The reason Robert Kardashian wanted Kim Kardashian to attend OJ ...
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Kim Kardashian took on her love for law after watching her father be in one of the most important trials in the country.
The first time Kim entered a courtroom was during the infamous murder trial against OJ Simpson. OJ was was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman after they were found stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home in 1994. His friend, Robert Kardashian, father of Kim, Kourtney, Robert Jr. and Khloe Kardashian, helped represent him during trial and was part of the defence team.
She told GQ in 2023: "My dad pulled Kourtney and me out of school. He said, 'I want you girls to witness a piece of history and what a trial is like.'"
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Kim remembered sitting on the opposite side of the courtroom as her mother, Kris Jenner. Kris was good friends with Nicole and even gave her and Caitlyn Jenner's daughter, Kendall, Nicole as her middle name. The SKIMS founder even admitted that the trial "really tough" on their family.
Kim said: "She [Kris] said, 'You're supposed to be in school. What are you doing here?' Kourtney and I didn't even look at her.'" She added: "Kourtney and I were drawn to our dad. We felt like mom was happily remarried, so we would live with dad. We didn't want him to be by himself."
During an interview on David Letterman's Netflix show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, Kim was asked about her family's connection to OJ. She revealed that just two weeks before Nicole's murder, the family was on a joint vacation in Mexico with OJ's family. Kim said that the trial and murder "tore" the family apart as the kids would refer to O.J. as "Uncle O.J".
The former NFL star died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer on Wednesday, his family announced. A statement posted on his social media accounts read: "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace." O.J. had reportedly been battling prostate cancer.