OJ Simpson dies at 76 after decades lived in the shadow of ex-wife's murder

  • 5 months ago
After being acquitted in the criminal trial of the century, former football star was found liable for murder in a civil suit.
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00:00 The one-time American football star and Hollywood actor O.J. Simpson has died.
00:06 He was 76.
00:08 Despite his early fame and fortune, Simpson gained global notoriety for the killings of
00:13 his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles.
00:18 He was acquitted of their murders in 1995, but found responsible for their deaths in
00:23 a separate civil trial two years later.
00:26 His lawyer said Simpson had been battling cancer and that he died surrounded by his
00:30 children and grandchildren.
00:32 [SWOOSH]

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