Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters Denise, Dominique and Tanya are continuing to uphold their sister’s bequest and helping different women who look home violence.
The trio took nan shape astatine nan Variety Power of Women astatine nan Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum successful NYC connected Thursday, wherever Denise noted, “We mislaid Nicole almost 30 years ago.”
Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman were murdered June 12, 1994. She was 35 years aged and Goldman was conscionable 25. Brown had called nan constabulary respective times astir O.J. Simpson, her hubby from 1985 to 1992.
“Nicole endured unthinkable symptom and done that symptom she was capable to protect her children,” Denise told attendees. “She walked distant from her abuser. She was a daughter, she was a sister, she was a mother, she was a friend, she was a female whose life was tragically trim short.”
Nicole’s sisters person participated successful caller Lifetime docu-series, “The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson,” that will aerial successful June.
“I person wanted to do a documentary for 10 years, but I ne'er felt nan timing was right,” Denise previously told Variety. “I thought if I could find personification who would make Nicole’s sound beryllium heard, and not make it astir nan proceedings aliases him, I would beryllium happy.”
She further explained, “It was highly sad erstwhile group would show me, ‘We don’t moreover cognize what her sound sounds like.’ It collapsed my bosom because cipher gave her that opportunity.”
Denise besides discussed nan Violence Against Women Act, which she helped get passed, successful beforehand of guests including Glenn Close, Nicky Hilton, Tamron Hall, and Melissa Joan Hart.
The Simpson case, often referred to arsenic “the proceedings of nan century,” has been backmost successful nan headlines since O.J. died from metastatic prostate crab past month.
Producer Shonda Rhimes, “Law & Order: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” prima Mariska Hargitay, vocalist Anitta and Amy Schumer were honored astatine nan event, hosted by comedian Amber Ruffin.