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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1995, file photo, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles. Defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. stand with him. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

10 Things to Remember about O.J. Simpson

Ten things to remember about O.J. Simpson, the NFL running back-turned actor who was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend

By LINDA DEUTSCH
Published - Apr 11, 2024, 11:40 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 11, 2024, 11:40 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten things to remember about O.J. Simpson, the NFL running back-turned actor who was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend.

Simpson’s attorney confirmed to TMZ that the former NFL star died Wednesday night in Las Vegas at the age of 76. A message posted Thursday on Simpson’s official X account — formerly Twitter — said he died after battling cancer.

HOW HE MET NICOLE BROWN

She was a waitress at the trendy Beverly Hills restaurant, The Daisy. They met when he dined there and they quickly became inseparable. They married in 1985, had two children, Sydney and Justin, and divorced in 1992.

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