OJ Simpson, former football star and American actor, has passed away
OJ Simpson, the controversial American football star whose trial for the murder of his wife and one of her friends brought him international fame, has died at the age of 76 from cancer
Orenthal James Simpson, who first gained fame with his brilliance in college-level American football and later moved to the NFL, the National Football League, was officially charged with two murders by prosecutors in 1995 and went to trial
His trial, which examined the charge of murdering OJ Simpson’s wife and one of her friends by him, dominated the headlines for weeks and astonished American society
He was ultimately acquitted of these two charges, although in 2008 he was taken to court again on charges of armed robbery and was sentenced to 33 years in prison
OJ Simpson was released from prison in 2017, and as his family announced today, Thursday, April 11, he passed away due to cancer, surrounded by his children and grandchildren