O.J. Simpson death update: World mourns star athlete and infamous murder suspect

Twenty-nine years ago, in 1995, a case that the American media called the “trial of the century” shocked the world. In this case, American football star and actor O.J. Simpson was charged with murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and his friend Ron. Goldman. They had been brutally stabbed to death.

Other drivers got out of their cars to cheer him on, making it a real-life highlight in television history.

The story of an alleged American hero turned villain unfolded dramatically in a courtroom, one of 20th century America’s most infamous trials.

Gloria Allred, a prominent lawyer who represented Nicole Brown’s family in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, issued a statement Thursday following news of his death.

She said his death was a reminder of how the legal system continues to ignore women.

“Simpson’s death shows how, 30 years later, the legal system still ignores women who have been assaulted, and how celebrity men avoid true justice for the harm they have caused their wives and loved ones. “It was a reminder that power remains a major obstacle for the right wing,” she said, “aiming to break free from the gender violence that many women still suffer.”

With the help of Kardashian family patriarch and lawyer Robert Kardashian, Kardashian was acquitted of murder charges in 1995, but his stellar public image was irreparably tarnished.

In what the media at the time called the “trial of the century,” Simpson was acquitted and spared prison for the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. Ta.

Simpson was convicted of 12 counts of armed robbery in 2008, including kidnapping two sports memorabilia salespeople at gunpoint from a Las Vegas hotel, and subsequently served nine years in a Nevada prison.

In September 2007, 12 years after his acquittal, O.J. Simpson led a group of men into a Las Vegas hotel and casino and stole sports memorabilia at gunpoint.

Simpson was charged with felonies including kidnapping and armed robbery. He was convicted the following year and sentenced to up to 33 years in prison. He was finally released on parole on October 1, 2017.

Simpson, who had been battling prostate cancer, died Wednesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by his children and grandchildren, his family announced in a statement Thursday. “His family asks that their wishes for privacy and grace be respected during this time of transition,” the statement said.

In his last tweet before dying from prostate cancer, O.J. Simpson announced that he was “almost overcoming” some of his health “issues.”

“My health is good,” the former NFL player, actor, and acquitted murder suspect said on the X show. Hopefully I’ll be back at home on that golf course within a few weeks.

“But it was great to hear from you and hear some good positive thoughts,” Simpson told supporters. X Super Bowl weekend in February.

The father of Ron Goldman, who was murdered along with his friend Nicole Brown, says the news of O.J. Simpson’s death is yet another reminder of how long his son has been gone and how much he will be missed. That’s what he said.

Ron Goldman, 25, and Nicole Brown, 35, were stabbed to death in front of their home in Brentwood, California, in June 1994 after returning home from dinner.

Brown’s ex-husband, Simpson, was charged with both murders, but was acquitted in what was dubbed the “trial of the century.” A civil court later found former NFL player and actor Simpson guilty of murder.