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O.J. Simpson has died. He was 76. The NFL player who became an actor was later known for being accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson amid a high-profile televised car chase and trial in which he was ultimately acquitted of murder charges. The Simpson family shared the following statement on social media, "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. 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."

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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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