Former O.J. Prosecutor Chris Darden On Miniseries, Rumored Romance | TODAY

A new special series on TODAY takes a closer look at some of the biggest crimes in history, starting with the murder case against O.J. Simpson. Christopher Darden, a prosecutor in the case, joins TODAY to talk about why the public continues to be fascinated with “the trial of the century” more than 20 years later, and the portrayal of romantic tension between himself and fellow prosecutor Marcia Clark on the TV miniseries “The People v. O.J. Simpson.”
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Former O.J. Prosecutor Chris Darden On Miniseries, Rumored Romance | TODAY

[@neilkozel6174]

I admire this man and his honesty. He is a good man who tried to do the right thing.

[@NunYa953]

Neil Kozel He's the WORST lawyer on the face of the Earth.

[@auburnpulu7949]

He may have been a good lawyer but they made so many mistakes

[@carolinagonzalezs.]

But a joke as a prosecutor.

[@esther4482]

Nun Ya nope. The odds where already stacked against them. Chris didn’t want to put Furham on the stand (the guy who pretty much fcked up the case) but Marcia wanted to.

[@GreezyG74G]

No

[@racheldollton]

Darden is a great and honest man. He knew he would receive backlash for being one of the prosecutors in this case and he did it anyway because he trusted the evidence. I have nothing but respect for Chris Darden.

[@anthonylewis3095]

Rachel Dalton No, Darden was an escape goat for the politics surrounding LA at the time. He was weak, a sucker, and over his head when he actually realized what was transpiring....your not their because your an educated man whom happens to be a lawyer...your their because your black and a lawyer. Don't make excuses.

[@anthonylewis3095]

Rachel Dalton And just so you know you don't have a choice in the matter when your district attorney tells you ....this is your case.

[@reallynotreally1524]

Rachel Dalton he clearly said the opposite

[@scholageemusic9373]

lol he did it because he really didnt have a choice and the only reason Marcia choose him was because the case was based on race and thought he was a convience. Chris was not ready for that case. Jonnie was way too experienced and smarter than Chris lol. Chris race was the ONLY reason he was in trial. he have much prior trial experience

[@mcmc2817]

Respect to chris😊❤

[@sacoope1]

That case destroyed people lives.

[@Vamanaswastika]

Mainly the viewers.

[@mamamarianovits9029]

Yes.. it did. It destroyed the lives of many, as did the actual crime at the heart of said case.

[@CanadianMonarchist]

Everybody in the trial looked bad.

[@taffycat93]

OJ Simpson destroyed a lot of lives. Such a POS for a human being.

[@HajimeNoJMo]

Kato Kaelin made millions thanks to this trial

[@AveryR-XC]

You can tell this trial still hurts him deeply.

[@caroleason5394]

Because he dropped the ball on everything. They had him with the evidence, but the defense were just better at their jobs

[@philipwilliams1754]

Darden believed Furhman.The gloves clearly small.

[@philipwilliams1754]

@@caroleason5394 The evidence was OJs blood.

[@wtfj4462]

@@philipwilliams1754 the blood that was tainted by the LAPD? The blood that a doctor touched without gloves? The blood that blankets that were found INSIDE the house were placed over? The defense botched this case and destroyed any chance they had.

[@COO415]

Clearly it did, that's why he ate his way to comfort 😂

[@lisad7788]

Poor guy. He says he wishes he hadn't tried the case. I appreciate his honesty.

[@jlorde8838]

Not that it shouldn't have been tried just not by him.

[@kariberrie]

When asked neither Chris or Marcia deny an intimate relationship. LOL

[@GreezyG74G]

Because it’s a violation

[@kariberrie]

@@GreezyG74G read it again :)

[@GreezyG74G]

@@kariberrie sorry Love Lol but the point is still valid . They Did Deny it before I’ve seen tho actually

[@kariberrie]

@@GreezyG74Git’s okay my friend, but in this video in particular they were asked & did not deny it 😂. but to your point, while it is a violation, I see how it could have happened, they are human, that trial was very stressful & they probably “comforted” each other. Lol..still a violation though nontheless. 😂

[@GreezyG74G]

@@kariberrie yea my Friend . Definitely. 🙏🏽

[@Gonk]

He should watch it they painted him very nicely, the way most normal ppl thought he would be.

[@RaSyWash]

Gonk well they still painted him as the guy who was only on the persecuting team because he was black...which is what he hated people saying about him lmao

[@ronburgundy244]

@@RaSyWash they also painted him as someone hand pick by Marsha Clark, a good friend of his who thought he was the right person for the case.

[@METALSAULGOODMAN]

@@RaSyWash they painted every character in a great and a bad way. I thought the series was fairly balanced

[@gutenbird]

Did anyone else think the actor who played Chris Darden was the best one in The People v O.J. Simpson?

[@loriellajames6978]

gutenbird I think that Sterling K. Brown is a great actor and is not that bad to look at.

[@emericas9]

Nah courtney vance as johnny

[@fetchseason3rocks]

The woman who played Marcia topped the rest imo

[@sparkleninja370]

I always liked Darden. Came across as honest and sincere.

[@thoughttank5107]

One of the Jury members said he messed up the triak and ahould have never been there and he looked weak 😬😬

[@wtfj4462]

@@thoughttank5107 and he was 100% the weakest prosecutor and the 3rd weakest link in the defense as a whole.

[@thomasinlockwood_]

Watching the FX series made me so, so sad for him and Marcia. They gave that case everything and it destroyed them both. It's especially awful that Darden had his community shun him. I've heard his daughter reporting in interviews that she'd been turned down for a job once because of who her father was.

[@geneterrell999]

Lies! How would a job prospect know who her father is?

[@AprilLotusFlower]

I wish Chris Daren and Marcia Clarke could have interviewed together briefly in addition to separate interviews since they were going to be there on the same day.

[@allisonwilkins4601]

I bet they wouldn’t not be willing to. She said they haven’t spoke in years and he’s made comments that indicate they are not close

[@1Cruzer4u]

Mr. Darden Is a good man who tried to perform the duties entrusted to him by the state & people of Cali. Mr. Darden was unfairly criticized but in the end because he stood on principles of right vs wrong Chris is respected rightfully so the case was so crazy at times I'm amazed at how well Mr. Darden handled the madness. God Bless Chris Darden & the entire prosecution team for following a code of conduct that is based in principles of honor and integrity. That is always admirable.......

[@uncgeog]

That right there is one very, very broken man.

[@jbruh3345]

Is that right, Mr. Fuhrman? 🤔👀

[@pranovcocopext3781]

Are you mark fuhrmann's relative

[@Karl_95]

Hows uncle mark

[@christopherizzo1280]

As someone who understands courtroom PTSD, I respect him so much.

[@jakevs.theworld2987]

Wow they really captured him in that series, he’s a very intelligent and friendly guy

[@Lanny985]

It's funny how Marcia Clark likes the show, thinks that the show got pretty much everything accurate and went to the Emmy with Sarah Paulson but Chris Darden was like this...

[@KittyGoldPaint]

Well apparently the actor who played him tried to reach out to him for the series, but he wanted nothing to do with it, so his daughter helped the actor Sterling K. Brown with his role, and Darden apparently was proud that Sterling K Brown won the Emmy for his "interpretation" of the character, which still suggests to me he had not yet watched it! I myself was worried about how they would handle the series, but I actually think for being a television crime mini series, it was handled with a lot of sensitivity for the people involved with the trial, though I wish they would have put a little more energy into the victims family's.

[@keithk2879]

American Crime Story: The People vs Amanda Knox. That would be such a good series, but it's not technically an American crime.

[@joe_v_runs]

Follow Keith watch the exclusive Netflix miniseries about her

[@MrMustang13]

Jodie arias would be a good one

[@mikepeterson764]

I will say in watching the series, the actor who played him and the actor who played judge Ito looked very much like the real people.

[@pattyhays487]

The "dream team" made him and Marcia Clarck look like rookies...You knew what the verdict would be long before it was over....

[@branbeelotus]

Thank you

[@shechshire]

That's cute but, no you're way off.

[@jockoadams3377]

Darden and Clark had to try and explain what DNA evidence was to a jury who had almost no knowledge of the new science, in addition to the fact one of the cops on the case was a racist. The prosecution had to be 100% right to convict a previously beloved celebrity. The defense just had to raise enough doubt to get him off... and they partially played upon people's biases and feelings of systematic injustice in a country that had slavery and segregation.

[@thegirlwhoatepearls]

Jocko Adams How about the fact that 2.5 ml of his blood went missing and the blood found on his socks and other places contained edta, a preservative used by crime lab technicians?

[@thegirlwhoatepearls]

Jocko Adams Also they went back and got some of the blood samples three weeks later . . . also the chain of custody for some of the evidence was suspect. Even if he did it there was too much of a screw up by the police and potential planting of evidence to convict him.

[@mkl5448]

This man is just a good human being. I think that trial sucked the life out of him, and really changed him. He won the case by not selling out, he pursued the truth and was kicked in the teeth for it. The jurors were never going to convict him because of the cities history, which is a shame. Karma is real and the universe does not stand for dealing from the bottom on the deck. Like I said, he ultimately one out.

[@82566]

Agree

[@clementjohnson2666]

@@82566 what is the name of this woman who is interviewing C. Darden ?

[@goodguynow]

The People Vs. Scott Peterson I would pay to see that!

[@BluesHarpJammin]

Regarding the recent FX Miniseries "The People vs. O.J. Simpson," the one question on everyone's mind is not whether O.J. slaughtered two innocent people (we all know he did), but whether Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden slept together. I'm so sick and tired of idiot media pundits asking that question. WHO CARES!!!??? This kind of salacious "shock & awe" journalism really sullies the news profession.

[@BluesHarpJammin]

***** Yup. And it's sickening.

[@branbeelotus]

+Black Crow were you there ? So how can you be so sure OJ killed those people ? Did u watch the whole trial?

[@BluesHarpJammin]

Lotus Bee No, I wasn't there. Were you? Based on the evidence, O.J. was/is guilty as hell, and NOTHING or NOBODY will be able to convince me otherwise.

[@branbeelotus]

Black Crow so you are convinced based on your own emotion and media programming . Even if it was found that someone else killed those people you still would stand by your emotions. Interesting. By the way, what was the most compelling piece of evidence for you ?

[@BluesHarpJammin]

So far, nobody else has been found to have committed the murders. The bloody gloves. Bloody foot prints. The cuts on his hands. Fleeing. All evidence points to O.J. Simpson.

[@taffycat93]

I love Chris Darden, I'm not going to lie. And he's got the BEST name for his book - In Contempt. Enough said. 👍🏼

[@terribleTed-ln6cm]

Chris is the real deal , and he is right about the case being lost long before the "gloves". It was easy to see that oj was just acting like it was hard to put the gloves on. Chris Darden is a straightforward and stand up guy with integrity !. Something oj knows nothing about.

[@BitterPeachh]

Chris Darden said he told Marcia Clarke not to put MARK FURMAN on the stand, and, they only hired him because he was BLACK and not because of his VOICE.

[@kk3940]

He said right in this interview that he didn’t believe he was hired because he was black! 😂

[@AndroidPLUR]

The people that made this about race make me sick to my stomach

[@my.0224]

It was partly about race. They had a racist evidence planter as a witness. Overkill to attempt to frame an already guilty man. Racism and evidence planting backfired. Kapow in their faces.

[@mikedavies4561]

The guy who played Chris in the series was unbelievable so chros should watch it and appreciate that protrayl.

[@AA-qb7ni]

It's sad cos you can tell Darden and Marcia genuinely wanted justice for Nicole and Ron and along with that they dealt with so much hate.

[@sheemachaudhry5397]

I read Darden's book. He was used by the incompetent prosecution because he was black. In the book his family told him not to take the case. I feel bad for Darden.

[@roberthavens7918]

I love you Chris!! you tried to put the killer away!!

[@classicsurvivor]

He said “everyone wants a happy ending”.

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The biggest irony of all: as a young man Darden was an ardent football fan who was Simpson's biggest fan! He once collected every Buffalo Bills item he could get (I'm a football fan myself, but like Darden I no longer love Simpson as he proved himself to be an evil maniac!)

[@Rosesyoutube]

6:08 Wow. What a comment

[@jolywinters4957]

I have a lot of respect for Chris Darden. He is a man with strong morals and integrity.

[@lamartruth6601]

I glad he could keep it real and say the trying on of the glove was brilliant and that they had lost before that.

[@thealterego4231]

Okay here's what I believe darden was chosen as a prosecutor because he was black I believe he also knew it and still went to bat for the other team to further his career .I know it,he knows it's and the world knows....he's a very compromising guy when it comes to helping himself.....He disgusts me!!!!!

[@nicholasjanke3476]

The Simpson Case was a big big BIG turning point in Darden's law career, being that it was such a big, media focused trial of the century. It could only go in two major, career changing directions for Darden. If Darden won, he'd be a partner in a big law firm living in a deluxe suite in the Hilton. But he lost and thus his law career went downhill to the point of him being shunned. He and Marcia didn't manage to correctly organize themselves and convince the jury beyond a doubt that Simpson did it (though in all fairness that jury must have been brain dead the whole time! A pet iguana could have figured out that Simpson did it with the ton of evidence against him) He lost such an easy case at that, so that adds more fuel to the fire.

[@georgemanka]

What a gracious bloke

[@amitbenjam]

“I was offended then, I’m still offended now”

[@mhillvo]

"Nipsey Hustle" 2019....killer's defense lawyer now.

[@franciscalopes5063]

Is he really?

[@wrldchamps04]

Honest man...read his book 20 years ago... recommended

[@adamabbas1487]

He should like someone who is more upset that he lost, like it's a competition rather than being upset that a murderer was not brought to justice and got away with it.

[@brit-in-czech]

Darden and Clark were monumentally incompetent and that is why the killer walked free.

[@ACoustaDC]

Chris.... You are an amazing man and an amazing lawyer.

[@MoneyOverFame]

Good man.

[@theFRIS]

so you didn't watch the miniseries but you just know it was inaccurate...

[@MystikalScopeProductions]

theFRIS it was fairly inaccurate and played up for television drama in some moments

[@iMelanin]

Well, it was a huge part of his life. While most of it may be true, I’m certain some may be fabricated for entertainment. He may not want to relive through it as well. It was such a heavy case.

[@irinachursina]

What a great man! Was and still is!

[@jonathancineus6424]

So did he have a connection with Marcia Clark or no??? Let’s ask the real questions please and thanks lol 😂

[@nicktaylor1015]

The black community was deeply unfair to this brother. Yeah I said it.

[@WISHBONEL7]

How many names have you be called , for making comments like that ?.

[@aniles1989]

Looks and seems emotionally stronger

[@melissasanders5939]

who cares about the romance

[@tuck2727]

gosh, that was just getting interesting

[@jackieblue9536]

I read his book. ..it was Fantastic💜

[@82566]

I just ordered his book 📖 looking forward to reading it

[@MaadhatsOnTwitch]

He looks like an old Shaq 😂

[@branbeelotus]

At first I thought it was Shaq

[@pierresoorden5975]

March 29, 2005 (Cochran) v. September 30, 2003 (Kardashian)

[@pierresoorden5975]

F. Lee Bailey died just over a month ago (June 3)

[@lynnm.2019]

Love you Chris!!!

[@MR-gp4zp]

Very smart and honest man ... Respect

[@johnwest194]

an incompetent lawyer who ate all his book profits

[@lunabee9606]

He is spot on!! This case was lost as soon as they chose the jurors. Marcia should’ve known bc of the race issues in LA at the time!! This was not lost bc of Darden. There were so many things in the case as to why to lost.

[@1lifestyle112]

mr brownnose himself

[@shechshire]

You mean, a black guy who isn't racist? Interesting interpretation.

[@1lifestyle112]

you obviously don't know what brown nose means

[@shechshire]

1lifestyle A kiss ass.

[@dixiedeed4918]

Yes he was Mark Furhman probably call him a N.....

[@sha11235]

How about the guy updating In Contempt?

[@julieb7785]

An admirable lawyer.

[@dadaevan]

Darden had successfully prosecuted 19 consecutive murder cases prior to the Simpson trial. Yes he made some mistakes, but man did I feel bad for this dude.

[@bellestar777]

I really like him and you can tell he’s still affected by this verdict. One juror came out and said this was pay back for Rodney King another juror said he knew OJ was guilty. It’s sad I think the trial was way to long peoples lives on both sides were affected after this verdict. I always thought he had someone do it. I also want to know was OJ watching and seen Ron walk up or did he arrive at that time. It’s sad as a survivor of DV it’s a horrible thing to deal with I never called cops told my family or friends it’s a hard situation to be In.

[@bryantturner97]

Poor guy looks terrible!

[@Altamash23]

The DA’s office used him... he wasn’t fit and somewhere he tried to show he was Better than johnnie

[@guameruureyes4356]

detective Mark Fuhrman did you planted or fabricated evidence? answer - I refuse to answer because it may incriminate me. If you are a jury how can you vote guilty without shadow of doubt?

[@dixiedeed4918]

That did it 5th plea

[@jlorde8838]

Of course he didn't.

[@jlorde8838]

@@dixiedeed4918 there was a good reason for the 5th and it wasn't because he was racist or planted evidence, neither is true.

[@dunbarskii1929]

He’s a good man, very intellectual. Yet, that glove idea was one of the worst demonstrations a prosecutor could ever pull. You NEVER let the defendant have control over a demonstration.

[@sofialavish1072]

Darden is typical coconut.

[@TSeeley01]

If u keep rewriting the past I can’t learn from it. Two jurors were ready to vote guilty upon handed the case. So the case was not lost like Darden says long before the glove. A hung jury would have been a win as Simpson was out of money and the prosecution would have had a better crack at it. Instead of facing facts too many just blame the jury as that’s the easy non-accountable thing to do.

[@mair18]

CHRISTOPHER DARDEN SHOULDN'T OF LISTENED TO MARCIA CLARK

[@nancydrew1882]

What did they expect this man to do?!! He had to do his job!

[@thewkovacs316]

effing marsha up the arese?

[@SonicVisionX]

The case was absolutely lost with the jury selection. Marcia Clark blew it.

[@fritterfoof5146]

It was lost in jury selection and venue not one wealthy juror of his peer

[@sarahs2288]

No, Marcia had to quit while she was ahead. In her book, she says the remaining jury pool was worst. Garretti blew the trial. He changed the venue to downtown LA.

[@leChandler24]

This guy is a joke! He should not be involved at first! He is weak and couldn’t handle the pressure and affected the trial and his life!

[@bennyeverett8789]

Chris Uncle Tom Darden had the nerve to question the diversity of the jury. First, allow me to say that I am in no way in support of human suffering. But I am quite sure that Mamie Till would have loved to have had a fair trial not to mention a jury. What about the Central Park 5 guilty for being black. We have a long way to go in Amerikkka.

[@uncleterry1703]

Ur stupid. He would agree with you on those other cases and u should agree with him on this case!

[@CanadianMonarchist]

OJ's acquittal was an act of injustice to Nicole and Ron, the same as Roy Bryant's acquittal was an act of injustice to Emmett Till.

[@Summermoon7.]

Hi Chris..you still owe me a pair of Walmart shoes!!! Lol

[@pierresoorden5975]

Since 1 October 2017

[@REPUBLICANSAREBEYONDSTUPID]

Sam-bo!

[@JoseGonzalez-du5tt]

That's Shaq.

[@lindastewart1638]

Leave oj alonelinda

[@ChrisPBacon-hk4lu]

You're low energy Chris.

[@ZumaDogg]

5:05: He basically admits to affair with Marcia Clark. If not, he would have said, "no." Not explain the blowback if he says, "yes."

[@kk3940]

I 💯% agree!

[@anthonycampos8057]

He looks like Clarence Thomas.

[@Beatlecat1]

I do not care if Darden and Clark screwed or not.

[@Noutchka]

Clever man.

[@markl8893]

OJs son did it

[@thewkovacs316]

no evidence

[@markl8893]

@@thewkovacs316 wrong!

[@thewkovacs316]

@@markl8893 no, im 100 percent right. oj did it. martin sheen needs to worry more about his family

[@fergusotoole5823]

newsbud

[@OmartheBurd]

Complains about the media attention towards the Simpson case and wishes he was never on it in the first place. *Goes on Today Show to contribute to media chatter years later and to promote his book based on the case* .......I'm calling BS here

[@mariorsfernandes]

+Omar Hasan His professional life was kind of ruined after the case, might as well profit from it.

[@marshacreary9771]

2:02-2:18 To Infinity and Beyond

[@estelazalazar2428]

4:52 jaja nice

[@zacattack3442]

4:45 Yeahhhh we boned

[@2bigbufords]

He was a terrible prosecutor.

[@34chummy]

Useless attorney who looked bored the whole time

[@DestroyNations]

Shaq get out of the latex.

[@mr.blawrence2405]

Just got that

[@genejordan6248]

Chris Darden could be my attorney ANY DAY!

[@sha11235]

Isn't it funny that Cuba Gooding, Jr., an Oscar winner, is playing Simpson?

[@danieldougan269]

He's not convincing in the role. OJ is bigger and more imposing. His voice is much deeper than Gooding's. Of course, the more interesting performances come from the actors playing the lawyers. Patricia Clarkson in particular is flawless as Marcia Clark. She disappears into the role.

[@collingriffiths7363]

His ears are a lighter shade than the rest of him and it bothers me

[@kevintaylor9590]

This clown tried His best to get a black man life in prison.

[@kevintaylor9590]

@@cerengurbuz7807 OJ was innocent in a court of law. U just said a bunch of BS, awhile I said facts. Innocent read it and weep

[@kevintaylor9590]

If you're get convicted as guilty then Yes...if you're innocent in a court of law everything else y'all saying is BS to slander a super stars image

[@jlorde8838]

@@kevintaylor9590 OJ'S blood was at BUNDY.

[@jlorde8838]

@@kevintaylor9590 that guy is guilty of a double murder found guilty in court or not. Watch his interview Hypothetical on KZbin and read his book If I Did it.

[@kk3940]

⁠@@kevintaylor9590The only 🤡here is you. Everyone with half a brain knows OJ is ACTUALLY guilty of murder. The verdict determined he was only LEGALLY not guilty of murder and it certainly didn’t find him “innocent”! Legal & actual guilt are 2 very different things. Educate yourself before directing such asinine comments at others.

[@lynndragoman1573]

Darden looks like he ate the jury. Show us the winners not the losers.

[@pegsggpg]

My God, he's gotten so old, I still love him