OJ Simpson death latest: Infamous murder suspect dies of cancer aged 76 as world remembers lifetime of controversy

OJ Simpson dies at age 76, family says

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OJ Simpson, an NFL player who was later acquitted in an infamous murder trial, died at his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to his family.

Simpson was battling cancer.

“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,”

In the 1990’s, he became arguably the most infamous man in America after he was charged in the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a waiter. He was ultimately acquitted.

In May 2023 Simpson shared in a social media post that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and that he had been using medical marijuana to help with his symptoms.

“I had to do the whole chemo thing … I started smoking a couple of puffs a day, and I only had nausea twice. I’m over the chemo,” Simpson said. “I only got nauseous on two occasions. … The pot really helped me with the unfortunate side of catching cancer.”

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Simpson and Donald Trump were photographed together in 1993, two years before his acquittal

onald Trump and OJ Simpson in Manahttan, 1993 (John Barrett/Shutterstock)

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:40

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The American football star, who was infamously acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, saw his health deteriorate in the past few months with him landing in hospice care, according to TMZ.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:35

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WATCH: OJ Simpson dies of cancer age 76

OJ Simpson dies of cancer age 76

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:30

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OJ Simpson was cast as The Terminator before Arnold Schwarzenegger

The former American football star and infamous murder suspect, who died aged 76 on Wednesday (11 April) from cancer, was revealed to have originally been cast as The Terminator.

“It was actually OJ Simpson that was the first cast Terminator,” Schwarzenegger told The Independent in 2019. “Then somehow [James Cameron] felt that he was not as believable for a killing machine. So then they hired me. That’s really what happened.”

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:20

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Watch moment OJ Simpson found not guilty of murdering wife Nicole Brown Simpson

OJ Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson in a 1995 trial verdict watched by around 100 million people worldwide. The American football star and actor was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. He was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping. Footage of the verdict has resurfaced after Simpson’s death was announced by his family on Thursday, 11 April. He died on Wednesday after he “succumbed to his battle with cancer surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” a statement said.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:10

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‘I simply don’t care’

One of the lead detectives in the OJ Simpson murder trial, Tom Lange, was reportedly asked by TMZ how he felt after he learned that the former NFL star and muder suspect had died.

He did not have strong feelings about the development.

“I have nothing to say, I simply don’t care,” he told TMZ.

Simpson was ultimately acquitted.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 17:00

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OJ Simpson shuts down reports he’s in ‘hospice’ following cancer treatment

This Independent story from February details how OJ Simpson shut down rumours that he was being treated for cancer.

Simpson responded to the rumours by insisting that he was not in “hospice,” though it’s unclear if any report actually claimed that he was.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 16:50

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Watch: Infamous OJ Simpson police chase video resurfaces following his death aged 76

Watch OJ Simpson police chase as infamous video resurfaces following his death aged 76

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 16:40

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OJ Simpson obituary: The football star and actor turned celebrity murder defendant

OJ Simpson, the American football star and actor who was acquitted in a sensational 1995 trial of murdering his former wife but was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and was later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping, has died at the age of 76.

Simpson, cleared by a Los Angeles jury in what the U.S. media called “the trial of the century,” had died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family posted on social media on Thursday.

Simpson avoided prison when he was found not guilty in the 1994 stabbing deaths of former wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. Simpson later served nine years in a Nevada prison after being convicted in 2008 on 12 counts of armed robbery and kidnapping two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel.

Nicknamed “The Juice,” Simpson was one of the best and most popular athletes of the late 1960s and 1970s. He overcame childhood infirmity to become an electrifying running back at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy as college football’s top player. After a record-setting career in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 16:30

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OJ Simpson said his health was improving in his final video

OJ Simpson told the world in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with prostrate cancer.

He said he “caught cancer” and “had to do the whole chemo thing” but was confident he had beaten it.

“It looks like I beat it,” Simpson said in a video he posted at the time.

In Simpson’s final video he insisted that his health was alright, despite some complications. That video was posted to X/Twitter on 11 February, two months before he died.

“My health is good. I mean, obviously I’m dealing with some issues but I think I’m just about over it,” Simpson said in the video.

Graig Graziosi11 April 2024 16:25

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