United Kingdom, March 14 -- OJ Simpson's estate has rejected Kim Kardashian's $15,000 offer to purchase her late father Robert Kardashian's inscribed Bible, according to its administrator Malcolm LaVergne.

Reality TV veteran Kim, 44, reportedly approached Mr LaVergne in an attempt to secure the Bible before it went to auction, but the estate apparently opted to proceed with the public sale rather than accepting her offer - with the book, which contains a handwritten note from Robert Kardashian to Simpson, currently listed online with a bid of $9,800.

Mr LaVergne told People: "The amount is why I had no choice, because why would I spend $15,000 of estate money - why would I spend $15,000 in attorney's fees - to sell it to Kim for $15,000...