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O.J. SIMPSONS FORMER LONG TIME GIRLFRIEND CHRISTINE PRODY REVEALS FOR THE FIRST TIME:

O.J. hit her.  O.J. hurt her.  O.J. threatened to shoot her if she ever left him.

Two-Part Interview to be broadcast Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16th

New York, NY - September 15, 2009 -  When O.J. Simpson was recently denied bail as he appeals his armed robbery conviction, no one breathed a bigger sigh of relief that his long suffering former girlfriend Christie Prody.   In an exclusive interview to be broadcast in two-parts, Prody tells INSIDE EDITION'S Jim Moret that she was trapped for 13 years in a drug and alcohol fueled relationship that was often violent.   

INSIDE EDITION: What went through your mind when you knew he was going to jail for a long time?

PRODY:  That it was now a time for me to be free and start my life over.

INSIDE EDITION: Was he ever violent with you?

PRODY:  Yes.

INSIDE EDITION:  Did he hit you?

PRODY:  Yes. 

INSIDE EDITION:  Did you honestly believe if you left, he would kill you?

PRODY:  Yeah, I did...He called and said he would come there and shoot me and shoot himself.

INSIDE EDITION:  Did he own a gun at the time?

PRODY:  Yes, he did.

INSIDE EDITION: Do you believe that O.J. Simpson killed Nicole and Ron?

PRODY:  Yes. 

INSIDE EDITION: Did he ever admit to you that he did it?

PRODY:  In so many words, he did.

Simpson was acquitted of the murders.  But a civil court jury found him responsible.  Ron Goldman's father, Fred won a $33 million judgment that Simpson refuses to pay.

INSIDE EDITION:  What would he say about Fred Goldman?

PRODY:  Oh. He despised that man.

INSIDE EDITION:   Would O.J. try to hide money so Fred would not get it?

PRODY:  Yes, he did.

Last year when Simpson went to prison, Prody went to rehab and is now sober.  Prody recently had a baby girl with her new fiance and feels free of Simpson for the first time in 13 years.

INSIDE EDITION:  How does that feel?

PRODY:  It feels wonderful.

 

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