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Sarah Paulson Strives To 'Get It Right' As O.J. Simpson Prosecutor

Sarah Paulson plays prosecutor Marcia Clark and Sterling K. Brown plays fellow prosecutor Christopher Darden in the FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Ray Mickshaw/FX hide caption

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Sarah Paulson Strives To 'Get It Right' As O.J. Simpson Prosecutor

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The actress set out to portray Marcia Clark in a "truthful way" in FX's The People v. O.J. Simpson. "I read, watched and listened to any and everything I could get my hands on," Paulson says.

Sarah Paulson Strives To 'Get It Right' As O.J. Simpson Prosecutor

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LA Police Testing Knife Allegedly Found On O.J. Simpson's Old Property

O.J. Simpson, flanked by defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and Johnnie Cochran Jr., reacts as he is found not guilty on Oct. 3, 1995, of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Myung J. Chun/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

LA Police Testing Knife Allegedly Found On O.J. Simpson's Old Property

When O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in 1995, the absence of the weapon prompted much speculation. Police are now testing a knife allegedly found years ago and kept by a retired police officer.

Nevada Judge Rejects New Trial For Jailed O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson stands at the end of a May 17 hearing in Clark County District Court in Las Vegas. A judge on Tuesday said Simpson is not entitled to a new trial on his 2008 convictions for armed robbery and kidnapping. Getty Images hide caption

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Nevada Judge Rejects New Trial For Jailed O.J. Simpson

The judge said the fallen football great is not entitled to a new trial for his 2008 convictions for armed robbery and kidnapping. Simpson is serving a sentence of nine to 33 years in the crimes.

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The Juice in Jail

Oh, O.J. I have no idea what he did in that hotel room in Vegas, but I do know that he's in jail awaiting a hearing for it. And once again, people are talking about O.J. Simpson. Was a gun involved? Was he setup? Is race an issue? What was he thin...

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