'This case is a circus!' American Crime Story

[@TheCancerkilla]

This got him the Emmy. And it was well deserved.

[@yojeffrow5505]

Warren Spearman Word.

[@joeslacker1020]

Where's the scene where oj simpson was crying for his mom? Thanks

[@ec4221]

@@joeslacker1020 mammmma! 🥲

[@TDKiller415]

All four of them deserved it, Paulson, Brown, Vance and Travolta (as producer). Everyone was hyped for the Battle of the Bastards between Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton that year, but this was DEFINITELY second best in my book.

[@ifeelpretty5790]

This series is a master class in acting; Sterling K. Brown, Sarah Paulson and Courtney B. Vance EARNED their Emmys.

[@joeslacker1020]

Where's the scene where oj simpson was crying for his mom? Thanks

[@gaylefranklin]

@@joeslacker10203yrs later, and I’m baffled still by this comment

[@penoyer79]

It's not hard to see why Darden lost it. Cochran was just walking all over them, walking all over Ito, walking all over the case.

[@hiawathaclemons]

And therefore OJ walked right off the case

[@joeslacker1020]

Where's the scene where oj simpson was crying for his mom? Thanks

[@kkandsims4612]

It’s not his fault ito was not a competent enough judge and the fact is OJ had good lawyers the people just where not ready for the whammy of like 8 top head lawyers .

[@tomace4898]

Ito was weak.

[@myebbad]

@@tomace4898 He wasn’t weak. The prosecution just didn’t have the wits to argue their case against the defense. They were to inexperienced. But they did get rich off of losing and disappointing the families

[@Charsi_Escobar]

Watching this and Darden's actual speech, Sterling Brown killed this role. Hope to see more of him in bigger and better roles.

[@MystikalScopeProductions]

Joe A he’s in Black panther

[@lauraapollon2305]

And This Is Us

[@Fecalage]

Joe A He’s definitely a phenomenal actor, no doubt about it. Both he and Courtney B. Vance laid waste to their characters.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@Fecalage I thought Brown was even better than Travolta tbh

[@joeslacker1020]

Where's the scene where oj simpson was crying for his mom? Thanks

[@stephenmyers-fulgham9841]

“Shall I take off my watch and jewelry?” Sarah Paulson nailed this role along with Sterling Brown.

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

I really appreciated this actor's performance. He played it perfectly. Understated and real.

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

Understated?? This was over-the-top! The real Darden never flipped-out. Never got in Cochran's face. Never asked for counsel. What a joke. This was total fiction.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@easytherepilgrim2339 If this show didnt dramatize much of the OJ case it would have been boring as shit. Maybe you should watch documentaries instead

[@gaylefranklin]

@@easytherepilgrim2339yes he did! You can watch yourself. He asked for counsel and he yelled at Cochran. Tf you talking about?

[@theneighborhoodwatch2960]

Unsung hero balancing this scene, Kenneth Choi, playing Ito.

[@psanford421]

Still waiting for Chester to finish eating so he can sell me the pen

[@chelsyandre7753]

that "Shall i take off my watch and jewelry" hit hard tho

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

Sterling K. Brown has that thing where he doesn’t sound like he’s reading lines, he’s just coming up with them on the spot

[@peaceloverock6959]

Very Spencer Tracy-esque

[@hulioortiz6988]

Brother killed that performance, the frustration of fighting a losing battle that the opposition was creating confusion and playing a weak judge was definitely conveyed 💯 on point

[@AA-qb7ni]

The casting is so perfect. I absolutely love this series.

[@walterlv01]

The judge unintentionally sabotaged this trial from the start by allowing it to be broadcast live. Which is ironic because even now that he has been retired for years he still won't give any interviews or talk about it. That's the way the whole trial should have been - behind closed doors with only transcripts released, like most trials.

[@TDKiller415]

Thats what Hiroshi Fujisaki did at the civil trial at least, but I loved the fact that OJ's testimony was videotaped. He and Daniel Petrocelli exposed OJ as the liar he truly is. This was EXACTLY why Cochran, Shapiro and Bailey didn't want OJ on the witness stand, because they knew he was guilty and had no alibi, and if Clark and Darden cross-examined him, all of the defence theories would go out of the window. This decision in the civil trial was why OJ lost, was found liable. Even OJ's lawyer, David Baker, described Fujisaki as "a good judge, unbiased and fair."

[@joewhitehead3]

Darden made a few good points though. I mean, Cochran basically used this case, basically using the murders of two innocent people, for his own personal agenda

[@TDKiller415]

And to this day, some blacks still consider him a bigger hero than Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks or Barack Obama, just because he got the high and mighty OJ Simpson off for killing two innocent whites and enabled white people to "know how it feels" when racism denies them justice. Thats the religion of "Tit for Tat". Its what they follow.

[@samsca8529]

And a few years later he represented MJ in another nationwide televised trial. He became famous cause of this case. Hard not to see it from his perspective, though. I mean if you were one of the best lawyers in American and got offered a ton of money to be in the trial to a century, youd do it. Doesn’t make him less of a scummy lawyer though obviously

[@joewhitehead3]

@@samsca8529 MJ was actually innocent though

[@samsca8529]

@@joewhitehead3 Lol

[@joewhitehead3]

@@samsca8529 You don’t believe he was innocent?

[@Lee-uw2hz]

As a drama student at one of the best drama schools in the world I have to say that he's one of the clearest and confident actors in the industry. You can see that he truly did learn a lot at Stanford and NYU. He knows what he's doing and he's so focused while doing so. This is pure acting. It's pure living. He's living truthfully under imaginary circumstances as meisner said. Great job Mr. Brown.

[@ashva901]

People hate on Cochran but he ran circles around the prosecution. He did his job as a defense attorney. Prosecution attorneys lost control and Cochran poked holes in everything they threw at him. Let me not even get started with Fuherman. LOL

[@TDKiller415]

What Cochran did was based on dishonesty. He didn't defend OJ, he prosecuted the system. In any other trial he would've been ordered to stay with the facts of the case itself, not run his mouth about race and police corruption. Had Ito kept race out of the trial like Hiroshi Fujisaki did in the civil trial, OJ would've had a much weaker chance of walking.

[@ghoulishfool]

People hate Johnnie Cochran because he is evil. His entire defense was built on lies and deception. He turned every piece of evidence to somehow be about race when that had absolutely no place in this case. He’s a fantastic defense lawyer, but one of the worst, unapologetic slime-balls to ever live.

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

OJ’s blood was at the crime scene and Ron and Nicole’s blood was found in his foes bronco. One of the jurors threw up the black power fist in the courtroom to OK. The Jurors would have found him not guilty even if there was a video of OJ killing Nicole and Ron. Wife beater Johnnie Cochran was lucky the jury was filled with a bunch of morons

[@Waltjoh100]

It was not just Furhman it was Vanatter as well as Lange. Vanatter took Ojs blood and likely planted it all over the scene that's why they collected 5 cc but 1.5 ccs missing.

[@schooltrashers]

Cochran was a damn good lawyer.

[@captbarnes]

UGH I'm obsessed with this show. That moment where he slams his hands down and stands up and Marcia falls into her chair. I swear I will continue rewatching this until I die.

[@ec4221]

I feel the same way!

[@lvgolfer35]

The way Darden jumped out of his chair!! Shit was about ready to get real for a min there because even the bailiff and security were ready to step into action if a fight ensued! Great acting in this scene whether or not it was fabricated to add a drama

[@orangechickengorl]

low key would have loved to see Cochran and Dardin throw hands.

[@edwardhannah8507]

Every actor was great in this show.

[@jesskhan09]

Why did they never changed the judge. He was so incompetent in this case. He couldn’t handle his court.

[@ciaranoconnell4783]

Always a bad sign when a judge allows cameras to broadcast such a trial because it WILL turn into a media circus guaranteed. This guy clearly wanted the spotlight.

[@TheAazah]

The judge Job is to keep order in the court. He doesn't make an decision. Thats the jury's job.

[@yao052]

@@ciaranoconnell4783 allowing cameras was the correct decision.

[@myebbad]

Ppl love licking the government boots when something they perceive as bad happens.

[@LosDiggity]

My favorite part of the whole series. Especially when she said shall I take off my watch and jewelry?

[@edwinicq]

brown's acting needs no more discussino. im very impressed with paulsen too, her acting shines much more in roles like kthis than in american horror story, no wonder they both won

[@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn]

OMG! The reactions of the guards when Darden gets up and hits the table at 0:11 ..... well.... the reaction of all of them it just amazing! I'M IN LOVE WITH THE SERIE!!!

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

That never really happened though.

[@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn]

yup i know! i see the real video but the reactions still awesome!

[@notmanagingmymischief]

I cannot stop rewinding and looking at just those few seconds, how wonderfully dramatic he was at the throwing his chair back, slamming his hands down. Also because I’m oddly attracted to the way Marcia falls back into her chair like that, it was strangely attractive.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@RicardoGutierrez-xh1kn Yeah I don't care if it didn't happen, it's amazing acting, not just for a TV show but for any medium. This show might be very fictional but it makes up for that with its insane entertainment value

[@kulgan18]

Sterling K. Brown was amazing in this,

[@christian.xavier.villagran]

The actors were superb and believable. I feel like they only took one take the whole time.

[@schooltrashers]

Sterling K Brown would make the perfect movie villain, with how evil and villainous he sounded in his angry rant.

[@mlt3820]

Mr. Sterling K. Brown is one of the finest actors practicing. He can be a Priest or a Bond. A great actor.

[@jennatrusty4249]

I love this scene.... I feel EXACTLY the same way Chis Darden & Marcia Clark Were Absolutely Right.... What A SHIT SHOW that "Case" was...

[@madamebkrt]

Agreed!

[@RockSmithStudio]

2:33 I feel like this was the moment OJ realized, "Wow. I might actually get out of this"

[@TDKiller415]

Poor Darden obviously didn't want to relive all of this, that's why he didn't take part in OJ: Made in America.

[@MarcusDailyMedia]

When they laughed at him😂😂

[@dennisnguyen4173]

THERE IS NOTHING FUNNY HERE!

[@el.3389]

@@dennisnguyen4173 NICE

[@hajeraq7986]

It gave me angry chills like they know how to manipulate the system and them

[@matters5]

Watching this the first time I loved how Darden calms himself enough to ask for his own counsel. Did his asking for counsel actually happen in the trial? I’d love to see more side by side clips of real footage and the show.

[@Pimmeke]

It wasn't as beautiful IRL, check this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX2WZ6qYYtxjeaM

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

No, he never asked for counsel. The entire scene was complete bullshit. Just like the entire series. Fiction. Here's what really happened: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np_ZkoaNpdx_pqs

[@matters5]

EasyThere Pilgrim yeah I was let down how fictionalized this scene was. Are you still on an OJ kick? Why are you scoping comments on these vids? Chatted with you before on another one.

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

+matters5 I was late to the party, as far as the mini-series. I'm just now seeing how fictional it is.

[@onedaye1877]

@@easytherepilgrim2339 Yes, he did. Here's a transcript from the actual trial and not a 2 minute clip, simpson.walraven.org/feb23.html

[@WWIzd]

Shall I take off my watch and jewelry?

[@Pimmeke]

It took me a while to get that line.

[@SliversRayleigh]

What did she meant?

[@Pimmeke]

I believe she refers to getting ready to be taken into custody.

[@onedaye1877]

@@SliversRayleigh When you're held in contempt of court sometimes you're placed in jail. When you're placed in jail they strip you of items like jewelry and accessories before incarceration. So, she's basically telling Judge Ito, "you do what you have to do and I'm going to say what I have to say" after he basically threatens to put her in jail along with Chris. That was hot (from Chris/Sterling going awf to the jewelry line to the eye bleeping the prosecutors do at the end that's a bit cut off in this clip).

[@ecwdude17]

Marcia's big mouth got her in trouble.

[@deadpelicanguy]

Darden himself has not actually watched this series. Kind of a shame, because in my opinion, it's largely told from the Darden point of view. The real Darden said the case was a circus: this show makes it look like a circus. The real Darden said the defense was based on lies and deception: that's what the show depicts. Darden could have written this show's script.

[@michaeljordan3667]

Everybody was getting held in contempt 😆🤣

[@rapafellaurbanpoetry887]

Johnny laughing like this nigga done lost his mind holding himself in contempt 😂

[@gusms2903]

"This case is a circus. And the defense has made It into a circus" In this moment he represents all the public that is watching the show

[@gustavoms8181]

the way the says "circus" is perfect

[@krestainwatsonjr.]

OJ's Lawers just flipped the whole case around

[@NatS3703]

This case and the johnny depp and amber heard trial are so.hauntingtly similar in the court specitical. Jd knew what he was doing when he hired one of his lawyers who used to work under one of OJ's

[@michaelsinclair8733]

They really did have blow ups like this during the 95 trial.

[@FreeDuprey]

Yep, they includeda teal life clip. I want to rewatch it for them, it is so real.

[@orangechickengorl]

“Shall I take off my watch and jewelry?”

[@lilazainah1188]

My fav scene of all. Sterling Brown nailed it.

[@robertmowreader9663]

chris deaden was about the only lawyer in that case you had any ethics.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Still a terrible lawyer...what was he thinking with the gloves!?

[@robertmowreader9663]

he shouldn't have had simpson put on those gloves.that was a mistake.

[@izzycarts]

Robert Mowreader they were limited in options and at the time it was there only solid piece of evidence to seal the case but obviously backfired

[@MondoBeno]

That wasn't enough. He and Clarke were up against an enemy too powerful for them.

[@devinngeorge]

Izzy Carter wasn't that solid hahahahaaha

[@allengreene9954]

No Wonder why the Prosecution Lost🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿😂😂😂😂

[@bradlott3284]

Sterling Brown is a helluva actor

[@kev9617]

LAPD done got exposed.

[@kev9617]

@Sara Mathurasingh funny, I didn’t see OJ making himself look like a BITCH

[@thomastakesportspodcast]

Judge Lance Ito was the sole reason this case turned into what it did. A true circus.

[@ryanfrancis3028]

Darden told the truth. This is ethically inspiring and it needed to be said.

[@LegoPostPresidency]

Did Darden actually lose his s**t in Court?

[@rafaeljandres7529]

Why did she said that about her watch and jewellery? Is it because she was going to be handcuffed?

[@Pimmeke]

Exactly. It was a bluff.

[@SKPenterprises1906]

You know how Netflix has clips of movies and shows when you scroll over them? This should be one of the clips that play when you scroll over The People vs. OJ Simpson.

[@DoctorXander]

Misses some of the impact by starting immediately with the outburst. I remember being terrified when Darden exploded out of his seat.

[@razalimohamed6468]

This case is about the murdered of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. It's not about racist case.

[@nitroburner1838]

It's about proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he was a murderer...having a racist cop that admits to manufacturing evidence bc he doesn't like black people casts a doubt on everything he touches....blame the prosecution and Fuhrman for being an unrepentant racist more than anything else

[@TDKiller415]

@@nitroburner1838 Actually it was for a fictionalised screenplay, and there was evidence to prove that in October 1994 Fuhrman worked hard to exonerate Arrick Harris, a black man who was accused of murdering a white man in a drive by shooting. Fuhrman even cited a book by an ex cop in which he used the n-word countless times but he was never labelled a racist. Check out Vincent Bugliosi's video about the case where he disproves everything the defence says and at the same time points out the dreadful mistakes the prosecution made regarding the evidence they could've presented to condemn OJ and defend Fuhrman and the LAPD's credibility. He practically proves OJ guilty beyond ANY doubt.

[@nitroburner1838]

@@TDKiller415 ahhh yes because Mark Fuhrman tried to exonerate one black man that makes him not a racist....please spare us with that nonsense

[@TDKiller415]

@@nitroburner1838 Keep on dreaming, we all know the facts. Or, you can watch Vincent Bugliosi's video and learn what really happened, how OJ actually confessed to Lange and Vanatter that he bled all over his house, pathway and car before he went to Chicago, how Johnnie Cochran and Barry Scheck contradicted themselves countless times, and how they even said that the blood that OJ dripped before going to Chicago was planted too, just because Clark and Darden didn't play that tape for the jury. Even if Fuhrman was racist, it doesn't mean OJ is not guilty. He literally admitted on the tape that he cut himself the same night as the murder (and said he didn't know how), and he never once accused the police of pursuing the wrong man or setting him up, AND he gave several contradicting alibis. Watch the video, unless you want to call all these actual proven facts nonsense too and go along with the parrot army that says OJ was framed.

[@TDKiller415]

@@nitroburner1838 Mark Fuhrman exonerating Arrick Harris makes him more of a hero to the black community than OJ Simpson ever was. He got justice for Harris, but OJ, because he had the skin colour of a black brotha, was considered the hero. Double standards.

[@Jeff-jz5sf]

The actor playing Darden would have been better than the real Darden during the trial

[@brickywatters4571]

Lol Darden aint care about race, tv or nothin… he was just tryna do his job 😭😭😭

[@JoeMama-tl4tr]

Ito has to be the worst judge in history . Only cared about cameras and allowed ridiculous conspiracy theories to taint the trial

[@AlexG-kp1ss]

To be fair,it's hard to take a judge seriously with all those hourglasses

[@crimcrammoo]

i can see why a prosecutor would be annoyed by johnnie cochran's actions. Contrary to popular belief, Criminal prosecution and defense are not at each other's throats. The process is adversarial, but it doesn't have to be hostile. The defense and prosecution are there for the same reason: justice. Both sides should want the perpetrator of the serious crime to be brought to justice. Cochran's actions shows us he wasn't concerned about justice, he was concerned about clout and winning. When a lawyer like this is only concerned with winning, the community loses. the prosecution did their due diligence. if it was any other case, the defense would advise their client to take a plea. Cochran is given too much credit to being a good "lawyer". he's a dirty huckster and charlatan.

[@nolanhewitt2563]

Marcia and Chris should have objected and called for Ito's inabillity to do his job this is all a kangaroo court ((yes that can happen)) THIS WAS A MASTERFUL SERIES

[@SyzygyStardust]

Dardin was right!

[@TDKiller415]

This version of Darden would've stood a chance at convicting OJ. The real Darden looked half-asleep in comparison to Sterling's portrayal.

[@drewlavay]

Show makes a point that OJ had a bunch of lawyers but pretends as if there wasn't 12 prosecutors. It wasnt just clark, darden & hodgman

[@brandonwestbrooks2407]

Cochran was always wit the business can’t hate the player hate the game it’s a cold game 💯

[@krestainwatsonjr.]

Sometimes the truth needs to be heard

[@benedictchinweuba5820]

He is furious

[@hotjones81]

Also important is the fact that Ito used to work for Cochrane

[@grahamgallick2928]

I wish Sterling brown was my therapist

[@connorveach5986]

I loved the hell out of this series but this is some Bohemian Rhapsody level editing. I get that it’s a frenetic intense moment but damnn getting motion sickness over here

[@alphashaitan65]

After watching this series and seeing the video by Vincent Bigliosi, I hate Ito's guts! What a biased horrible judge.

[@lynndragoman1573]

This wasn't even close to what really happened and you can watch the original on KZbin

[@mattcampbell7669]

What date was this?

[@bibleguy1207]

It was October 2, 1995.

[@krestainwatsonjr.]

1995

[@lynndragoman1573]

@@bibleguy1207 was the trial over by then?

[@LegalizeRanch69]

Didn’t happen like this but okay lol what a joke

[@TDKiller415]

I really enjoyed that film those jurors appeared in with Mark Whalberg in 2001 😁 The title suited them perfectly.

[@jejelyly8292]

This is really happen in court? Did he throw his chair? Did he say "that's not funny?!"

[@usul573]

I think this is the actual clip, they amped up the drama a little but still: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np_ZkoaNpdx_pqs

[@lynndragoman1573]

Only in hollywood! Darden was a clown then and he is a clown now

[@Kncperseus]

Impressive. Stupid, but impressive

[@gjezik]

Great fucking scene

[@dawngregory6549]

Thats judge Ito not some actor F no that is him

[@TDKiller415]

Two great stories for American Crime Story would be the case of Pamela Smart, the teacher who seduced a student to kill her husband, and the Presidency of Donald Trump.

[@brianwilliams6167]

LEMME ASK -------DOES ACTING GET FUCKING BETTER THAN THIS MAN.....? Obviously subjects change but....jeezus pleezus

[@easytherepilgrim2339]

LOL and OMG, that was complete and utter bullshit. The ONLY thing resembling the truth is the line "this case is a circus". Everything else was complete and utter bullshit. Just like the entire series. Fiction.

[@therealmistahjay]

EasyThere Pilgrim did you expect a line by line recreation of what happened? What exactly would be the point of that when people can simply do a quick KZbin search and find the actual footage. It’s called a dramatization for a reason.

[@HovaNirvana]

Mistah Jay Thank you. Like...I don’t even understand that comment. This wasn’t a documentary, nor did it claim to be.

[@penoyer79]

It's a TV SHOW. WTF do you think was going to happen? Go watch the real thing.

[@ZumaDogg]

This is so overdramatized. There was no screaming and yelling like this. And Darden said Ito was trying NOT to allow defence to turn it into a circus. Not what he says here. TV garbage.

[@joewhitehead3]

But it was true, what was said here

[@Joe_Parmesan]

I'm also surprised that a TV drama is dramatized. Outrageous!