Simpson Moving To Florida, Newspaper Says

O.J. Simpson may be moving into a $2.2 million oceanfront mansion on Florida’s eastern shore.

The home in the exclusive Mariner Village, on a 6-mile-long barrier island near Vero Beach, has been sold to an offshore corporation, but the real buyer is Simpson, the New York Post said Saturday.

Florida Today of Melbourne also reported Saturday that the palatial spread has been sold to A.C. International Ltd., with Elliot S. Shaw listed as the buyer’s attorney.

Laura Ahlers, Shaw’s assistant, would not say when the sale would close.

She would not comment on whether Simpson is the buyer. “Eventually, everyone will find out,” she said.

Earl Katz, the owner who sold the home, did not return a phone call seeking comment Saturday.

But he told the Post that neighbors are so angry at him, that he and his wife are leaving the area. “Life has become so devastating, especially for my wife, Debbie, we are getting out of here,” he said.

Katz said he had “no idea in the world” the house was for Simpson when he signed the contract, that Shaw only told him last week that the former football great planned to move in.

There has been much speculation about Simpson’s expected move to South Florida since Newsweek magazine reported the former football star was headed for the Sunshine state, which bars creditors from seizing the home of people in bankruptcy.