After FX’s The People vs. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story aired in 2016, Christopher Darden’s daughter, Jenee Darden, wrote a blog post about it. In it, she confessed the heartbreaking memories it forced her to relive, growing up as the daughter of the perceived ‘sell-out’ prosecutor…
Darden’s Daughter: “I Wish That Experience On NO ONE”
“I don’t talk about this part of my life but my father is Christopher Darden, the attorney who prosecuted O.J. Simpson. There are a few reasons why I’ve been quiet about this over the years… But I will say it was a very difficult time for my family. It changed my life, and not necessarily for the better. I wish that experience on NO ONE.
All of which is why I was hesitant to watch FX’s The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. I was 15 and in high school during the OJ trial. I decided to watch the series after reading a few interviews with actor Sterling K. Brown, who plays my father. Of course I was concerned about how Brown would represent my father. My father declined to meet him, but it looks like he did his homework so far. He spoke in an interview about having more compassion for my father being a proud black man and having to prosecute a successful black man. Mind you, my father did this on television”….”
