CA v. Simpson: House Guest Kato Kaelin Lightens the Mood in Court

#CourtTV Archive - Murder Trial of O.J. Simpson (1995)
Kato Kaelin, Simpson's house guest, helps the prosecution establish their timeline of events the night of the murders, but Kato's laid-back personality lightens the mood in the courtroom becoming one of the most memorable witnesses from the trial of the century.
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[@shannanbeaulieu]

When Marcia Clark asks Kato “We’re you staying at OJ’s so you could get ahead on your acting career?” Kato replies “I don’t think OJ and are were trying out for the same parts” Lololol! 😂🤣

[@johnrotten3268]

I could see Kato playing some d-bag on a day time soap opera.

[@l7weenie273]

Time stamp?

[@shannanbeaulieu]

⁠@@l7weenie273starts at 27:40 ends at 28:14.

[@CathyTurnerartfromtheheart]

Kato was sooooo specific, great witness, feel so sorry for him. He seems like a really cool guy

[@michael-4k4000]

If the glove don’t fit that my grandmother says my great grandmother says didn’t even own gloves couldn’t afford them. I’m back then took everything at the farm took the tractor especially not leather gloves.

[@daviddavis3389]

Seriously Cathy!? Bafoon.​@@michael-4k4000

[@l7weenie273]

People saying he's on something. 🤦‍♀️ This is one of the most infamous trials of all time with over 100 million people watching. He is nervous AF. I would have been literally shaking and stuttering

[@melaninbeauty_00melaninbea84]

No but you can tell if you drug users it's obvious

[@walterlv01]

It's just who he is - he still talks like that to this day and he's 65 years old now. It's just a character trait that he has.

[@goesjem]

@@walterlv01 He is a cool guy with zero bullshit. Kato has never had anything to hide. He was very naive for his age then. Still like that now. We all have our traits. Some younger and some younger.....

[@misstoasted2525]

Feels so informal with the crowd laughing. I was a kid when this trail happened so its interesting now older watching the trial. Thanks Court TV for posting this

[@Stargazergirl104]

Wow! I remember this. Kato Kaelin became an overnight star

[@TheDeniseiskool]

Wow! This has nothing to do with the case but, he talked about his rent being between 4- 500 a month. I had just gotten my first apartment back then. I was so excited and so young. My rent at that time for a one bedroom attic apartment with everything included except electric was $590.00! A month! Times have definitely changed in 30 years! Right now you can’t get a ONE bedroom apartment for less than $1,500.00! Absolutely RIDICULOUS!

[@deniece0821]

Yup. I was pregnant with our son during the trial. I would record it every day and watch it every evening when we got home. We had just bought our first house. A standard 3 bedroom, 1 bath home with 3 car garage. We bought it for $79k in 1995. I just looked it up and it's currently appraised at $310k. 😮

[@TheDeniseiskool]

@@deniece0821 79k for a 3 bedroom one garage house! You wouldn’t find that ANYWHERE today! Unless maybe a trailer somewhere.

[@deniece0821]

@@TheDeniseiskool Not here either. Lol. Maybe the Southern part of my state but even then it would probably be a shack. Or, like you said, a trailer. You can't rent anything here for under about $1200 month...and that would be a teeny tiny studio apt.

[@TheDeniseiskool]

@@deniece0821 I live in Massachusetts. It’s one of the most expensive states! You legit can not rent a ONE bedroom apartment for less than 1,500! It’s really sad.

[@commiezombie2477]

Ha. It's 4K in California now for an efficiency 🤣 I would gladly pay $1500 if I could!

[@joshuariston2924]

The questions she's asking Kato...I am unsure how these questions relate to the murders of Nicole and Ron. So inefficient. So much wasted time.

[@kj9093]

She was awful. Between her and Darden, they did a masterclass on how NOT to present a murder case!

[@danieldevito6380]

That's why the trial took a year. There were COUNTLESS witnesses like this.

[@somejackball]

Kato, has my hair from the 90s, damn i wish i still had it! 😟

[@pipermccool]

Wish I had it then. 🫤

[@amywilkins543]

Kato’s hair style was as popular as “The Rachel”!! 😂 Luv Him!!❤

[@09rja]

I don't know how good the place was.....but $500/month is a pretty good deal in LA then. I was paying that much then for a apartment in South Carolina.

[@danielupsdell2697]

yes it is i was paying $425 a month one bedroom apartment

[@dubadduwariwari3733]

It was a single room 😭definitely just as overpriced then as it was now

[@conroexlexx8267]

OJ Simpson sure is one of the most if not the most infamous case in US History. JonBenét case is right up there also.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

OJ's trial was definitely the Trial of the Century in terms of popularity alone. In terms of social implications, the trial was easily top 5.

[@THEDubbleHelixx]

If I had to list the top 5, I'd say (in no particular order): OJ, JonBonet, Michael Jackson, Depp v. Heard, and Casey Anthony.

[@lisascorp]

​@@applejuicejunkie316The Manson trial was almost as big in 71. I was 5 or 6 but my parents had it on the news every night and them interviewing his followers on the street corner outside the court house. In this Simpson trial , at 1 point Judge Ito addresses the jury and said congratulations, you just surpassed the Manson trial of longest duration jurors serving sequestred time. That trial had its share of quirky personalities.

[@toddgrogg8005]

The pam smart trial.

[@susanb2015]

The other Crime of the Century was the 1932 Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping.

[@pipermccool]

Remembering Nicole’s Akita, also named Kato. And his “plaintive wail” that night.

[@dltguitar6532]

Poor dog

[@SparkleInYourEyes2024]

​@@dltguitar6532He was the only one spared that night.

[@Beautreillis17]

He was so handsome ~ like a rock star

[@daviddavis3389]

Me too but I would have been gave the time the day!! She loved a terrible fast and uncles. Life. ( My opinion)

[@LatashaHarvin]

Johnny Cochran looked like my father and uncle (father's side). Rest In Peace Daddy and Johnny Cochran 🙏🏽🕊🙏🏽🕊.

[@OlliyAlia]

sabotaged Kato moving into nicole’s on purpose. Wasn’t his decision to make. Kato could have stood his ground, he owed Oj nothing, but probably felt in the middle, wanted to keep the peace etc. Nicole felt safe with kato emotionally as well as physically. Kato was non-threatening and fun to have around. Oh ruined that. Kato was a good role model even for the kids. He got along with them. Oj stole Nicole’s joy when he interfered with that whole move in thing. i don’t think he really cared about “appearance” and how it looked. The intention was to take her joy from her,

[@lorraineb.4698]

They named their dog ‘Kato’

[@lorraineb.4698]

Totally agree

[@princepessa16]

@user-qx3nt4gr3c yes. OJ was all about power, control and possession when it came to Nicole. He did not want to see her happy with anyone but him. So he did whatever he could to keep her isolated and unhappy.

[@susanlifton1701]

Agreed 💯

[@lyricalabyss]

I disagree. I think O.J. saw how Nicole could be attracted to Kato because of his looks and personality and didn't want the competition.

[@Pam_Dasgupta]

I watched this live

[@cwblackistonio1641]

Oh did ya ? 😘

[@javiermori1710]

Me too. Riveting TV i dont care what anyone says. It was fascinating.

[@videoman4734]

Me too. The glove fit. Lol

[@lorraineb.4698]

@@javiermori1710It still is in 2024. It never saw this live

[@hoosierflatty6435]

The Christmas upload we didn't know we needed. Santa brought me pickles.

[@Paula-po9kx]

Aren’t pickles supposed to be for good luck? I just learned this a week ago

[@hoosierflatty6435]

@@Paula-po9kx Never heard that but I'll take it.

[@katiehenry7]

Love pickles! What kind were they? ​@@hoosierflatty6435

[@laurellynn8496]

Please pass the pickles

[@hoosierflatty6435]

@@laurellynn8496 I also got dill pickle chips!

[@SheriN1442]

He's a murderer, nothing more, nothing less.

[@alidadebruyn36]

Actually he is not a convicted murderer, so cannot be called a murderer

[@applejuicejunkie316]

The jury didn't agree.

[@SheriN1442]

@alidadebruyn36 Ummmm.....he is but thanks.

[@SheriN1442]

@applejuicejunkie316 I could care less, no jury is going to convict this murderer anyway.

[@James_Doyle83]

That's your opinion but won't get him locked up though

[@Sawdust5764]

OJ watched Rodney King get beat up, having no clue how that would one day save his life

[@zaykoo8844]

Trial of the century

[@vickyabramowitz2885]

Manson murders are the Trial of the Century until the media decided that the Brown/Goldman murders were.

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

Trial of the Century indeed great content

[@thirdborn333]

I’m not sure how you can lighten the mood in such a Gruesome case, can you imagine having to see and hear the details? 🥴

[@GretchenTheGreat]

We did see and hear it as it was broadcast live with no censors or edits on every channel for months

[@pipermccool]

134 days of coverage, it was grueling. Kato was much-needed comic relief.

[@all4hisglory510]

That’s what I think about the upcoming trial of BK in Idaho.

[@bettyir4302]

Search for a video of the verdict being read and watch Kardashian's face as it turns 3 shades of green as he realizes (imo) that he just got off a, uh, bad guy. Still want to know what Kardashian had in the garment bag and why he needed it out of the house so quickly and blatantly.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

Kim Kardashian said she went through it. She said there was nothing but lotions and travel stuff.

[@milano888]

@@applejuicejunkie316yeah sure I’m going to believe his wh0R fame daughter who accomplished nothing but tarnish her father legacy

[@dltguitar6532]

@@applejuicejunkie316who would believe that hoe

[@kathyconway4230]

Such an arrogance about oj..

[@kristinminiscalco5592]

Kato was goodlooking

[@StephenRolf-ok9sp]

Why didn’t she ask - what if you said no to moving? What did Nicole say to you moving into OJs vs the original plan. What were your conversations with/ Arnelle? How did she react to moving in? Did Nicole ever get brought up w/ those convo’s? So many missed questions

[@kaitlyn4843]

Love you Kato❤️

[@ZoieSozo]

I can’t understand why Nicole Brown would take a male tenant with a sideline job as nanny for her children , and even planned to take Kato in a new place at her Bundy Apt..it’s just in appropriate….and here’s OJ instead, competed and offered a free accomodation instead and Kato instead ended with him…I mean Kato would have sensed OJ didn’t like a man around his EX…as a tenant…or as a part time nanny or helper..

[@johnrotten3268]

Nicole Brown was notorious for having platonic male friends throughout her life... Some women get along with men better than women.

[@kolohe2790]

If Kato had moved into the Bundy house, Nicole would still be alive.

[@randyhanson4973]

Kato is very quick witted with a sensational sense of humor. He must have a very high IQ.

[@mbryanf]

They used to make pogs in the 90’s and Kato Kaelin’s was worth some decent money at the time, not so much these days through.

[@tjones5399]

Nicole had random men around her kids, she had no business letting Kato move in the house.

[@lorraineb.4698]

He helped take care of them. The kids liked him but can see why OJ did not approve

[@SparkleInYourEyes2024]

​@@lorraineb.4698Take care of them? Nicole barely knew this man and she invited him to live with her and her kids.

[@commiezombie2477]

What twisted lives we live. What a crazy time.

[@Liza-cl2gb]

Then he wrote the book describing how he murdered them. He should be in jail for their murder.

[@nikinireti959]

Probably in hell now

[@lorraineb.4698]

Never knew he admitted it

[@Liza-cl2gb]

@@lorraineb.4698 have you read his book, it was a big finger up to the prosecutors, it went into depth. Awful sick man.

[@k-1llmatic832]

Kato is obviously beaked up...watch his mouth lol

[@karlastewart4537]

Yes He is

[@lorraineb.4698]

Really?

[@sandrabreedlove3661]

I don't think so or there would of found in his room that morning of the murders

[@ClaireHomestead-pg5tc]

He said on his most recent podcast that he smoked weed the night of the murders while he talked to a friend on the phone. Possible he took a little this day to dull nervousness.

[@laurastone6578]

@28:14 here it is

[@Californiadreamin715]

Kato was gorgeous then and he still is. Fantastic witness.

[@renko9067]

No clue why they’re digging so deeply into the guy that was living in the guesthouse. Ask him what he saw and leave him alone. This is why people don’t offer up evidence very quickly to police.

[@michelleayres5608]

I watched a lot of the trial with my mother. Interesting memory. She was sure he was innocent. I thought he was guilty. I may rewatch it just to see if I can be persuaded.

[@applejuicejunkie316]

Word is, everyone who ONLY watched the trial and none of the bias media during this time was sure OJ was not guilty. The media painted OJ as dead to rights guilty.

[@chrisstevens-xq2vb]

He basically admitted guilt in his book

[@TT_09]

I was a teenager when the murders happened, I always thought he was guilty. He had a history of violence against Nicole. None of this was new.

[@kathleendobens6648]

He was devastated but i can his nervousness was problem. Emotions and having to figure out thi bgs to separate yourself to testify

[@Will-nb8qk]

That aircon is a long way from the picture that apparently moved. The wall outside was solid. The evidence is so weird.

[@jonaeflure]

Didn't notice it the first time around, but clearly, Kato is high on Cocaine. Starts out being animated, but with no fix ends up coming down. What a joke this case was. No justice!

[@lorraineb.4698]

Proof?

[@randyhanson4973]

WTF is wrong with Clark. What is relevant about Kato looking for apartments? What a waste of time with irrelevant questions.

[@Paula-po9kx]

This video reminds me, we used to use cups and not plastic bottles. The LE screwed this case up so bad OJ walked and OJ’S helper, there is absolutely no way one person killed both people at the same time.

[@kennethcharles1386]

How could leading Detective's not take notes? Where they that nieve in their thinking that OJ wouldn't have the best lawyers money could hire or just maybe they stereotype OJ Simpson as just another Black man living beyond his financial capabilities in a big house driving a car that cost more money then the homes they lived in: plus living in all white community where he was the biggest celebrity in Brentwood for more then 17 years; had they treated OJ like a wealthy man maybe they wouldn't have done many of the things that they did, like entering the property without a warrant. As for Brian Kalan he was just a freeloader who was living rent free, because he had no job he was a baby sitter for Nicole and that's why OJ snatched him up so that Nicole couldn't go out as much. But Brian Kalan jumped at the opportunity to live rent free at OJ's residence. How could he be looking for a place to live with no money, he was just barely working on these B movie scripts as an assistant to movie directors. Ms Clark handling of Brian Kalan was pathetic suggesting he moved in with OJ who was a B movie actor with connections, but OJs true celebrity status was his football career and TV commercials nicknaming him the juice. Ms Clark basically leading Brian Kalan through her questioning of Brian Kalan who only lived in OJs maids quarters or guesthouse. Trying to establish Brian Kalan as someone who knew OJ was a big mistake.

[@yumitokushige8486]

The guy, Kato, surely appears to be high and is good looking like an actor or model or something. He's not laid back. 😅

[@chall3038]

Dude is star. Very good 👍 on camera 🎥

[@lorraineb.4698]

Johnnie Cochran was impressive

[@randyhanson4973]

Do you OJ tell you if he won or lost? Golf or Cards …. What a waste of time with stupid irrelevant questions

[@TT_09]

Kato seems high. Are you allowed to testify on drugs?

[@mbryanf]

As long as you tell the truth, it’s not technically illegal.

[@MarieDeWolfe1]

​@@mbryanfCould cause a mistrial. Even for a deposition they ask the witness if they're under the influence of anything that may affect their ability to give truthful and complete answers.

[@SrAJones-ns7sx]

Well that was a dragged out fiasco in retrospect - Chris Darden is trying his best to stay awake. Kato caught up in a trap but Pitbull Marsha still looks a haggard sight for all....

[@MissMatch1234]

Why would I ruin my christmas by rewatching this killer....pass👎

[@22gdeleon]

28:15 biggest laughs

[@22gdeleon]

28:15 ito with no order in the courtroom smdh

[@michellemarchiano9878]

Fing luv Kato! ❤

[@maryellenvarney5677]

He may had done few lines lol he’s little nervous lol

[@ArlynKy]

Nicole had feelings for Kato i think she likes him, nanny, free accomodation..More than a friend

[@kolohe2790]

She was dating Katos friend. Thats how they met.

[@matthew196kjv2]

Let this go

[@markbrown1609]

coke

[@AlwaysStormy88]

Wow I'm sure the Simpson children are just so happy of Court TV putting on Christmas Day the trial of their mother's death from their father way to go Court TV very insensitive🙄🙄 Merry Christmas Simpson children😢

[@dj_1969]

Oh stop it

[@laurellynn8496]

Maybe no Simpson children are on the court tv page on Christmas So it could be ok 👍🏻

[@smokeyveras7235]

10:30 you’re welcome

[@trueaspect5888]

OJ's glare at 23:57

[@Cindy-mp8xo]

Deadpan stare would make me fidgety too

[@lorraineb.4698]

@@Cindy-mp8xoIt was really unnerving. He had 2 sides

[@Cindy-mp8xo]

I'm Kato's age and getting obsessed with this again. Learning so much more than in '94-'95 without my trusty laptop...lol.

[@grantwilliams9040]

Jeez this guy is high as a kite

[@lindastretch2522]

liar liar

[@DaynaHayward]

😮

[@Bindigirl7]

It’s so obvious Kato was on coke while on the stand the way he was moving his mouth.

[@cwblackistonio1641]

Yippee

[@heidistyles1354]

looks like comedy to me

[@lamotte]

Catch The Juice on It Is What it Is every Monday!

[@rachel959]

Was kato just on coke or what else.. 11:00

[@lorraineb.4698]

His other appearances he is calmer than this

[@Brittnoelle2]

That’s what I’m thinking but imagine how nervous he must have been. He went out there to be an actor and became famous because of OJ murdering his wife and Ron

[@mrpopacannon]

Dear Oj simpson let me tell you A secret let me tell you A secret the butler did it. The Butler or the juice , the juice or the butler .

[@mrpopacannon]

The Butler Yall Get the book Dear OJSimpson Let me tell you A Secret the butler did it🎉

[@mrpopacannon]

Dear OJ simpson let me tell you A Secret the butler did it.

[@derricknelson2591]

Oj 38 murder

[@edscoobalis3791]

Will you guys get over OJ already he was found not guilty the horse is dead you guys don't need to beat it anymore

[@pipermccool]

But civilly liable.

[@RachelXKnight666]

@@pipermccooland literally wrote a book about how he did it

[@Hotwingzlover84]

It's called HISTORY. Why comment?

[@yourmom6833]

The horse might be dead, however there are TWO human beings that are dead as well! Would you say the same comment to Nicole and Ron’s family?

[@elindemier]

People forgot this was about two people brutally killed. The jury let the theatrics overshadow the facts