00:00O.J. Simpson has died at age 76. The NFL player who became an actor was later known for being
00:06accused of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, amid a high-profile televised car
00:11chase and trial in which he was ultimately acquitted of murder charges. The Simpson family
00:15shared the following statement on social media. On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson,
00:21succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
00:25During this time of transition, his family asked that you please respect their wishes
00:29for privacy and grace. His death follows a life colored by success in sports and Hollywood
00:34that morphed into Simpson becoming a suspected murderer and convicted armed robber. Simpson's
00:39involvement in what became known as the Trial of the Century began on June 12, 1994, when his ex-wife
00:45Nicole Brown Simpson was found murdered outside her Brentwood condominium, along with a man later
00:50identified as Ronald Goldman. Simpson was immediately identified as a potential suspect. He was
00:55ultimately found not guilty. An estimated 150 million people tuned in to see him walk free of
01:00the courtroom on October 3, 1995. He returned to court to stand trial for a 2007 Las Vegas incident
01:07in which he and gun-toting friends attempted to recover sports memorabilia O.J. felt was his. He went
01:12to jail after being found guilty of the gunpoint robbery. He was released in 2017, having served
01:18nine years. For much more on this story and the life of O.J. Simpson, head to THR.com. This is the
01:24Hollywood Reporter News.
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