Rodney King, who became famous after his 1991 beating by police officers, is marrying a juror from the trial which awarded him almost $4M. Yep. Juror number 5. She says that she and Rodney had their first date the day after the trial ended and they have always tried to keep their relationship a secret. They dated for many years and then they split for awhile when Rodney was on Celebrity Rehab. Now though they are getting married.
Rodney was only going to get about $100K and Juror #5, Cynthia Kelley talked the other jurors into giving Rodney a big award. "During deliberations, the other jurors said, 'Let's just award him $100,000, you know he's just gonna blow it anyway. It was a blessing that I was even there, the other jurors didn't want to give him anything."
For Rodney's part he says that he can't live without her. "She is a godsend, a blessing in my life. I don't know what I would have done without her in my life... I can't wait to make her my wife!"
The couple has not set a date. It is a very interesting story. I would like to know how they came to have a date the day after the trial ended.