OJ Simpson has died at the age of 76, his family says

We're told he had been battling prostate cancer in his later years, after his release from prison following that robbery in Las Vegas, he settled in Sin City, where he lived a relatively private and peaceful life out of sight. public. active on social media, often posts on Twitter uh with opinions on sports politics and other topics, um, but in recent years, as I say, he had been suffering from prostate cancer, he was led to believe that his health had worsened lately and he was in hospice, uh, in the last few months before his death, just announced, but a huge figure in American history, American cultural and political history, as well as clearly legal history, who can forget that trial afterwards of the death in 1994 of his ex-partner Nicole Brown? sson and Ron Goldman were stabbed to death in California and OJ in the company of one of his former football colleagues was in a car there was a car chase a very famous televised car chase the police were chasing a Bronco inside that vehicle OJ Simpson with his colleague telling the police OJ was in the vehicle with a gun to his head demanding to be taken back to his property in California.

These were images on our screens filmed by television helicopters and anyone who didn't know it. OJ Simpson before that certainly knew him at that time after his arrest, there was, of course, the famous trial in which he was tried and found not guilty. Remember that famous phrase: if the gloves don't come off, they don't fit, he must acquit you there. It was said to be a glove that OJ wore when he was accused of committing a double murder, but in court he tried the glove on and it fit too tight. His attorney Johnny Cochran told the jury if the glove doesn't fit. should acquit him in a very famous trial that divided America largely along racial lines at the time it was a huge surprise to many when he was acquitted given the weight of the evidence and given his previous association and behavior towards Nicole Brown Simpson, he had been violent towards had been a domestic abuser, that was a matter of public record, uh, but in the end he was acquitted and you're seeing him there in a legal environment wearing a prison guard.

The law finally caught up with him after he walked into a hotel in Las Vegas. Vegas, in the company of others, there were weapons involved, he was looking to recover memorabilia and it was deemed to have been a robbery aggravated by possession of a weapon and that is what led to a jail sentence in the opinion of many. He was expected to be an individual who deserved to be behind bars for crimes of which he had been acquitted in the past, but he certainly served several years in prison before being released and, as his

family

reported today.

His last years were spent in hospice care or his last months were certainly in hospice care, having suffered from cancer and dying at the age of 76, an American icon, a man who was celebrated for his sporting and acting achievements, uh, do not forget. he was an extremely high profile, a superstar, an NFL football player with the good LS with the charisma, the presence, the presence on the field, the presence on screen, which allowed him a career as an actor, in movies, comedy movies, very much, he was a man who could play The Fool on screen and, you know, he was an outstanding individual and celebrated for his achievements across the board, so it was such a shock. when the United States found out about the death of his partner and his friend and the United States looked in disbelief as the rest of the world did when they saw the cars, the trial, the accusations of a brutal and bloody murder of two people close to him and you're watching that car chase that unfolded live on our television screens in the At that moment, in the white vehicle in front there were two individuals, OJ Simpson and his NFL colleague, who were driving and told the police that had OJ in the back of this vehicle and that he had a gun to his head, clearly unstable at the time, uh, a car.

Chase and you see the number of police cars involved in that, it was amazing television at the time, not only because of the visual spectacle but also because of the personnel involved. OJ Simpson, great star, great football star, great star of our cinema, projects that car. The chase finally ended with his arrest and, as I said, he would go to trial before a jury, which in turn was live on television, it was a daily event for an international audience and, as I say, it was a source of some disbelief for many when finally it was, uh. acquitted of double murder