The Kardashian clan had history with OJ Simpson long before becoming one of the most famous families in America.
Robert Kardashian, the patriarch and late ex-husband of Kris Jenner, was famously part of the legal team that defended Simpson during his sensationalized 1994–95 murder trial.
Simpson was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. However, the former football star was controversially acquitted thanks to his legal “Dream Team,” drawing a wedge between Kardashian and Jenner.
After the attorney’s death in 2002 from esophageal cancer, the Kardashian family did their best to sever ties with the retired Buffalo Bills player before his death on April 10, 2024.
Read on for a breakdown of Simpson’s history with the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” crew.
Robert and Simpson met in college
Robert, the son of wealthy Armenian immigrants, worked as a “glorified water boy” for the University of Southern California Trojans in the late 1960s when Simpson was a star running back at the school, according to Slate.
While the duo only had a brief encounter at school, they reunited about three years later after a mutual friend invited them over for a game of tennis and “instantly bonded,” per the outlet.
The pair became fast friends and eventually went into business together, with Robert helping the athlete delve into the entertainment industry.
Despite not being friends in college, Robert and Simpson often attended alumni events together and even opened up a shop together on campus as investment partners, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Bringing their wives into the mix
Simpson was still married to his first wife, Marguerite Whitley, when Robert started courting Jenner in 1974. The couple married four years later, with the football player acting as a member of their wedding party.
However, Whitley “seemed so unhappy”…
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