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Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of suicide. Readers‘ discretion is advised.
O.J. Simpson’s suicide attempt in Kim Kardashian’s bedroom when she was just a 13-year-old teenager came to light when a series was released in 2016. Inspired by true events, one shocking incident was brought to life in the series, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. One horrific moment from the show was when Simpson [Cuba Gooding Jr.’s] ‚The Juice‘ raises a pistol to his head, Robert Kardashian Sr. (David Schwimmer) warns him not to ‚kill yourself in Kimmy’s bedroom.‘]
In an interview he gave in 1996, Robert personally verified that this had indeed happened. Robert stated at the time that Simpson almost took his own life in Kim’s bedroom. As reported by Marie Claire, he stated at the time, Robert said at the time, „I saw [him] wrapped in a towel, a gun. I didn’t know what to make of it, I was stunned. He said ‚I’m gonna kill myself.‘ I said ‚O.J., I could never walk in this room, my daughter couldn’t sleep in this bed.
