The surprising death of O.J.
Simpsonhas sparked quite a few questions about the life of this football star, celebrity, and ever-controversial figure.
One thing that has always been of interest to the public is his relationship with the Kardashian-Jenner family.
in his culturally historic double-murder trial in 1995.
In reality, though, their family’s connection to O.J.
started before this pair teamed up in court, and the fallout lasted long after.
However, it was really their connection with O.J.
that first shot them into the public eye.
Now, his death is bringing many questions about this connection to light.
Inside Kris Jenner’s friendship with the Simpsons
The connection between the Kardashian-Jenner family and O.J.
Simpson starts with Robert Kardashian Sr.’s friendship with the former athlete.
was a star college football player at the University of South Carolina.
While at school there, he met Robert, and the pair became close friends.
In 1978, Robert tied the knot with Kris Jenner.
In 1985, O.J.
married his second wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and the two couples became very close.
When Robert and Kris ultimately had children, they even reportedly referred to O.J.
and Nicole as their aunt and uncle.
In a 2016 interview withPeople, Kris recalled that O.J.
and Nicole “were two of the best friends I ever had in my entire life.
They were my family.
was like my big brother …
I have these vivid memories of an amazing friendship and a life that we all had together.”
Ultimately, while O.J.
and Robert’s friendship prompted the foursome to become so close, Kris' friendship with Nicole grew strong.
Kris explained that Nicole had a great sense of humor.
Of course, when Nicole died suddenly and tragically in 1994 and O.J.
quickly became the prime suspect, this dynamic was destroyed.
Robert Kardashian made history defending O.J.
In 1994, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed, and O.J.
Simpson was put on trial for their murders the following year.
Robert was a high-powered attorney, so it was only natural that O.J.
chose him to act on his defense team.
He believed in what he was doing and he was asking us for his support."
won the case in a shocking and historic verdict thanks to Robert.
Robert ultimately contracted esophageal cancer and died in 2003.
However, what followed made things even harder.
Assumptions about Kris' relationship with O.J.
Simpson began to swirl.
PerPeople, in 2016, she broke down in tears on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
It’s so tasteless and disgusting."
Unfortunately, the gossip persisted, and folks began to suggest that O.J.
was the biological father of Robert and Kris' daughter, Khloe Kardashian.
He added that “all of these stories are bogus, bad, tasteless.”
But the simple facts [sic] of the matter is she is not mine."
Despite these assertions, Khloe’s name trended on X in the days following O.J.
’s death, proving that the rumors are still alive and well.
Simpson not guilty of the murders of Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
“And I’m honored to have this name.”
While Kendall’s older siblings were old enough to follow what was going on during O.J.
’s 1995 murder trial, they didn’t understand what a not-guilty verdict indicated.
ever again in her presence.
She wrote, “I believe [O.J.
She also made headlines with aposton X on the day of O.J.
’s death that read, “Good Riddance #OJSimpson.”
Caitlyn’s ex-wife, Kris Jenner, also hasn’t been shy about discussing her best friend’s death.
],” adding, “That was stuff I didn’t know anything about.
I beat myself up because I felt like I wasn’t paying attention.
Like, how did I miss this?”
Unlike their mom, the Kardashian-Jenner daughtershaven’t said much on the topic.
and that was really traumatizing for her.
“It tore my family apart, I’d say, for the whole time of the trial.”
