OJ Simpson, photographed in September 2008 in Las Vegas, died Wednesday, according to a statement from his family.
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OJ Simpson, photographed in September 2008 in Las Vegas, died Wednesday according to a press release from his family.
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Football great Orenthal James Simpson, known as OJ, has died. Simpson was 76 years old and battling cancer. In a post onHis family said Simpson died Wednesday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
Simpson was a cultural icon who starred both on the football field and in films and commercials.
In 1994, he made headlines for another reason when he was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. In 1995, jurors determined he was not guilty of the stabbing murders. The trial was televised nationally and captivated the entire country. No one else was ever charged.
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