OJ Simpson
Jason Bean Pool/Getty ImagesOJ Simpson died of prostate cancer on Wednesday, April 10 – but the controversial former soccer star never publicly announced his diagnosis.
In February, Local 10 News of Las Vegas reported that Simpson had been diagnosed with cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.
However, when rumors surfaced that Simpson was in hospice care, Simpson took to social media to deny the story.
“Hospice? hospice?! Are you talking about hospice?” Simpson said in a video posted via X on February 9, “No, I’m not in a hospice. I don’t know who put that out there.”
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Simpson continued by saying, “You can’t trust the media,” while also boasting about his plans to “host a bunch of friends for a Super Bowl party.”
In the video, Simpson did not deny that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
Simpson was last seen on social media on February 11, when he posted a video making his Super Bowl pick. “God bless, take care,” he signed off.
Simpson’s family announced his death on Thursday, April 11.
“On April 10, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” read a statement shared via Simpson’s X account. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you respect their desire for privacy and grace.”
Simpson was 76 years old.
Members of the Kardashian family have made rare comments about OJ Simpson, who was represented in court by the late Robert Kardashian during his infamous trial. After the former NFL player was arrested in connection with the 1994 murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, he hired Kardashian as part of his legal team […]
In 1994, Simpson was arrested and charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. Although Simpson was eventually acquitted in a high-profile case dubbed “The Trial of the Century,” he was found liable for their deaths in a civil trial three years later.
Simpson was arrested on armed robbery and kidnapping charges in 2007 following an incident involving sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas. He served almost nine years in a Nevada prison and was released in October 2021.
In December 2021, Simpson was paroled for good behavior, effectively making him a completely free man.
Simpson regularly posted videos of his NFL and college football picks on social media in the years after his release from prison.
Before Simpson was linked to his murder trial, he was a college football superstar at the University of Southern California and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968. Selected first overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 1969 draft, Simpson played nine seasons for the Bills before ending his career with a two-year stint with the San Francisco 49ers.