Aaren’s parents were high-school sweethearts while studying at Galileo High School. But, before their relationship, Marguerite was dating OJ’s best friend, Al ‘AC’ Cowlings.
Sources claim Simpson met Whitley when Al Cowlings asked him to talk to his girlfriend. Cowlings asked OJ to speak to Marguerite as they were having some relationship issues.
But, instead of sorting the subject, both OJ and Marguerite fell for each other. The incident then led Marguerite to break up with Cowlings so that she could date Simpson.
After that, the couple dated and tied the knot when they were only 19 years old in 1967. During the time, OJ was still a freshman at USC.
After one year of their marriage, the pair welcomed their first child, Arnelle, in 1968. They had a son named Jason in 1970. On the other hand, Aaren was born nine years after her elder brother.
Related: Read about Aaren’s mother, Marguerite’s ex-boyfriend Al Cowlings.
Divorce of parents of Aaren Simpson
Several problems had started to emerge in OJ and Marguerite’s relationship. Sources claim that the issues arose due to OJ’s popularity and infidelity.
Simpson revealed to a magazine that his growing status was the problem in his marriage. Whitley claimed that her then-husband was a beast and a horrible person to Look Magazine in 1968.
Sources claimed that there were calls made to the police about domestic disturbance and violence at the Simpson home in West LA. However, both OJ and Marguerite claim that they had no violent issues.
Furthermore, in January 1995, in an interview with Barbara Walters, Marguerite said, “If he (OJ) did hit me, he would have gotten a frying pan upside the head. There is no way I would have let that happen to me.”
But Whitley did admit that she was aware of Simpson’s infidelities in the interview.
In 1979, five months before her death, Aaren’s parents finally finalized the divorce. Marguerite had gotten their family home and children’s custody with $26k as settlement.
After the death of Aaren Simpson and the end of their marriage, OJ went on to marry his late ex-wife, Nicole Brown.
In contrast, Marguerite Whitley first married a transit supervisor named Rudolph Lewis. Then, she married a furniture sales representative named Anthony Thomas.
