O.J. Simpson dies of cancer at 76, says family

Former NFL football star OJ Simpson enters for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada,  July 20, 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)
Former NFL football star OJ Simpson enters for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, July 20, 2017. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

O.J. Simpson, the former National Football League star who was acquitted of the murder of his wife and her friend in a case that captivated the country, has died at age 76 after battling cancer, according to a statement by his family on his X account.

The post says that he died yesterday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.

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