OJ Simpson took the stand as an adverse witness and faced direct and cross-examination from plaintiff attorney Daniel Petrocelli spanning the entire day. The examination focused on Simpson's relationship history with Nicole Brown Simpson—particularly the January 1989 incident—and his relationship dynamics through her death, with Petrocelli confronting Simpson with his 1994 police statements and current testimony. Multiple sidebars resulted in overruled defense objections concerning Nicole's diary entries and Lenore Walker materials; the diary was ruled admissible for state-of-mind purposes. By day's end, the examination had covered alleged violence, relationship disputes, address and tax issues, Paula Barbieri, and the June 12 timeline.

• Simpson called as adverse witness under California Evidence Code Section 776
• Simpson testified that he was 'wrongly physical' with Nicole while denying hitting, striking, slapping, kicking, or beating her
• Defense motion to preclude Schiller book questions denied; criminal trial silence motion granted
• Nicole's diary entries ruled admissible for state-of-mind purposes despite hearsay objections
• Simpson disputed Nicole's May 22, 1994 note stating that they had 'officially split'
• Threatening letters Simpson sent Nicole regarding address/tax fraud issues introduced
• June 12, 1994 timeline reconstructed through phone records showing frantic attempts to reach Paula Barbieri
• Simpson admits he knew about Nicole's fraudulent address on his property to avoid ~$100K capital gains tax