O.J. Simpson dies of cancer at 76 after storied NFL career and notorious murder trial

O.J. Simpson died of cancer at age 76, according to a statement from his family.

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a televised trial that gripped the nation, has died of cancer, according to his family.

He was 76.

"He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren," the family said in a statement posted on X. "During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace."

Reports circulated in February that Simpson had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was in hospice care as he underwent chemotherapy. He denied that he was in hospice in a video posted on X, but did not address whether he'd been diagnosed with cancer.

“Hospice? Hospice? You talking ‘bout hospice?” he said in the video with a laugh, adding that he doesn’t know who started the rumors. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oj-simpson-dies-76-rcna147382

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