CNN presented some controversial coverage of the death of former NFL player OJ Simpson, on multiple occasions struggling to convey why people were happy he was acquitted in the double murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.
Correspondent Stephanie Elam was first out of the blocks with her analysis Thursday afternoon.
Elam, a climate change analyst for the network, seemed to imply people were thrilled to see that OJ, as a black celebrity, could get away with murder.
“It’s also just worth noting how much was impacted by this trial, Jake, as so many things happened. We saw policing changing here in the city,” she began.
“And it’s also worth noting because of that unrest, that racial unrest in the 90s, that is why so many people who may not have been invested in OJ Simpson were just happy to see that someone who was rich and famous and black, could get away with …” Elam continued, stumbling for a moment, “… what other people did in the system as well too.”
JUST IN—CNN’s Stephanie Elam reporting on OJ Simpson’s death accidentally said the quiet part out loud:
“So many people were just happy to see that someone who is rich and famous, and black, could get away with… er … what…
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