O.J. Simpson’s trial for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman was a serious portrait of murder and American racial politics, but it was also the invention of our modern celebrity fixation — the Kardashian family.
When Robert Kardashian delivered a heartbreaking lecture on fame to his awe-struck children at trendy restaurant Chin Chin, it was just days after the Bronco chase.
“Robert Kardashian did take his kids to Chin Chin the Sunday after,” executive producer Brad Simpson told TheWrap in a wide-ranging interview. “This was the beginning of this sort of culture — the beginning of the 24-hour news cycle, the beginning of reality TV.