It’s no secret that O.J. Simpson’s murder trial was a strenuous time for the Kardashian-Jenner clan. At the time, the late Robert Kardashian was representing the controversial athlete, while Kris Jenner, who had recently married Caitlyn Jenner, supported Nicole’s side of the case. The tension even continued after the verdict, resulting in Caitlyn allegedly banning Kim Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian from using O.J.’s name in the house. “The night the verdict came in, Kourtney and Kimberly were in school, and obviously they loved their father, and they should, and they’d been following this for a year and a half,” she explained, per Daily Express. Caitlyn went on to say that after the not guilty verdict came in, Kourtney alluded to being right about her opinion of O.J. not committing the murder.
“I just said to the girls, ‘Just because he got a not guilty [verdict] doesn’t mean he didn’t do it and I don’t want his name ever mentioned in this house again,'” she shared. Caitlyn isn’t the only Kardashian-Jenner family member that has opened up about the tense environment the trial caused. In an in-depth 2020 interview with David Letterman, Kim Kardashian revealed that the situation “tore her family apart.” She added, “I remember my mom was sitting with Nicole’s parents, and Kourtney and I were sitting behind O.J., and we look over at mom, and she’s giving us this death stare, like, ‘What are you doing out of school?'” she recalled.
