In the late 1970s, Hollywood attempted to turn O.J. Simpson into a movie star as he transitioned from NFL legend to television personality. Around this time, he starred in a film that now seems oddly connected to a recent claim made by Kim Kardashian.
Decades later, in 2025, Simpson’s project from the seventies echoes the conspiracy theory Kim Kardashian—daughter of his friend Robert Kardashian—shared on her family’s reality show.
During a recent episode of The Kardashians, Kim Kardashian expressed disbelief in the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. As reported by People, she even tried to convince actress Sarah Paulson, her co-star in the series All’s Fair, to share her doubts.
“I’ve seen a few videos of Buzz Aldrin talking about how it didn’t happen. He says it all the time now, in interviews,” Kardashian claimed.
However, according to the fact-checking organization FullFact.org, astronaut Buzz Aldrin has never stated that the moon landing was faked.
This modern controversy mirrors the themes of a 1970s film starring O.J. Simpson, showing how pop culture and conspiracy theories can oddly intersect across generations.
Kim Kardashian’s moon landing skepticism unexpectedly mirrors O.J. Simpson’s 1970s film, highlighting how pop culture myths endure and resurface through celebrity influence.