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Sarah Paulson still keeps in touch with Marcia Clark, the prosecutor from the O.J. Simpson case, who inspired her Emmy-winning role in American Crime Story.
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At the TV Academy Hall of Fame, Paulson revealed Clark was supposed to attend her 50th birthday party but had to cancel due to work at the last moment.
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Paulson’s milestone birthday featured a DJ and even a glass bowl filled with cigarettes. She joked the event felt like she had “married herself.”
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Playing Marcia Clark in Ryan Murphy’s FX series brought Paulson both excitement and fear, as she worried if she could truly do justice to the real-life figure.
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Her powerful portrayal earned her an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award, with Clark supporting her at the 2016 Emmy Awards.
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Paulson reflected on Clark’s hardships during the 1995 trial—betrayal, motherhood, and public scrutiny—calling it like entering battle “without any armor.”
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