OJ Simpson made all visitors, including family, sign NDAs in final days before his death
OJ Simpson was infamously acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and waiter Ron Goldman in the so-called ‘trial of the century’ — and spent the rest of his life leaning into his notoriety
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Your support makes all the difference.OJ Simpson is said to have made all visitors, including his family, sign non-disclosure agreements to visit him in the days before his death.
In the 1990s, he became arguably the most infamous man in America after he was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a waiter, who were stabbed to death. The trial in 1995 dominated the news for months, sparking contentious debate about fame, domestic abuse and racist treatment of Black Americans by the police. He was ultimately acquitted.
In 1997 Simpson was found liable for the pair’s deaths in a civil proceeding. Simpson was ordered to pay $33.5 million in a judgment, but managed to avoid paying significant damages.
Sources with direct knowledge have told TMZ that somewhere between 30 to 50 people – made up of friends and other family – saw OJ in person at his home in Las Vegas before he died on Wednesday. They are all said to signed the NDAs, and no phones were allowed in the room with Simpson.
Simpson was battling prostate cancer, according to his family.
Now, Malcolm LaVergn, the executor of Simpson’s estate, has vowed to prevent the payout of a $33.5m judgement to the families of Goldman and Brown Simpson, saying that he hopes to ensure that Goldman’s family, in particular, “get nothing”.
Speaking to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Mr LaVergn, who represented Simpson for the last 15 years of his life, said: “It’s my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing.
“Them specifically. And I will do everything in my capacity as the executor or personal representative to try and ensure that they get nothing.”
Everything the Kardashians have said about OJ Simpson
Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson has died at the age of 76 following a battle with cancer.
On Thursday 11 April, Simpson’s family announced his death on his Twitter/X account. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” the statement read. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.”
Everything the Kardashians have said about OJ Simpson
OJ Simpson has died aged 76 following a battle with cancer
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OJ Simpson’s family announced on Thursday 11 April that he had died at 76-years-old amid a battle with prostate cancer.
Simpson died on Wednesday surrounded by his children and grandchildren. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “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.”
Watch OJ Simpson police chase as infamous video resurfaces following death aged 76
OJ Simpson being chased by police in a low-speed pursuit was one of the most-watched moments in US TV history.
Footage has resurfaced following Simpson’s death aged 76 on Wednesday, 10 April.
Ninety-five million Americans watched as the former American football running back’s Ford Bronco, driven by his friend Al Cowlings with Simpson in the back with a handgun, led police on a 90-minute-long pursuit on 17 June 1994 after his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were murdered.
Simpson surrendered to police and stood trial for the murders.
He was acquitted in a trial the following year.
On Thursday, his family said Simpson “succumbed to his battle with cancer surrounded by his children and grandchildren.”
Watch OJ Simpson police chase as infamous video resurfaces following death aged 76
OJ Simpson being chased by police in a low-speed pursuit was one of the most-watched moments in US TV history. Footage has resurfaced following Simpson’s death aged 76 on Wednesday, 10 April. Ninety-five million Americans watched as the former American football running back’s Ford Bronco, driven by his friend Al Cowlings with Simpson in the back with a handgun, led police on a 90-minute-long pursuit on 17 June 1994 after his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were murdered. Simpson surrendered to police and stood trial for the murders. He was acquitted in a trial the following year. On Thursday, his family said Simpson “succumbed to his battle with cancer surrounded by his children and grandchildren.”
Watch moment OJ Simpson found not guilty of murdering wife Nicole Brown Simpson
OJ Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson in a 1995 trial verdict watched by around 100 million people worldwide.
The American football star and actor was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles.
He was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping.
Footage of the verdict has resurfaced after Simpson’s death was announced by his family on Thursday, 11 April.
He died on Wednesday after he “succumbed to his battle with cancer surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” a statement said.
Watch moment OJ Simpson found not guilty of murdering wife Nicole Brown Simpson
OJ Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife Nicole Brown Simpson in a 1995 trial verdict watched by around 100 million people worldwide. The American football star and actor was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. He was found responsible for her death in a civil lawsuit and later imprisoned for armed robbery and kidnapping. Footage of the verdict has resurfaced after Simpson's death was announced by his family on Thursday, 11 April. He died on Wednesday after he “succumbed to his battle with cancer surrounded by his children and grandchildren," a statement said.
Caitlyn Jenner responds to OJ Simpson’s death: ‘Good riddance’
Caitlyn Jenner has shared an unfiltered response to news that OJ Simpson has died at 76 years old.
The 74-year-old former Olympian took to X, formerly Twitter, shortly after news of Simpson’s death broke. “Good Riddance #OJSimpson,” wrote Jenner on Thursday 11 April.
Simpson - who was battling prostate cancer - died on Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by his children and grandchildren, his family announced in a statement on Thursday. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,” the statement read.
Caitlyn Jenner responds to OJ Simpson’s death: ‘Good riddance’
OJ Simpson died on Wednesday following battle with prostate cancer
From NFL all-star to public enemy number one: OJ Simpson’s life after the trial of the century
Until 1994, OJ Simpson was known as an All-American hero – celebrated for his prowess on the American football field and later a successful career on both the big and small screen.
These triumphs earned Simpson a stratospheric rise, which came crashing down after he was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
With the help of Kardashian family patriarch Robert Kardashian – his lawyer – he was acquitted of murder in 1995, though his glittering public image was irreparably damaged.
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OJ Simpson, the former NFL star who was acquitted in a notorious double murder trial, died at his Las Vegas home on 10 April after battling prostate cancer. He was 76 years old.
In 1994, five days after his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were found stabbed to death, Simpson was charged with the murder of both individuals. Simpson infamously led police on a 60-mile low-speed chase in Los Angeles for two hours, threatening to kill himself with a handgun, before ultimately surrendering.
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Simpson died on 10 April at age 76
OJ Simpson’s fall from grace: The NFL superstar turned murder suspect and convicted kidnapper
Twenty-nine years ago, in 1995, the world was gripped by what the US media called “the trial of the century”, in which American football star and actor OJ Simpson was accused of murdering his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. They had been viciously stabbed to death.
Simpson was a superstar of sport and screen in the US, but in the UK what really made him famous was the live television coverage of police chasing his car through the streets of Los Angeles – as viewers were stunned by a celebrity becoming a wanted man.
OJ Simpson’s story gripped the world: A timeline of his fall from grace
He overcame childhood illness to become a football legend, but when he was charged with murdering his ex-wife and her friend, his very name divided America
Where to watch American Crime Story: The People vs OJ
OJ Simpson was a national figure with aspirations of becoming a film star following his successful career in the NFL. However, in 1994, his sports and acting fame were overshadowed by his year-long trial for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
While the former NFL star and actor – who died on Wednesday (10 April) aged 76 after a battle with cancer – may have starred in films such as 1974’s The Klansman, his most notable screen appearance came in the form of his 1995 “trial of the century”.
Simpson’s trial, at which he was sensationally acquitted, later became the subject of several documentaries, movies and FX’s popular true crime anthology series American Crime Story.
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The debut season of FX’s popular true crime anthology series recreated the drama of Simpson’s infamous murder trial
If I Did It: How OJ Simpson’s book was seized – and turned against him – by murder victim’s family
When it emerged that OJ Simpson was writing a book about the two brutal murders he had been acquitted of, he was accused of trying to cash in on horrific crimes that the victims’ families said they still believed he was guilty of.
But years later, the family obtained the rights to the work and renamed it to make it look as if Simpson was admitting to the crimes.
The former football star worked with a ghostwriter on If I Did It, a provocatively titled memoir that speculated on how he might have murdered his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. Amid widespread criticism in the media, the project quickly ran into trouble.
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The book made its way onto The New York Times bestseller list after its publication
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