Though Faye Resnick had close ties with several well-known faces in Beverly Hills prior to Nicole Brown’s death, it was only after the tragic murder that she became something of a household name. Much of that was owed to the fact that mere months after Nicole was killed, Resnick released her book, “Nicole Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted.”
That Resnick released the book while the trial was taking place was controversial in itself. In fact, soon after its release, the presiding judge, Lance Ito, had to request that jurors avoid any media. A day later, the Los Angeles Times reported that Ito had also reached out to the media to request that they hold off on interviewing Resnick to avoid further attention.
There was also a ton of controversy amongst Nicole’s loved ones. For one, the Los Angeles Times noted that her father, Lou Brown, said that he felt Resnick was cashing in. Given that it was reported she’d earned a hefty advance from her publisher, things didn’t exactly look good. Another unnamed friend echoed that sentiment. “Faye is just desperate for money,” they claimed. However, Resnick’s publisher disagreed. In fact, Michael Viner pointed out that if she’d really wanted to make a buck, she would have spoken to the tabloids instead — and even hinted that some of the women in the friend group had done so.
