a story of how Blade legend Wesley Snipes essentially 'saved her life' during a trip to New York City when she was just 17.

After a night out at a club ended in a chaotic house party, a young Kim found herself stranded at 5 a.m. She had lost her money — a lone £15 ($20) bill her friend had given her for emergencies — and was left with nothing but her father's address scribbled on her hand. It was then that she spotted Snipes outside a building in the early hours.

Rather than simply taking her home, the actor insisted on stopping for breakfast first, where he proceeded to give her a stern, fatherly lecture. 'I don't know how old you are, but you're too young to be out this late. You're too young to be at parties,' Kim recalled him saying. 'You shouldn't be at these things. I'm going to take you home, and I never want to see you out at these things until you're old enough.'

Kim admitted that she never saw the actor again, but his words 'schooled' her and stayed with her for decades. It was a rare moment of grounded reality for a teenager who would soon become one of the most famous women on the planet.

Today, that planet looks very different for Kim. While she confessed to Khloé that she hasn't stepped foot in a supermarket for a 'normal' grocery shop in nearly fifteen years — joking that she has 'begged Ralphs to close' so she can roam the aisles in peace — she insists she isn't entirely detached from domestic life.

Between running a global brand and parenting, Kim claims she still finds time to do her own laundry, wash the dishes and even pump her own petrol, proving that while she might bid over £63,000 on a Bible, she hasn't forgotten how to handle the basics.