Kris Jenner has divulged details about her last conversation with Nicole Brown Simpson before her untimely death.
The 68-year-old reality TV star opened up about her final words to OJ Simpson's late ex-wife in a new Lifetime documentary, titled The life and murder of Nicole Brown Simpson. In a clip from the upcoming two-part documentary obtained by TMZJenner shared that she and Nicole were focused on helping their friend, Faye Resnick, amid her struggle with substance abuse.
Resnick admitted in the teaser that he had relapsed two days before Nicole's death, and that the then-35-year-old had checked her into a rehab facility. “She loved me,” Resnick said of Nicole. “She wanted me to be healthy.”
Meanwhile, Jenner and Nicole were coordinating visits to care for Resnick in treatment. “Nicole said, 'Okay, let's go visit Faye and make sure there's someone there to help her every day,'” she said. keeping up with the Kardashians the alum recalled.
“So she made a schedule for us,” Jenner continued. “I remember it was Nicole's day and Nicole and I were talking and she said, 'No, Faye is having a good day. Leave. Your day is tomorrow.'
“That was the last day I spoke to her,” he added.
Nicole Brown Simpson was brutally stabbed along with her friend Ron Goldman outside their home in Brentwood, California, on June 12, 1994. Her ex-husband and former NFL player was charged with the murders, but a jury acquitted him in what known as the “trial of the century.”
In 1996, OJ was found liable for the deaths in a civil case brought by the families of the two victims and was ordered to pay $33.5 million in punitive and compensatory damages. He was later convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers in Las Vegas in 2008, and was released from prison in 2017 after serving nine years. He died of prostate cancer in April at the age of 76.
Jenner has previously revealed details about her close friendship with Nicole. The businesswoman's ex-husband, Robert Kardashian Sr, was one of six defense lawyers who represented OJ during the 1995 trial for Nicole's murder. His four children, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Robert Kardashian Jr, referred to OJ and his ex-wife as “Uncle OJ” and “Aunt Nicole.”
speaking to People In 2016, Kris described the former couple as her “family.”
“They were two of the best friends I have ever had in my entire life. They were my family. “OJ was like my big brother,” he admitted before the FX launch. American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson. “So not only did I mourn the loss of Nicole, but I also mourned the loss of OJ and that relationship.”
However, Robert's decision to defend OJ divided his family. During the trial, Jenner sat on the prosecution's side of the courtroom to support Nicole.
He kardashian The star went on to say that she believed Nicole's death could have been prevented and that she feels guilty for not seeing the signs of “abuse” between the former couple. “We felt like we had really failed her as a friend of hers,” Jenner said during an appearance on the show. The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2016. “You know, you go through this and you find out things about someone, and it was horrible.”
Speculation that Kris and OJ had an affair while she was married to Robert has followed the mother of six for several years. On the anniversary of Nicole's death in 2019, a media outlet published an article claiming that Kris and OJ had been romantically involved. During an episode of keeping up with the Kardashians That year, Kris became excited by the speculation.
“After 25 years, you'd think it just wouldn't exist,” he told Khloé at the time. “It's lie after lie after lie after lie, and it's all a human being can handle.” He later admitted to having “taken legal action” against the publication for publishing misinformation.
Kris finally paid tribute to her friend by giving her second youngest daughter, Kendall Jenner, the nickname “Nicole” as a middle name.
The first part of The life and murder of Nicole Brown Simpson premieres on Lifetime on June 1, followed by the second part on June 2.
