Courtroom gawkers indlude celebrities ! PS SiiPSON TRIAL The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 28, 1995 - 9A Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES - You know the public is gawking at the Trial of the Century, but so are the people who usually get gawked at: celebrities. As if the O.J. Simpson trial couldn't getm ore surreal, there in the courtroom -- among participants who have them- selves become inadvertent celebrities - are luminaries who usually com- mand our attention. Some, like former baseball great Stve,Garvey and his wife Candace, are from the circles that O.J. and Nicole Simpson themselves once moved in. Others, like movie actor Richard Dreyfuss, are preparing for courtroom roles.: And a few occupy that uncom- fortable stratum of celebrity media types: When Barbara Walters shows up at court, is she covering the trial, or are the media covering her? Or both? No matter what the nominal reason, once they. enter that courtroom, celebrities --ike the rest ofus-become voyeurs at one of the most riveting public spec- tacles of our time. TheGarveys came to court yesterday morning, as did 1976 Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner and his wife Kris (onke.the wife of Simpson pal and attor- ney Robert Kardashian). The sports star couples, once friends of the Simpsons, ended up walking the same gantlet of media cameras and microphones usu- ally trained on the lawyers and family members. No less shy than the lawyers, both couples obliged reporters with sympa- thetic comments for the yictims and their families. Candace Garvey, who testified months ago at the beginning of the trial, sported an angel pin like the one that Brown family members have worn before. "Well, Ijust think they're circling the bases for a home run," opined Steve Garvey, the former Los Angeles Dodger and San Diego Padre first baseman, of the prosecution's closing. "I think they laid a very compelling, systematic story of what happened and who did it." Kris Jenner, in court at the invitation of the Browns, told reporters that her friend Nicole knew she was in danger long before she died. "She told me, 'He's gonna kill me and he's gonna get away with it,' " Kris Jenner told a re- porter, confessing to a certain amount of guilt that Nicole's friends didn't re- spond more aggressively. "Much as she said ... 'He's gonna kill me,' ... you never really expect it's really going to happen," said Jenner. But a lot of celebrities say they're playing student when they enter Judge Lance Ito's courtroom. Playwright/ac- tress Anna Deavere Smith, who created "Twilight," the one-woman play about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, has been in court doing research for a screenplay - completely unconnected to the Simpson trial. Actress Barbara Bosson came in June to study the prosecutors for her own portrayal of a district attor- ney on "Murder One," the new televi- sion drama being produced by her hus- band, Steven Bochco. Bosson kibbitzed with reporters in the hallway as they waited to enter the courtroom. Above: Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. dons a knit ski cap yesterday afternoon during his closing statements, attempting to disprove the prosecution's theory that double- murder defendant O.J. Simpson wore a cap to hide his identity the night of the murders. Left: Los Angeles resident Arnold Glasker shows his support for the Simpson jury outside the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles. AP PHOTOS F 1 ...itis about tapping an ocean of creativity, passion and energy that, as far as we can see, has no bottom and no shores. Jack Welch, CEO How would you describe GE's work environment? Open, inspiring, charged, fast-paced, non-bureaucratic, apolitical. We think you'll agree these are particularly appealing adjectives. We believe in being "boundaryless." We've taken down walls that divide people, eliminated hierarchies and stripped out bureaucratic processes company-wide. And it's worked. We are a 60 billion dollar global enterprise whose extremely diverse range of businesses are number one or number two in their markets. Others look to us for management best practices and our financial results have shareholders cheering. We want to hear from Bachelor's and Master's degree candidates. If you are bright, creative, passionate about your work and determined to make things happen, we want you to know we find these to be particularly appealing qualities. We'll be on campus this Fall. Please check with the Placement Office for more details. ........................ ....................... ........................ .......................