Mark Fuhrman is an American detective, best known for his work on the O. J. Simpson criminal case and investigation. Fuhrman was initially hired as a investigator but was fired from the LAPD after making inflammatory remarks about black people in an interview with the New York Times. He later became a private detective, and worked on high-profile cases such as that of Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show.