Christine Prody, the ex girlfriend to O.J. Simpson for 13 years, even as her family members questioned why she would date a man many still believe killed his ex wife and her friend, ABC News reported. She tells ABC News that she believes that Simpson killed Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in 1994, a belief based on comments Simpson made to her during their relationship.
"It took me many years to realize and face that hard, terrible," she told "Gold Morning America." "Things he's mentioned about Nicole, how she had it coming because of her lifestyle and who she hung out with, mainly Ron Goldman, I guess."
Simpson was acquitted of the murder in 1995, but was hit with a $33.5 million judgment in a wrongful death civil suit.
Prody, who is now 34, also claims that Simpson subjected her to constant physical and emotional abuse, saying he threatened to kill her, an accusation he has denied.
Her attorney Gloria Allred told "Good Morning America" that Prody was lucky to get out of the relationship alive. "He had the power in the relationship. She was dependent on him... her life was literally in danger," he said. "What some women think is love can lead to a life and death situation."
Simpson is currently trying to appeal his case where he has been serving jail time in Nevada for armed robbery and kidnapping. His lawyer refuted Prody's claims in a statement: "The only person to get taken out of the house and handcuffed for domestic violence was Christie Prody. The only person who has been to drug rehab is Christie Prody. The facts are just inconsistent with what Christie is saying," Simpson's former attorney Yale Galanter said in a statement.
Prody refuted that comment.
"The part where I was taken out of the house in handcuffs was absolutely untrue," Prody said. "I've never been arrested for anything like that. But yes, I was in treatment, I checked myself into treatment after a couple years of being depressed and dealing with my depression in a way through substance."
Prody and Simpson met one year after he was acquitted for the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman. She said she was "very young, very naive, confused."
