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Former American star O. J. Simpson has died at the age of 76 after a war with cancer.
His official X account posted: “On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his war on cancer. He surrounded his children and grandchildren.
“During this time of transition, your circle of family members asks you to respect their wishes for privacy and grace. “
The 76-year-old is believed to have already undergone chemotherapy as a result of a war against prostate cancer.
Despite an impressive football career, Simpson is known for being accused of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and his friend Ronald Goldman.
At the White House, President Bill Clinton stepped out of the Oval Office and watched the verdict on his secretary’s television.
Many black Americans celebrated his acquittal, viewing Simpson as the victim of a fanatical police force. Many white Americans were dismayed by his exoneration.
Simpson’s legal team included prominent criminal defense attorneys, Johnnie Cochran, Alan Dershowitz and F. Lee Bailey, who thwarted the indictment.
Prosecutors made a memorable mistake when they ordered Simpson to check a pair of blood-stained gloves discovered at the scene of the homicide, convinced that they would be perfectly compatible and show that he was the killer.
In a very theatrical display, Simpson struggled to put on the gloves and told the jury that they had no match with him.
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In delivering the highlights of the trial, Cochran referred to the gloves in closing arguments before jurors with a rhyme: “If it doesn’t suit you, you’ll have to acquit. “
Dershowitz called the prosecution’s decision to ask Simpson to check the gloves “the biggest legal mistake of the 20th century. “
However, he was found responsible for both deaths in a civil trial in 1997.
Simpson has been involved in other legal troubles and was sentenced to 33 years in prison after being convicted of a robbery in Las Vegas, but was released in 2017 after serving nearly nine years in prison.
In the years since Nicole and Ron’s murders, some of OJ’s moves have drawn attention, most notably when he laughed hysterically as he recalled seeing the nearly decapitated corpse of his wife Nicole Brown moments after her murder.
Going into incredibly graphic detail while cracking into laughter, O. J. He continued, “I hate to say this, I don’t think two other people were killed the way they were without being covered in blood. “
He had previously admitted to pulling a knife out of his Ford Bronco moments before the murder, saying he kept the gun in his car to protect himself from the other “crazies” in Los Angeles.
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Simpson revealed in the past that he had battled cancer and undergone treatment, explaining that he had “beaten it” and was “happy and healthy. “
In 2020, he revealed that OJ’s ex-wife, Nicole, had kept a diary of the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of him.
Brown wrote of Simpson’s first punch in 1978, writing in his diary that he “threw me to the ground, punched me and kicked me” and, after going to a hotel, “kept beating me for hours as he dragged me to the door. “. “‘.
Nicole’s sister, Tanya Brown, says in the film, “Maybe she knew what her fate was and maybe she subconsciously knew something was going to happen. Maybe that’s why he kept a very detailed diary.
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In an incident attributed to 1988, Brown wrote that her husband “left bruises on my arms and back,” while a 1986 access read, “(Simpson) beat me a lot at home. He completely ripped off my blue sweater and socks. I went to the hospital in Wilshire and pretended it had been a motorcycle accident.
The documentary also features Los Angeles police officer John Edwards reminiscing about Simpson’s home in 1989 after receiving a 911 call from Brown.
He said: “A woman came running, a tall, blonde woman, and she was screaming ‘he’s going to kill me’. Who did I tell? She said, “Olympics. ” I said, “O. J. Simpson. “She said, “You’ve been here 8 times before and you haven’t done anything. “
Edwards testified at Simpson’s murder trial that Brown “collapsed on top of me” and had a cut on his upper lip, swollen forehead and a black eye.
Simpson was arrested on spousal assault charges and later pleaded no contest to the charges.
Brown filed for divorce three years later, in 1992, but they got back together, and in 1993 he made another 911 call, saying he feared Simpson would “beat me to death. “
Brown’s diary entries and statements he made to family and friends about alleged domestic violence were scheduled to be presented at trial, but were deemed inadmissible as hearsay because Brown may not be cross-examined.
OJ was born in San Francisco on July 9, 1947, and went on to become one of the most prominent football players of all time, a legacy tarnished by his crime.
During nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills and two with the San Francisco 49ers, Simpson was one of the most important running backs in NFL history.
In 1973, he was the first NFL player to rush for more than 2000 yards in a season. He retired in 1979.
Simpson also became an advertising host, best known for his years of television commercials for Hertz rental cars.
He had three children with his first wife, Marguerite, one of whom drowned when he was young. He had two more with his second wife, Nicole Brown.
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