Kim Kardashian has spent years haunted by the devastating influence of OJ Simpson’s televised homicide trial on her household.
The 43-year-old actuality TV veteran’s lawyer dad Robert Kardashian was an in depth good friend of the acquitted homicide suspect – and a key a part of his multi-million greenback ‘Dream Group’ defence line-up – after the previous NFL star was charged with the 1994 double-slaughter of his spouse, Nicole Brown Simpson, 35, and her 25-year-old good friend Ronald Goldman.
A 2020 episode of David Letterman’s Netflix present ‘My Subsequent Visitor Wants No Introduction’ – which has resurfaced since information broke on Thursday (11.04.24) Simpson had died aged 76 from most cancers – Kim revealed the trial “tore my household aside”.
Kim and her older sister Kourtney, 44, have been youngsters on the time of the blockbuster court docket case and have been torn between which divorced guardian they’d facet with because it dragged on for 11 months earlier than Simpson was shockingly acquitted of double homicide.
She instructed 76-year-old David: “We didn’t actually know what to imagine or whose facet to take as children, as a result of we didn’t wish to damage certainly one of our mother and father’ emotions.
“It tore my household aside, I’d say, for the entire time of the trial.”
Kim added she has battled to not publicly share her ideas on whether or not or not she believed Simpson was responsible of Nicole and Ron’s murders.
She added: “I’ve by no means expressed how I’ve felt about that as a result of I simply respect his youngsters.”
Nevertheless, Kim’s mum Kris, 68, who was Nicole’s finest good friend mentioned she was satisfied Simpson was a assassin.
Kim’s dad, who was killed by esophageal most cancers aged 59 in 2003, expressed doubts over Simpson’s innocence – and lower contact with him.
Earlier than he was arrested on suspicion of butchering Nicole and Ron, Simpson fled from Rob Kardashian’s dwelling and led police on an notorious, televised 90-minute chase alongside the Los Angeles freeway whereas driving at the back of a white Ford Bronco pushed by his good friend Al Cowlings.
