OJ Simpson, former American football player and actor, died this Wednesday (10), accused of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend. Simpson died of cancer in Las Vegas (USA), aged 76.
According to UOL, the news was released by Simpson’s relatives on X: “On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” they stated in OJ’s official account
In recent years the actor had been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, but his health ended up worsening. He was hospitalized and received palliative care a few months ago.
OJ Simpson: from player and actor to murder suspect
Double murder trial
On June 12, 1994, OJ’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown, and her boyfriend Ron Goldman were found dead outside their home in Brentwood.
Simpson had pleaded guilty to a domestic violence incident involving Brown. Therefore, he became an immediate suspect and was formally charged.
The case gained worldwide fame, being followed by more than 95 million people, with the trial being called “The Trial of the Century.” He was tried for months, declared innocent and ended up being acquitted in 1995, a decision considered controversial and contested in the following decades.
The great coverage by American broadcasters has generated several productions, such as “OJ: Made in America”, which won the Oscar for best documentary in 2017.
In 1997, he was convicted of assault in a civil suit brought by the Goldman family. Simpson paid approximately $33 million (R$168.03 million, in current direct conversion) to relatives of Brown’s boyfriend.
The former player and actor was also arrested for robbery and remained in prison for almost nine years until his release in 2017.
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