The View host Sara Haines REFUSES to say OJ Simpson’s name in the wake of his death – and insists people should ‘focus on his victim Nicole Brown’ who was ‘failed by legal system again and again’

The View host Sara Haines refused to say OJ Simpson’s name during Friday’s episode of the ABC show as the panel discussed the death of the former NFL football player, who was killed in his home on April 10 at the age of 76. died in Las Vegas.

The panel, consisting of Joy Behar, Ana Navarro, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin, discussed the fact that Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and waiter Ron Goldman in the unforgettable 1995 murder case, when Sara, 46, said: ‘There were innocent people involved in this and I’d like to take a moment to name them.

“Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman were brutally murdered and I believe the justice system has failed Nicole time and time again.

‘She had called the emergency services nine times, the police were beaten out of her, bloody in the bushes and they always let her domestic abuser go.’

Joy, 81, responded, “Who was OJ?” mother of three Sara fired back, “Yeah, I just don’t want to say his name like everyone else because I think the people we need to focus on are Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman, who were more than victims in this.”

The View’s Sara Haines declined to say OJ Simpson’s name on Friday’s show when they discussed his death

Sara said Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown “failed Nicole time and time again” by the legal system

Sara told the panel, including Joy Behar, that she wanted to remember both Nicole and Ronald Goldman – who was murdered on the same night in June 1994.

Joy described 25-year-old Ronald Goldman as an ‘innocent bystander’ on that fateful night in Brentwood, Los Angeles

Referring to Nicole, who was 35 years old when she was stabbed to death outside her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on June 12, 1994, Sara continued: “She had children, she was a beloved woman. [who] has missed large parts of her life.

“The Goldman family still longs for their son, who was funny, friendly and outgoing,” Sara added as Joy stepped in again, saying of 25-year-old Ron, “He was truly an innocent bystander….”

“They were both innocent, and I think that’s the problem here,” Sara replied, while Joy said of Nicole, “So was she, she wasn’t a bystander.”

Alyssa, who appeared to dismiss Simpson’s death during Thursday’s episode of The View when she said her “only thought” was that she hoped his passing “brings some peace” to Nicole and Ron’s families, butted in in the conversation and referred to claims about X made by a woman named Nicole Minet.

“There’s more to it because I learned today – and I’m going to say – that a woman came forward and claimed she was aware of a non-disclosure agreement that was signed while he was still in college, of two separate women in separate altercations. They said they were victims of domestic violence,” the former White House aide explained.

“So that evidence could never have been used in court in Nicole and Ron’s cases, and I think if you could have shown this pattern, it could have fundamentally changed the outcome.

“So there needs to be a change in policy in using NDAs to silence victims because there could be other victims afterwards because they can’t share their stories,” Alyssa suggested, before adding to Nicole: “She had can still live today. .’

Ana, 52, then said: ‘And what’s still sad is that we still see cases of rich celebrities being treated differently somehow, right? For example, when we see R. Kelly, there are so many athletes, celebrities, so that still happens…’

Ana Navarro claimed that ‘we still see cases of wealthy celebrities being treated differently’

Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin (right) listened intently as Sara shared her thoughts

Sunny criticized the decision to have Simpson do a ‘demonstration with gloves’ in the 1995 murder case

Sara wanted to mention the family of Ron Goldman, pictured here in October 1995 when Simpson was found not guilty

Sunny, 55, commented: ‘It’s definitely the dark side of celebrity,’ while Ana continued: ‘But we like to say to the world that ‘in America no one is above the law, in America everyone is equal under the law’ . “…”

“But we know that’s not true,” Sunny fired back, before referring back to the 1995 murder trial: “And besides, the prosecution in many ways lost this case by letting a racist cop testify, by staging a demonstration keep with gloves on. – that’s like law school 101, you shouldn’t try it for the first time in front of people…’

Ana added: ‘I saw a judge being interviewed yesterday who said they all assumed the glove was his, they all assumed the glove fit, and the idea of ​​having him try it on and it didn’t fit , was such a big deal. wrong because it gave them something to hang their hat on in the face of reasonable doubt.”

In the 1990s, audiences were captivated by his “trial of the century” on live television, as Simpson’s case sparked debates about race, gender, domestic violence, celebrity justice and police misconduct.

Prior to Nicole and Ron’s deaths, Simpson was known to have physically abused his ex-wife in the past, most notably during a 1989 incident when she called the police after he became enraged after seeing a photo of her ex-boyfriend in a photo album.

“He’s going to kill me,” Nicole told a 911 dispatcher. The beating left her with a black eye, a bruised cheek and a cut lip.

A criminal court jury found Simpson not guilty of murder in 1995, but a separate jury for a civil trial found him liable for the deaths in 1997 and ordered him to pay $33.5 million to relatives of Nicole and Goldman. He continued to declare his innocence.

He later served nine years in prison for robbery and kidnapping for attempting to steal back some of his sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room.

He insisted his conviction and sentence were unfair, but said: “I believe in the justice system and I have respected it. I’ve served my time.’