Where there’s 'Smoke' there’s OJ. The 66-year-old disgraced gridiron great has hired himself a fellow felon - Willie Hartwell, aka Smoke - to protect him in prison. OJ has been worried about attacks from aggressive inmates at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada, where he has been incarcerated since 2008. He fears there are prisoners who want to make a name for themselves by hurting 'The Juice,' especially on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the brutal murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman. 'He found the biggest guy who is in great shape and willing to fend off the bullies to help OJ out -- but, of course, it comes at a price,' a close friend revealed.
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OJ Simpson, 66, incarcerated at medium security Lovelock Correctional Center, is afraid prisoners out to make a name for themselves are gunning for him
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He's already been attacked twice, according to Ron Goldman's father Fred, who likes to keep tabs on OJ
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OJ tapped convict Willie 'Smoke" Hartwell to be his bodyguard. He's six feet tall and weighs 180
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Smoke gets paid in snacks, toiletries and magazines from the commissary. OJ has a fat prison bank account is no longer in shipshape.
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He is overweight and has high blood pressure and diabetes
'So a younger guy could take OJ down with very little effort and some of them want to be the one to literally bring @placeholder to his knees before he can get out of there in a few year,' the friend continued.