"The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime Story star Cuba Gooding Jr., who plays retired football star OJ Simpson, reveals that he suffered a nervous breakdown while filming the series. "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime dramatizes the court trial of OJ Simpson for the murders of wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
According to New York Daily News, Cuba Gooding Jr. spoke about filming the scene in "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime where OJ Simpson kisses Nicole Brown at the funeral. Despite already working on "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime a while by then, Cuba Gooding Jr had only at that point internalized what the families of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman went through.
Now, because of "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime series, the families are once again forced to relive the twin tragedies. Cuba Gooding Jr related how at lunch break that particular day of the shoot for "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime, the star went into his trailer and wept for a good long time.
Cuba Gooding Jr. admitted to experiencing a nervous breakdown in that specific instance of filming "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime. Cuba Gooding Jr shared that it was then that he grieved for the families of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman. Guilt was also among the overriding senses that gripped Cuba Gooding Jr.
"I don't pretend to try to understand what any of this means to either the Goldmans or the Browns, but I'm an actor," Cuba Gooding Jr. said. "I was asked to do a role. Hopefully I brought some truth to it and that will help in the process of understanding the circus that was this time in America."
Entertainment Weekly reports that Marcia Clark, who prosecuted against OJ Simpson, expressed her amazement over how accurately "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime series portrayed the case. The accuracy is such, apparently that Marcia Clark finds "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime series painful to watch.
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OJ Simpson became the prime murder suspect after Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found stabbed to death in 1994. OJ Simpson was eventually acquitted with the help if his attorney Robert Kardashian, who was then married to "KUWTK" star Kris Jenner. "The People v OJ Simpson" American Crime series, which stars Cuba Gooding Jr. airs on Tuesdays on FX.
