O.J. Simpson’s Remaining Close Friends Visited Before Death, Said Goodbye

O.J. Simpson‘s dying might have shocked the world … however, it did not come as a shock to his shut pals — who TMZ has realized got here to Las Vegas to say their remaining farewells.

Sources with direct data inform us … those that remained in O.J.’s internal circle flew into Vegas during the last week to see him earlier than he handed. Unclear precisely what number of pals, or who confirmed up, however we’re instructed a handful of individuals got here to Sin Metropolis and received to see O.J.

We’re instructed Simpson was speaking simply wonderful and was capable of speak along with his buddies … however, our sources say all of them knew the tip was coming, and that this might be their final probability to get some face time.

As we reported … Simpson’s household introduced his death by way of his Twitter, saying he was surrounded by household and asking for privateness right now.

Information of O.J.’s cancer diagnosis broke in February … although Simpson himself did not handle the most cancers report head-on on the time — as a substitute saying he wasn’t but in hospice and ignoring questions concerning the illness itself.

Whereas we do not know who confirmed as much as say goodbye to O.J. — frankly, a whole lot of his former well-known pals had deserted him post-murder trial acquittal — we do know he was nonetheless shut along with his former Payments teammate Al Cowlings (A.C.) who drove within the Bronco.

No phrase on whether or not O.J. and A.C. remained shut in these later years … however A.C. had his again by means of and within the rapid aftermath of the mid-’90s authorized saga.

It goes with out saying, Simpson was extremely controversial … ending his NFL profession as one of many biggest working backs of all time and happening to a preferred film profession — earlier than his arrest and trial within the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Even after the jury acquitted him, questions on his guilt nonetheless lingered … and, lots of his former colleagues rapidly distanced themselves from Simpson.

That mentioned, a few of O.J.’s pals, we’re instructed, caught round … and, they received the prospect to memory with him on his deathbed.