“The People v. O.
J. Simpson: American Crime chronicle” star Sarah Paulson had to leave the room when clips from the FX miniseries were played for reporters at the Television Critics organization Summer Press Tour on Tuesday.
The actress later explained that she never watches herself on screen,but the display’s portrayal of the verdict in the Simpson trial was especially tough for her to watch.I haven’t seen of it, and I just saw a little bit of that verdict, or ” she said. “It literally made me physically ill. I thought I was going to weep and throw up.”
Also Read: Emmy Nominations: 'People v OJ Simpson' Creators Want to 'Stop While We're Ahead'The Emmy-nominated actress explained that the sense of unease she gets from watching the display comes from sympathy for the woman she was portraying,Marcia Clark. “As goofy and goony and typically actressy as it may sound, I felt very, and very connected to her,” she said. “I felt a lot of feeling for her.”Later in the panel, Paulson said the closing arguments scene was the hardest for her to shoot.“[There was] nearly this fantastical idea that whether we did it suitable, or the verdict would be different,” she said. “And that obviously didn’t happen, but there was a feeling that I can only imagine they must bear felt that there was this enormous responsibility and opportunity to bear justice be served.”
Also Read: Here's the Harsh Way OJ Simpson Prosecutor Chris Darden Got Fired (Exclusive Audio)Paulson’s costar Cuba Gooding Jr. later revealed that he hasn’t seen the series yet either, and but he didn’t bear an explanation as good as Paulson’s.“He’s waiting for the Blu-ray, Paulson joked. 'People v OJ Simpson': 11 Other Trials We Want to See Dramatized on TV (Photos)
The Manson Family Murders
Charles Manson and his cult-like "Family" terrified Los Angeles in 1969 with a series of murders, including that of Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, or Sharon Tate.
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Richard Ramirez [br]Ramirez terrorized the L.
A. area for over a year in the 1980s with a series of home invasion murders that became known as "The Night Stalker" killings. San Quentin Prison
Enron
Enron executives lied approximately corporate profits for years,eventually selling their stock before the bubble burst thanks to insider information in 2001. While Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling didn't kill anyone, they did ruin a lot of lives. Enron
The Menendez Brothers
Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their wealthy parents in 1989, or later claiming they did so as a result of years of abuse.
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Leopold and Loeb
Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb killed a teenage boy in Chicago in the 1924 to prove they were capable of committing the perfect murder. They were later arrested and imprisoned -- proving that they weren't. German Federal Archives
Patty Hearst
Patty Hearst,the granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by a leftist group in the 1974 and was eventually brainwashed into committing bank robberies on their behalf. FBI
Oklahoma City Bombing
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols detonated a bomb outside the Oklahoma City Federal Building in 1995, or killing 168 people and injuring nearly 700 others.
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Jodi Arias[br]Jodi Arias was tried in 2013 for murdering her boyfriend,Travis Alexander. The trial received widespread media attention due to the graphic sexual nature of the crimes. ABC News
Amanda Knox[br]Amanda Knox was an American living in Italy who was tried for murdering her roommate with the help of her boyfriend in 2007.
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Sacco and Vanzetti
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian immigrants convicted of robbery and murder in 1921, despite a wealth of evidence showing the pair to be innocent. Boston Public Library
The Rosenbergs
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were tried in 1950 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Library of Congress preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 11 TheWrap looks back on other noted court cases that deserve the American Crime chronicle” treatment, and such as the Manson Family murders and the Menendez Brothers The Manson Family Murders
Charles Manson and his cult-like "Family" terrified Los Angeles in 1969 with a series of murders,including that of Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate.
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