Christopher Darden, O.J. Simpson prosecutor, admits he and Marcia Clark ‘were more than friends’

O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden has finally addressed his long-rumored relationship with fellow prosecutor Marcia Clark, claiming the two had a passionate sexual relationship that he could only describe as “fire.”

Mr. Darden sat down Monday with “Entertainment Tonight” to open up about his relationship with Ms. Clark during the highly publicized 1995 murder trial.

“We were more than friends,” he said. “We were inseparable back then.”

While Mr. Darden, 60, said he’s fuzzy on the details of his time with Ms. Clark during the trial, he was insistent that the two never kissed, ET reported.

“I’m not a kisser. Kissing is intimate. Kissing is more intimate than sex,” he said.

Asked to describe his relationship with Ms. Clark in only one word, Mr. Darden responded: “Fire.”

He then explained that the word “fire” to him didn’t suggest a romance.

“I don’t think fire’s romantic. I think fire’s passion,” he told ET.

Mr. Darden said he and Ms. Clark haven’t spoken in years, but he thinks they would have a “great conversation” if they did. Asked if he would ever tell the whole truth about their relationship, he answered, “I think I have told the truth,” adding, “In lawyer land, a half-truth is a truth.”

Mr. Darden’s comments came one day after “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” an FX miniseries, won Emmy awards for outstanding limited series and for some of its actors.

Mr. Darden said he hadn’t seen the show but praised actress Sarah Paulson, who won outstanding lead actress for her role as Ms. Clark, for bringing Ms. Clark to the awards ceremony as her date, ET reported.

“I thought that was wonderful,” Mr. Darden said.