A weekend brawl erupted between O.J. Simpson and his eldest child, with his Twin Cities-native girlfriend, Christie Prody, playing a role in igniting the dispute, the New York Daily News is reporting.
According to the Daily News:
Cops rushed to Simpson's Florida home after daughter Arnelle knocked him to the ground.
"Arnelle had a fight with Christie over Christie's behavior. That's what started the whole thing," a source told the newspaper. "Christie has some problems with drinking, and Arnelle got mad. O.J. said 'Don't talk to her like that,' and Arnelle pushed him."
The source said Arnelle, 39, called 911 in a fit of guilt after striking her 61-year-old father Sunday, inflicting a slight head injury.
The National Enquirer, which first reported the row, said Arnelle was furious with O.J. for dishing out money to Prody, 32, while Arnelle's mother, Marguerite Whitley, has to work at WalMart.
Arnelle also scolded O.J. for "ditching" her mom to marry Nicole Brown Simpson, the Enquirer reported. O.J. was acquitted in Los Angeles of Nicole's murder in 1995. Two years later, a civil jury found him responsible for the killing.
--PAUL WALSH
