O.J. Simpson Trial: Kardashian Connection & Nation's Obsession

0:00It's April 8th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI, your front row, to the latest buzz. I'm Cory with the story. On June 17th, 1994, about 95 million Americans glued their eyes to TVs watching OJ. Simpson's white Bronco get chased by police down the freeway. It was one of those moments that glued the nation together, live and unfiltered. Full-house star Andrea Barber remembers it clear as day. She was just 17, waking up groggy from surgery to yank out kidney stones. Hospital folks had it blasting everywhere. Her folks tuned in on the radio, turning her recovery into total confusion about this wild freeway drama. Then there's the Kardashian link, Robert Kardashian, dad to Kim and crew, jumped on Simpson's elite defense squad. His ex, Chris Jenner, was tight with Nicole Brown Simpson. The ex-wife Simpson was accused of stabbing along with her friend Ron Goldman. Kim, only 13 back then, picked up when OJ called their house from jail wanting Chris.

1:01It sparked a blowout since Chris back to her murdered friend, ripping the family in two, while Jenner even sat with the Browns during the high stakes. Trial. Simpson walked free after that circus, but Robert passed from a softagil cancer in 2003, leaving echoes that still ripple through pop. Culture today.