O.J. Simpson Dead at 76 After Cancer Battle

8:36 AM PT — Caitlyn Jenner, who was once shut mates with O.J. Simpson, tells TMZ … “Good riddance.” She has since posted on X.

8:20 AM PT — Tom Lange — one of many lead detectives who labored on the O.J. homicide case — tells TMZ … “I have nothing to say, I simply don’t care.”

O.J. Simpson — one of the crucial notorious high-profile People of all time — is useless after a most cancers battle.

The previous NFL nice — who stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her good friend, Ron Goldman, within the ’90s, solely to be acquitted — handed away Wednesday in Las Vegas … this in keeping with his household.

They are saying he was surrounded by his youngsters and grandchildren when he died Wednesday evening. Simpson’s lawyer additionally confirmed his demise to TMZ.

O.J. had reportedly been battling prostate most cancers in recent times, and his well being took a flip for the more severe of late — with him touchdown in hospice care inside the previous few months.

Phrase about O.J.’s cancer diagnosis first made the rounds in February, when an area outlet reported it, though the main points have been hazy … as was O.J.’s response to the information on the time, when he denied he was in hospice, however did not handle the most cancers report.

Including to the thriller was the very fact O.J. really touched on a most cancers prognosis in 2023 in a video he posted on X — when he stated he’d “caught” some type of most cancers, however recommended he’d overwhelmed it. In any case, the most cancers got here again and claimed his life a few yr later.

O.J. had been wanting frail within the lead-up to his passing … together with throughout an outing in January when he was noticed utilizing a cane.

The final time O.J. posted was a video of himself speaking about Tremendous Bowl LVIII, the place he stated he was rooting for his former workforce the San Francisco 49ers. He gave the impression to be in good spirits then. He was seated within the clip and speaking from the yard of a house.

It goes with out saying … O.J.’s life was momentous for quite a lot of causes — numerous good and dangerous, particularly in his later, post-football years. Earlier than that although, he was a beloved all-American hero on the sector — a Heisman winner from USC, and a Buffalo Payments legend.

Even after soccer … he was a bona fide A-lister in Hollywood, performing in tons of films and TV reveals … and famously serving because the face and pitchman for Hertz for a lot of, a few years.

After all … all of that goodwill left within the Nineteen Nineties, when he was accused of the heinous murders.

His demise marks the tip of a multi-decade saga of crime and intrigue surrounding O.J. — which peaked after the brutal slayings of Nicole and Ron in 1994, and within the aftermath of what was dubbed the Trial of the Century … when O.J. was prosecuted on nationwide TV.

Even earlier than he was apprehended by police for questioning within the instant aftermath of the murders … O.J. led cops on a low-speed chase in his Ford Bronco on L.A. freeways — a second that was nationally televised, and one of the crucial dramatic, shared experiences in fashionable American historical past.

As soon as he was caught, a case began to type with him because the prime suspect. Prosecutors ultimately charged him — alleging O.J. carried out the horrific stabbing deaths of Nicole and Ron at her Brentwood dwelling on June 12, 1994.

O.J. employed a so-called dream workforce of protection attorneys — led by the late Johnnie Cochran, who ran level, and helped choose aside the State’s case.

A basic ingredient Cochran latched onto in the course of the trial was the very fact LAPD detective Mark Fuhrman had made racist remarks prior to now … which O.J.’s protection workforce recommended may’ve led to him planting a bloody glove discovered at Simpson’s dwelling.

This additionally led to a different pivotal level within the trial, when O.J.’s workforce requested he be allowed to strive on the gloves in court docket for the jury, and so they ended up not becoming him completely.

That prompted Cochran to ultimately utter the well-known line, throughout closing arguments — particularly, “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” In the long run, the jury purchased that protection.

O.J. was acquitted of the homicide costs — to the shock of a lot of the nation. Nonetheless, not too lengthy after that … he was sued by the Goldmans and the Browns in civil court docket for wrongful demise … and that case performed out in Santa Monica, the place a jury discovered him answerable for the deaths of Nicole and Ron. He was ordered to pay tens of tens of millions in damages.

Regardless of being dogged by the households for the cash, O.J. principally prevented paying the judgment … and ultimately fled Los Angeles and settled down in Las Vegas — the place different authorized troubles began to search out him … together with tax woes, and ultimately … one other legal case.

In 2007, he was accused of busting right into a Vegas resort room in an try and get better sports activities memorabilia that he believed had been stolen from him … rolling as much as confront the brand new proprietor with a bunch of goons in tow, armed with weapons too … in keeping with prosecutors.

He was ultimately arrested, charged and prosecuted … and finally convicted on all the fees. O.J. was then imprisoned for a very long time — till he was released on parole in 2017.

As soon as O.J. got out of prison … he ended up settling down in Sin Metropolis — the place he lived a comparatively personal and peaceable life out of the general public eye … though, he was lively on social media — typically posting to Twitter/X with opinions on sports activities, politics and different subjects.

After all, his status was fully destroyed by then — partially as a result of many imagine he really confessed to the ’94 killings in a guide and subsequent interview he did within the 2000s, touting it as “hypothetical” … plus, every thing else that had transpired through the years.

And but … he was nonetheless approached by numerous followers post-prison regardless, posing for pics typically. He additionally nonetheless had the assist of a few of his household … together with his youngsters.

O.J. was 76.