Following the news that former NFL star OJ Simpson passed away at the age of 76 following a battle with prostate cancer, fans and critics alike took to social media to share their reactions.
In a post on his X account (formerly Twitter), Simpson’s five children announced that he passed away on Wednesday, April 10.
“Our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” they wrote. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer.
He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
During this time of transition, your family asks that you respect their wishes for privacy and grace.
-The Simpson family
— DO Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) April 11, 2024
The social media response was swift with mixed feelings about Simpson’s death. “RIP to the legend OJ Simpson”, an X user wrote. A fellow Simpson admirer too fixed, “RIP to OJ Simpson. One of my idols” with the hashtag #TheGloveDidntFit.
Other X users had a different opinion about The Juice’s death. “OJ Simpson died without confessing that he killed that lady,” an X user wrote, in reference to the infamous murder of Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole. “Now we will never know.”
Another critic too referred to Nicole’s murder by posting: “We’re all still wondering if OJ Simpson really did it.”
OJ Simpson’s life has been in the spotlight for almost 60 years
OJ Simpson was a rising NFL star in the late 1960s and 1970s. He played for the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977 before moving to the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979.
After 11 seasons in the NFL, Simpson retired from football and turned to acting. She starred in several movies and television shows over the years. Among his best-known works are Roots, the naked weapon trilogy and The imposing hell.
However, Simpson eventually made headlines for his rocky marriage to his second wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. The couple met in 1977 while he was still married to his first wife, Marguerite L. Whitley, whom he married in 1967 and had three children.
After an affair, Simpson divorced Whitely. He married Nicole in 1985 and had two children. During the seven-year marriage, Simpson did not contest spousal abuse. Nicole filed for divorce in 1992.
OJ Simpson was later accused of murdering Nicole and her friend Ron Goldman on June 12, 1994.
The public became suspicious of him after he led authorities on a two-hour, low-speed chase across Los Angeles in his white Ford Bronco. His old friend Al Cowlings was driving the vehicle. He was later arrested at his Brentwood estate.
Simpson’s infamous nearly nine-month trial ended with his acquittal of both murders. However, his legal problems did not end there. In 1997, the Goldman family sued him for the wrongful deaths of Ron and Nicole. He was ordered to pay the family $33.5 million.
In 2008, OJ Simpson was arrested for armed robbery in Las Vegas. He was sentenced to nine years in prison for his crime. He was released from prison in 2017.
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