{"id":2545,"date":"2024-04-12T09:59:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=2545"},"modified":"2024-04-12T09:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:59:04","slug":"oj-simpson-former-us-football-star-acquitted-of-murder-dies-aged-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=2545","title":{"rendered":"OJ Simpson, former US football star acquitted of murder, dies aged 76"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OJ Simpson, a former United States football star acquitted of murder in a widely watched trial in the 1990s, has died at age 76.<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame in college before playing in the NFL.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on social media on Thursday morning, Simpson\u2019s family said he died on Wednesday after a battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe 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,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

According to an Al Jazeera<\/em> report, US media outlets reported in February that Simpson was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.<\/p>\n

On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. <\/p>\n

During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.<\/p>\n

-The Simpson Family<\/p>\n

\u2014 O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) April 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Known by the nickname \u201cThe Juice\u201d,\u00a0 Simpson was a star running back at the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n

He won the Heisman Trophy, the top honour in American college football, in 1968 before making the jump to the National Football League (NFL) a year later as the Buffalo Bills\u2019 number-one draft pick.<\/p>\n

He played 11 seasons of professional American football and racked up numerous accolades.<\/p>\n

However, Simpson became a controversial figure after he was charged with the stabbing deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1994.<\/p>\n

Simpson was reportedly ordered to surrender to police, but five days after the killings, he fled with a former teammate and led police in a low-speed chase through Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Simpson\u2019s months-long trial \u2014 dubbed the \u201ctrial of the century\u201d \u2014 was televised and drew widespread media attention in the US and around the world.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest Simpson\u2019s acquittal in 1995 also divided the country.<\/p>\n

Some Americans viewed it as a miscarriage of justice, while others believed he was unfairly targeted by a racist police force.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think most of America believes I did it,\u201d Simpson told The New York Times in 1995, a week after a jury determined he did not kill Brown and Goldman. \u201cI\u2019ve gotten thousands of letters and telegrams from people supporting me.\u201d<\/p>\n

His life saga was recounted in the Oscar-winning 2016 documentary O.J.: Made in America, as well as various TV dramatisations.<\/p>\n

Simpson also briefly had a book deal, announced in 2006, for a manuscript called If I Did It. Public outrage, however, scuttled its publication, and the family of murder victim Ron Goldman ultimately acquired the rights.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Simpson\u2019s death, the Goldman family told NBC News that they would not mourn his passing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing I have to say is it\u2019s just further reminder of Ron being gone all these years,\u201d Fred Goldman said. \u201cIt\u2019s no great loss to the world. It\u2019s a further reminder of Ron\u2019s being gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The post OJ Simpson, former US football star acquitted of murder, dies aged 76<\/a> first appeared on 3News<\/a>.<\/p>

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