Kato Kaelin was a struggling actor living in O.J. Simpson’s guesthouse the night that Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered. He later became a key figure in Simpson’s murder trial, making headlines for his surfer-style appearance and conflicting testimony about Simpson’s demeanor shortly before the slayings. Now 65 …
Read More »Norm Macdonald Was the Hater O.J. Simpson Could Never Outrun
There was nothing inherently funny about the late O.J. Simpson‘s nearly yearlong trial on two murder charges. His ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman had been brutally stabbed to death, and the prosecution was arguing that Simpson’s history of domestic abuse in his marriage had culminated in …
Read More »How the O.J. Simpson Car Chase and Trial Changed Media Forever
The slow-speed car chase never really ended. It began on June 17, 1994, and it happened, appropriately, in prime time for many viewers. A warrant was out for O.J. Simpson‘s arrest for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. And when police caught up …
Read More »O.J. Simpson, Football Hall of Famer Accused of Double Murder, Dead at 76
Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson, the football star turned actor who became the center of one of the highest-profile trials in U.S. history when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife and another man, died Wednesday at the age of 76. Simpson’s children announced his death Thursday, saying that their father …
Read More »Fred Goldman on O.J. Simpson's Death: 'The Only Thing That Is Important Today Are the Victims'
Fred Goldman, father of Ron Goldman, says his thoughts are with his son and Nicole Brown Simpson following the news of O.J. Simpson’s death at the age of 76. Simpson was accused and later acquitted of killing Goldman and Brown Simpson in 1994. He was found liable, however, in a …
Read More »'If I Did It': Revisiting O.J. Simpson's Book Where He 'Hypothetically' Admitted To Murder
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Update: the book has now returned to the top of the bestsellers charts, currently sitting at number one on Amazon’s criminology books list. The death of OJ Simpson …
Read More »The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point: 'Roe v. Wade' Edition
In light of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision effectively overturning Roe v. Wade, many reproductive rights activists have criticized cisgender heterosexual men for staying silent on the issue of abortion rights — even though men are also impacted by the availability of safe, accessible abortion. But as we discuss on …
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