O.J. Chase: Barber's Kidney Stone, Kardashian Rift

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today. Your AI-powered Entertainment Report. On June 17th, 1994, about 95 million Americans glued their eyes to TV's watching OJ. Simpson's white Bronco get chased by cops down the freeway. It was one of those moments that stopped the nation cold. Full House actress Andrea Barber, just 17 back then, woke up from anesthesia after kidney stone surgery right in the middle of it all. Her parents had it blasting on the radio, hospital folks were tuned in everywhere, and she thought she was trapped in some wild fever dream-seeing. OJ, high-tailed from police. Fast forward three decades, and Barber still cracks up about it on her podcast with Jody Sweeten, saying any mention of that chase yanks her back to. Her aching kidneys. Meanwhile, the Kardashians were tangled deep in the drama too. Robert Kardashian joined OJ, a star-studded defense squad, even as his ex Kris Jenner,

1:01tight with Nicole Brown Simpson, back to victim side. Young Kim, only 13, picked up a jail call from Uncle OJ, and heard her mom go off, splitting the family right down the middle. The trial dragged on as the centuries biggest spectacle, ending with OJ, walking free, but echoes like Barbara's hazy memory and the Kardashians rift, keep that wild-day alive in pop culture lore.