For higher or worse, O.J. Simpson was a quintessential L.A. creation. It made sense that this man who craved fame spent most of his years in a metropolis constructed on celeb. The media right here, in all its kinds, eagerly chronicled his dizzying narrative arc, from star athlete to tv persona, from homicide defendant to jail inmate, and, lastly, unhappy meme.
That notorious slow-speed pursuit within the white Bronco has been credited with altering the media panorama, arguably giving rise to actuality tv and a brand new interval of celebrity-driven information. It launched a nation of viewers to viewing authorized proceedings as tv drama. If Simpson was the architect of his personal downfall, the media was an keen spectator.
His was a life lived in headlines.
