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O.J. Simpson prosecutor Marcia Clark reveals the big things 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' gets wrong about the case

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Last night's episode of "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" was dedicated to the prosecution's lead attorney Marcia Clark, played masterfully by Sarah Paulson.

From her hairstyle to how she was treated in court to the controversy around putting LAPD detective Mark Furhman on the stand, it was all in the episode.

But was it all true?

Vulture ran an interview with Clark after the episode aired Tuesday night in which she sheds light on many of the key moments.

Turns out, the show gets some elements right — but some big things are completely fictionalized, including the famed "makeover" Marcia Clark was said to have engineered with the prosecution team to make her more likeable.

Here's what Clark says about seven moments from the show.

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TRUE: Marcia going through a child custody battle during the trial of the century

In the midst of the Simpson case, Clark was also going through a fight for her kids.

"I was goingthrough a custody battle," she told Vulture. "And a divorce. And, yes, it was very difficult. On that particular subject, both of us voluntarily don’t talk about it because it’s better for the kids."



TRUE (sort of): Johnnie Cochran making cracks about Marcia’s childcare issues

In the episode, Clark tells the court that she can't go late because she has to get back to her kids. This leads to some unkind remarks from Johnnie Cochran. Clark then fires back at Cochran in front of everyone in the court.

"I can't remember," said Clark about the scene. "Could it have happened? Oh, yes. It certainly could've happened. And if Johnnie had smarted off at me, I certainly would have had a retort. So all I can say is, it's probably true."

 



FALSE: Marcia and Christopher Darden arguing over putting Mark Furhman on the stand

A big conflict of the series up to this episode is Marcia and Chris discussing if detective Mark Furhman should be put on the stand. Chris continues to voice his disapproval this episode.

"That's not true," Clark said. "That's what comes from [Jeffrey Toobin's] book and is just absurd. And Toobin doesn't know. He made that up. Toobin's idea was, why did we even have to call Fuhrman? And that comes from somebody who really doesn't know a thing about trial work. We cannot get away with not calling Mark Fuhrman. That's a silly, ridiculous thing to say."



See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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