Ellen Pierson Relatives
Ms. Pierson has no known children of her own. But, when she married Mr. Kardashian, she gained four stepchildren from his previous marriage. All four of the children have grown up to be socialites and appear regularly in the E! reality show "Keeping Up With the Kardashians".http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/kardashians/index.jsp Most famous of the children is Kim Kardashian, who filmed a sex tape with singer Ray J that was later leaked to the public. She is currently dating New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1249326/Super-Bowl-2010-Kim-Kardashian-kisses-Reggie-Bush-New-Orleans-Saints-win.html
Another famous stepdaughter is Khloe Kardashian, who married Lamar Odom, a basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, in 2009.http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20308442,00.html
Ellen Pierson is the second wife of Robert Kardashian. The couple was married in August of 2003. But, Mr. Kardashian died suddenly of esophageal cancer two months later on September 30, 2003.http://www.famoushookups.com/site/relationship_detail.php?name=Robert-Kardashian&celebid=8287&relid=6814 They had no children together, although Mr. Kardashian had four children from his first marriage to Kris Jenner: Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Robert Kardashian, Junior.http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2003/oct/06/guardianobituaries.usa
There is little known about Ellen Pierson before her marriage to Kardashian or after his death. But, Mr. Kardashian gained his most notable fame as a member of O.J. Simpson's defense team during his double murder trial in 1995. Simpson and Kardashian had known one another for years and were good friends before the trial. After the verdict, Kardashian said he had doubts about Simpson's innocence and the two stopped associating with each other.http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/10/01/OJattorney.dead/
Ellen Pierson Picture
This is the only picture known to be of Ellen Pierson. She married Robert Kardashian in August 2003. Mr. Kardashian died of throat cancer two months later.
The O.J. Simpson Trial Verdict is Read
In this video, the verdict in the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial is read in court. At the defense table, Robert Kardashian, one of the defense attorneys, is seated to Simpson's left. Kardashian married Ellen Pierson in 2003, a mere 2 months before his death from cancer.