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OJ Simpson dies aged 76 following cancer battle as family post statement

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Vincent
Published date11 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Simpson gained notoriety in particular for the 1994–1995 murder trials in which he was charged with the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. He was found not guilty on all counts in one of the highest-profile criminal cases in history

The former running back spent 11 seasons in the NFL playing for only the Bills and San Francisco 49ers. Taking to X, on Thursday, April 11, Simpson's official profile confirmed his death with a short statement. It read: "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 -The Simpson Family."

In a May 2023 video posted to his social media, OJ appears to confirm having 'caught cancer'. While he didn't specify which type of cancer, he claimed to have already beaten it.

On February 9, 2024, ABC affiliate Local News 10 reported that Simpson had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy. Simpson initially denied that he's in poor health, but did not deny the cancer diagnosis itself.

He addressed rumours that he's in hospice care on X, formerly Twitter, saying that the rumours were not true. "I'm not in any hospice. I don't know who put that out there," he said in...

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