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What is Paula Barbieri’s Net Worth?

Paula Barbieri, an American model and actress, has a net worth of $2.5 million dollars. She gained notoriety for dating O.J. Simpson around the time of his ex-wife’s murder, but her modeling career included posing for Victoria’s Secret and Vogue fashion shoots.

Early Life and Career

Paula Barbieri was born on December 31, 1966 in Panama City, Florida to parents Marianne and Vincent Barbieri. She began modeling at a young age and by her teens was living in Europe waking runways from Paris to Milan.

Reportedly, during her time in Europe, she had a brief affair with much older film director Roman Polanski. She would later date actor Dolph Lundgren and singer Michael Bolton.

Acting Career and Playboy Pictorial

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Paula Barbieri transitioned to the acting world. She made her debut as a “pool hustler” in a 1992 episode of the erotic series “Red Shoe Diaries” before landing roles in straight-to-video movies such as “Double or Nothing,” “The Watcher,” “The Dangerous,” and “The Misery Brothers.” She also appeared in “Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion” and “Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass.” In October 1994, Barbieri posed for a pictorial in “Playboy” magazine.

Paula Barbieri: Her Relationship with O.J. Simpson

Paula Barbieri is perhaps best known for her on-and-off relationship with O.J. Simpson around the time of Nicole Simpson’s death on June 12, 1994. The two had dated for two years prior to the tragedy, with O.J. reportedly drawn to Paula due to her resemblance to Julia Roberts. They met through O.J.’s friend Marcus Allen and became a couple after he offered to rub her shoulder with a balm for his injuries.

On the morning of Nicole’s murder, Paula and O.J. had a heated argument after he told her she couldn’t attend his daughter’s recital. Paula left and left a 15-minute angry voice message on his answering machine, breaking up with him and announcing she was going to Las Vegas to attend a Michael Bolton concert and possibly stay the night with him. Paula had met Michael a few months earlier when she starred in his music video for “Completely.”

After Nicole’s death, Paula and Simpson spent several days together at the home of his friend and lawyer Robert Kardashian, with Paula bringing his passport and cash. She later testified in his criminal and civil murder trials, claiming she was never abused by Simpson and never heard him speak ill of his ex-wife. Their relationship reportedly ended in 1995.

Paula Barbieri’s $3 Million Book Deal

In January 1997, Little Brown and Co. agreed to pay Paula Barbieri $3 million to write a book about her life and relationship with O.J. Simpson. The book, titled “The Other Woman: My Years with O.J. Simpson, A Love of Love, Trust, and Betrayal,” was released in October of that year.

When asked about Simpson’s guilt in a 1997 interview with Larry King on CNN, Barbieri declined to make a definitive statement. She stated, “I’m choosing not to look further into making a decision one way or another, and I ask people’s forgiveness on that.” Barbieri has not commented on Simpson or the trial publicly in many years.