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Published27. April 2024, 10:10
Ex-football star: cause of death known – OJ Simpson died from it
OJ Simpson has succumbed to prostate cancer. This is evident from the death certificate.
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On April 10th, former football star OJ Simpson died at the age of 76.
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According to his death certificate, Simpson died from prostate cancer.
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Simpson became known worldwide for his acquittal in the 1995 murder trial and was later imprisoned for robbery and assault.
Died on April 10th Ex-Football-Star O.J. Simpson at the age of 76. Now the exact cause of death is known. According to the death certificate, which is available to the celebrity portal TMZ, Simpson died his prostate cancer.
OJ Simpson first revealed in May 2023 that he was battling cancer, although he did not specify what type it was. However, he claimed to have beaten the disease. However, in his last public appearances, Simpson appeared frail and was using a cane in January 2024.
His death provoked mixed reactions
A few days before his death, OJ Simpson was released from hospice and sent home, where he died surrounded by family and friends. His death provoked mixed reactions: some in the football community honored the athlete, while others blamed Simpson, who was acquitted of double murder charges in 1995, as a murderer.
Simpson became known worldwide for his murder trial in 1994, in which he was accused of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her new boyfriend Ronald Goldman. In a spectacular trial that was broadcast live on US television over eight months, the football star was acquitted in 1995. A civil court ordered Simpson to pay $33.5 million in damages to his survivors. However, he refused to pay the money to the Brown family and the Goldman family.
Nine years in prison for robbery
In 2006, Simpson’s book “If I Did It” sparked a storm of outrage. In it, the ex-football star describes – according to his own statements in hypothetical form – the night of the murder on June 12, 1994.
In December 2008, OJ Simpson was sentenced to 33 years in prison for robbery and assault. In December 2021, he was released early from his probation for good behavior.
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