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O.J. Simpson's Acquittal Suit Finds A Home

Filed under: Apparel, Crimes and Misdemeanors

Last month I mentioned that the Smithsonian museum didn't want O.J. Simpson's acquittal suit but it looks like the infamous attire will have a home in Washington D.C. after all. The suit, tie and shirt that O.J. Simpson wore on the day he was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman will be on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

The tan Armani suit, white shirt and gold tie will be part of a display about the trial. The suit has been an object of contention between Fred Goldman, Ron Goldman's father and Simpson's former manager Mike Gilbert. For years Goldman has tried to obtain some money owed from the $33.5 million civil suit judgment against Simpson and both he and Gilbert had claimed ownership of the suit. Gilbert had kept the outfit in storage for years. Goldman's attorney stated that he is satisfied with the resolution because it keeps the story of what happened to his son in the public eye. The AP also reports that O.J. Simpson's attorney said that Simpson, currently in prison in Nevada for a robbery and kidnapping conviction, also agreed to the donation. Gilbert will hand deliver the suit to the Newseum next week.

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Wolfgang Puck Joins The Newseum Project

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

The Newseum project on Pennsylvania Avenue in D.C. is more than just another museum in Washington D.C. The project will have 135 apartments, retail space and, as was just announced, a new Wolfgang Puck restaurant to be named "Source by Wolfgang Puck." The Newseum located on Pennsylvania Avenue will replace the old Newseum which was in Arlington, Virginia. The complex will open in 2007. The building includes a large facade which looks out on Pennsylvania Avenue and the National Mall while letting the public see inside to the visitors and displays. It will be Puck's first foray into high-end dining in Washington.

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