Faye Resnick has revealed more disturbing details about O.J. Simpson’s interactions with Nicole Brown Simpson before the infamous 1994 murders.
In a sneak peek for Lifetime’s upcoming docuseries The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, Resnick opened up about how Nicole was terrified for her ex-husband during the final years of her life.
Resnick, who was famously known for her friendship with Nicole, said Simpson was so obsessive about Nicole that he allegedly stalked her following their split. Resnick said the late NFL star was seen even stalking his ex from the bushes.
“He was kind of spying on her a lot because he was realizing that she was becoming happy,” Resnick said about O.J. “He was, like, stalking. Hiding — in the bushes. Actually in the bushes.”
Resnick also recalled Nicole warning her to be “careful” of what she says out of fear that Simpson would react.
Nicole and O.J. got married in 1985 and shared two children. However, less than five years into the marriage, Simpson became violent towards Nicole. He was arrested in 1989 for spousal abuse and he pleaded no contest to the charge. Nicole ended up charging the charges. She stayed with O.J. until their divorce in 1992.
On June 12, 1994, Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman were brutally murdered outside her Brentwood neighborhood condo. O.J. was eventually dubbed the main suspect and stood trial for the murders.
After nearly nine months, the trial ended with Simpson being acquitted of the murders. His legal issues did not stop there. He was eventually found liable for Ron and Nicole’s deaths and was ordered to pay their families $33 million.
He ultimately never pays, as he died from prostate cancer on April 10, 2024.
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Among those who will be appearing in the Lifetime docuseries with Resnick are Kris Jenner, Kato Kaelin, and Nicole’s sisters, Denise, Dominique, and Tanya.
During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Nicole’s younger sister Tanya said the docuseries will be about Nicole and not about the person Simpson was married to.
“People are actually going to hear her voice,” Tanya said. “I forgot what she sounded like. The only recording I remembered was her 911 call, and I don’t want to remember my sister’s voice in fear. I want to hear her playing on the beach with her kids saying, ‘Hi Sydney’ [to her daughter].”
Nicole’s journals, which revealed more details about the abuse she endured at the hands of Simpson, will also be examined in the series. “I think the diary entries coupled with our interviews give viewers a comprehensive look at the abuse that was happening behind closed doors for so many years,” Jesse Daniels, an executive producer of the series, said. “And the lengths to which Nicole fought it in her own way, sometimes just alone by herself. That was a huge focus of ours. This story is not just about her murder, it was about the years leading up to it.”
The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson will premiere on June 1.