Nicole Brown Simpson’s former lover, Joseph Perrulli , is speaking out about their romance, and he says that the Nicole he knew was much different than the one portrayed to the rest of the world. In a new book entitled The Forgotten Briefcase, Perrulli is sharing an inside look into the events leading up to Nicole’s tragic murder. He wrote the book after finding an old briefcase in which he stored letters and mementos from their relationship for more three decades. “She was far different than what had been portrayed — more spiritual and more down-to-earth — and I felt it was incumbent upon me to tell her story,” he said of his motivation for writing the book. Perrulli met Nicole in 1989 through her close, longtime friend, Kris Jenner. Jenner was formerly married to Robert Kardashian, who would later join O.J. Simpson’s defense team after Nicole’s murder. Perrulli, who is now 65 years old, was able to recall the day he first met Nicole vividly. “I’m right outside, kiddo.…