O.J. SIMPSON DEAD AT 76 After Cancer Battle

[Jose Garcia]

Source: TMZ

O.J. Simpson -- one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time -- is dead after a cancer battle.

The former NFL great -- who stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the '90s, only to be acquitted -- passed away Wednesday in Las Vegas ... this according to his family.

They say he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he died Wednesday night. Simpson's attorney also confirmed his death to TMZ.

O.J. had reportedly been battling prostate cancer in recent years, and his health took a turn for the worse of late -- with him landing in hospice care within the past few months.

Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/11/oj-simpson-dead-dies-cancer/

[Oopsie Daisy]

1. Burn in Hell

[wolfie001]

62. Agreed!

And I'm atheist.

[BigmanPigman]

104. I just read this news and it made my day a lot brighter!

Dealing with tech issues and the IRS has been 48 hours of hell but this is great news and I really needed it. They should bury him in a too small, leather body bag with a white Bronco leading the funeral procession. People will line up to piss on his grave. Too bad this didn't happen 30 years ago.

[Ray Bruns]

2. Always say something good about the dead. OJ Simpson is dead.

Good

[BeyondGeography]

3. Oh

Now we can relive the killings yet again. Thanks OJ.

[Wingus Dingus]

4. I forgot he was alive.

And now he's not. Oh well.

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Oh. OK.

n/t

[Jean Genie]

6. Good

Good good good good good!

[SouthernDem4ever]

7. Well, maybe there will be justice in the after life

If you believe in that sort of thing. We certainly didn't see it here.

[Traildogbob]

12. May be

The only outcome that will rid us of Trump.
I have always asked why does it seem only good people die from cancer? OK, can’t get much more Bad Person than OJ.

[Jose Garcia]

18. John Gotti, Mobutu Sese Seko, Hugo Chavez, and Klaus Barbie

all died of cancer.

[Traildogbob]

20. All deserving.

Thanks for the heads up. Maybe a big CEO polluter would be a nice touch. Something like a West Virgin coal Barron.

[SouthernDem4ever]

28. Or the coup de grace

the orange shitstain.

[Farmer-Rick]

38. I agree with your list except for

Hugo Chavez. He was a polarizing figure but not on par with a German Nazi mass murderer.

It's important to note that opinions on Chavez vary widely, and there are also many Venezuelans who supported him and his policies.

It's because he disposed the filthy-rich from their stolen loot and that he was a socialist that he gets a bad rep. The filthy-rich has used their stolen loot to spread so much propaganda, about him that even some smart people fall for it.

[Easterncedar]

48. Thanks for saying that

[Jose Garcia]

66. You left out his support for terrorists

[Doc Sportello]

78. You mean like the U.S. support for terrorists?

Like Luis Carriles, who was protected by the U.S. as an exile after his role in blowing up a Cuban airliner.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Posada_Carriles

Of course the list is much, much longer when you start listing all the CIA support and actual participation in coups, torture and more, going back decades.

[oldsoftie]

68. He destroyed Venezuela. Lots of people backed hitler too

Its hardly "propaganda" that what was once one of the richest countries in S.A. is now THE poorest. And yes, its because of his policies of seizing foreign owned assets & not paying foreign owed bills that put the there. Where are the russian & cuban saviors? The Iranians? THATS who he cozied up to. Their policies are what he emulated.
Why do you thunk so many Venezuelans are trying to cross the border?

[NanaCat]

97. Venezuela was not rich

Some of its people were, while millions lived in utterly wretched poverty.

[oldsoftie]

101. The wretched poverty is far worse today than it was 30yrs ago

People weren't literally starving before Chavez & Maduro. They are now. And everything is falling apart
But the rulers are certainly wealthy
Chavez policies never work for long. They never have & they never will.

[Voltaire2]

34. dead is dead.

[SouthernDem4ever]

95. Go ahead, destroy my fantasy

A pox on you from the flying spaghetti monster.

[amb123]

8. And OJ forever escapes Justice.

[niyad]

10. Possibly not.

[DFW]

36. His last months were probably not pleasant. n/t

[ShazzieB]

76. That ship sailed ages ago.

He was never going to face justice for the killings in his lifetime. The acquittal closed that door, locked, bolted, and sealed it, because of double jeopardy. His being dead doesn't change a thing on that score.

If there is justice beyond this earthly plane, that is a separate matter.

[niyad]

9. good riddance to bad rubbish.

[tom_kelly]

11. Who's going to look for the killer now?

He said that he was continuing to look for the killer

[Ishoutandscream2]

13. You're right! Now, we'll never know!

His search of golf courses for the killer will be missed.

[lastlib]

14. Well, as soon as they put him in the ground.....

...we'll know exactly where to look.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

74. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit.

[Goonch]

15. 👇👇👇👁️👁️

[brewens]

37. I don't think the cops figured out what really happened. I would have liked to have seen them quarantine all possible

dumpsters in a good radius he could have been in right after the killings. It would have cost millions to do that and have dogs search the piles but they may have come up with all the evidence they needed. I'd say there is a good chance he got away from the crime scene and dumped everything at some place he was familiar with. He wouldn't want to get out and possibly be recognized just anywhere so residential garbage cans probably wouldn't work.

[Freddie]

59. None of that would have mattered

The jury was intent on sending a message, not determining if he actually committed the crime.

[NanaCat]

98. He apparently admitted to the cops during the Bronco 'chase'

That he did it, but they couldn't use that as evidence.

[oldsoftie]

70. he's wearing gloves UNDER those gloves.

And its obvious he's spread his fingers out to make sure they dont go in
What a joke the prosecution was in that trial

[edhopper]

77. And faking the difficulty putting them on.

[smb]

93. If Anyone Suspected OJ Simpson Of "Acting"...

...his lawyers could have delivered a convincing rebuttal by introducing Capricorn One into evidence to prove that their client was incapable of acting.

[edhopper]

94. LOL

[BigmanPigman]

105. He was OK in Samurai Night Fever on SNL...

?si=ISc_jDskGnwGQ216

He is John Belushi's brother.

[SledDriver]

16. Oh well...

[IronLionZion]

17. The real killer will be found when tax cuts trickle down from the wealthy

[Sky Jewels]

27. And right after Trump releases his healthcare plan.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Now that he's dead, will someone spill the beans?

[sop]

33. O.J.'s death will spark thousands of tabloid press stories about deathbed confessions.

[FoxNewsSucks]

21. A murderer who used his millions to get away with it.

Good riddance. I wish a few more would join him soon.

[Dr. Strange]

22. Somebody check his will.

I want to see who gets his lucky stabbin' hat!

[JoseBalow]

79. I miss Norm

[Dr. Strange]

83. Same.

Norm, Gilbert Gottfried, Super Dave, Bob Saget, Mitch Hedberg.

[JoseBalow]

86. Those guys were the best of the best

and Rodney, of course

[CanonRay]

23. That's one soul that's going to need a lot of repair

not sure it's even salvageable.

[calimary]

107. Unlikely. He never admitted to it as far as I know.

[rubbersole]

24. Bummer.

[Layzeebeaver]

25. If the coffin don't fit you still have to bury it.

[kimbutgar]

26. I hope Nicole is the first face he's see laughing at him from heaven when he heads down to hell!

[Bengus81]

29. Rest in shit O.J.

Did you finally confess to those murders in your last couple of minutes last night??

[SpankMe]

30. I was working in Long Beach, CA at a large aerospace firm when the verdict was announced

It was an ethnically diverse environment and everyone got along for the most part. (I'm talking some 50,000 workers over a 250-acre plant site.)

After the not guilty verdict came down, the racial divisions became stark and lasted years afterward. All whites were universally enraged, and all blacks were defiant. Some whites started occasionally using the N-word openly. The division was like the parting of the Red Sea.

OJ caused so much shit. I, for one, won't miss him.

[demosincebirth]

42. I was in the same situation. I felt kind of let down by some of my friends at the time.

[LeftInTX]

82. At my work too.

Not as dramatic as your work. No one used the N word, but yeah...

[NewDayOranges]

31. ...

[Roc2020]

32. OJ at this very moment

is finding out that actions have forever consequences.

[Butterflylady]

67. Yes they do, even if it takes awhile.

[Omnipresent]

35. That "hot headed killer" is dead?

I guess the devil finally called him home.

[calimary]

39. All I have to say about him is buh-BYE.

Gone. Wish he could be forgotten. (That would have bothered him the most.)

[kozar]

40. Does the glove fit ,better now?

[Harker]

41. Nicole Brown Simpson was 35, Ron Goldman 25 when they were murdered. n/t

[Simeon Salus]

43. Put the casket in a White Ford Bronco and drive down the highway at 40 mph with a police escort.

?si=8agyY0J-Q8RAw9zg

[ShazzieB]

85. I remember watching this on CNN

And wondering wtf was going on. It was so weird and surreal.

[Simeon Salus]

91. I was working at a restaurant that night

and the coverage pre-empted a basketball game.

[58Sunliner]

44. Let me get my dancing shoes on.

[dembotoz]

45. eclipse rapture????

[kozar]

46. Thanks OJ

For, introducing us, to the Kardashians.. yep, it's America

[BigmanPigman]

106. Did you see his face when the verdict came.

He was in shock since he knew OJ did it and covered for him, even removing items from OJ's house. Even Kim acknowledged this. They were friends with Nicole and OJ. Cancer got him before it got OJ.

[LoisB]

47. I wonder if Ron Goldman's family will be able to collect any of their judgment from his estate?

[Upthevibe]

81. LoisB ............

I was wondering about that too..

[H2O Man]

49. I hope he is okay.

[BlueKota]

50. Bye Bye Asshole

[PlanetBev]

51. Ron Goldman is buried right down the street from me in Westlake Village

Maybe I’ll take a walk down there and pay my respects. The Goldman family suffered so much.

[Lunabell]

52. I hope there is an afterlife with a judgement from god.

And he meets up with Nicole and Ron at his judgement. But, as an atheist I don't believe this to be true.

[pandr32]

53. I am so glad he is no longer breathing.

Not who I was hoping would be first, but hey--one self-serving psychopath gone, which shitbag will be next?

[XanaDUer2]

55. 2 more coming nt

[pandr32]

60. Hopefully very soon!

[XanaDUer2]

61. I pray for it

When someone caught COVID i was hoping.... so bad

[Martin Eden]

56. So then, he passed away before finding the real killer.

Probably never looked in the mirror.

[RandySF]

57. Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson died in pools of their own blood.

[XanaDUer2]

58. There was so much blood

It was like a river. I've seen the pictures. Her head was almost taken off

[prodigitalson]

63. who will carry on the search for the real killers?

[ZonkerHarris]

64. fuck that guy

[twodogsbarking]

65. I didn't like OJ but I don't like cancer. He really screwed up so many lives, and the dead.

[AverageOldGuy]

69. I"m somewhat disappointed

Friend of mine told me someone famous died. I was hoping for Trump, got OJ instead . . . oh, well . . .

[COL Mustard]

71. But now...

Who’ll find the real killers???

[benfranklin1776]

80. No doubt the same "dogged" private investigators....

…who Agent Orange claimed he sent to Hawaii looking for Obama birth certificate and were “finding all sorts of interesting things”

Two of the phoniest scam “investigations” trumpeted by criminals evading justice ever.
At least Agent Orange stands a reasonable probability of having justice administered to him in short order while he’s still plaguing this planet.

One of the most bothersome things about that whole spectacle of OJ’s trial was the prosecutor’s crack that “at long last we have a defendant who has the resources to give us a fair fight.” Uh no that’s not how the system is supposed to work where the poor get steamrolled while the rich evade justice. Yet, we see that has unfortunately not changed given the degree to which Agent Orange has leveraged his Russian money to game the system in every conceivable way to delay facing justice using maneuvers and endless frivolous appeals while people of modest means, meaning all of us, would struggle to afford the costs of representation. If there’s any lasting legacy from both of these spectacles it should be meaningful reforms to correct that grotesque imbalance. This can start with the courts enforcing the rules that apply to the rest of us to high profile defendants like Agent Orange as the New York courts at long last seem to be doing.

[barbtries]

72. took long enough. nt

[Permanut]

73. Saw him play at USC in 67..

He had it all, even then, and destroyed it all.

[Permanut]

75. Saw him play at USC in '67..

He had it all, even then, and destroyed it all.

[twodogsbarking]

84. And this........

[edbermac]

87. Drudge headline: "Cancer Murders O.J."

[Sane1]

88. Shit!

I guess the orange skidmark can’t choose him as his VP candidate now.

[Dulcinea]

89. Condolences to his family. That is all. nt

[twodogsbarking]

90. Al Cowlings will drive the hearse.

[sop]

92. Saw this headline today: "Ford Bronco Sport, OJ Simpson Recalled On Same Day"

"Ford recalled 22,270 of the compact crossovers for possible cracked fuel injectors."

"Simpson was known for his skill as a running back for the Buffalo Bills, and also for not fitting into a glove back in 1995. Perhaps his biggest contribution to car culture, however, came from his slow-speed chase in a white Ford Bronco the year prior — a chase that contributed to the death of Bronco line, and established a close link between the two household names. The Bronco and the Juice go hand in hand."

"It’s fitting, then that the day of OJ’s death should also be a dark day for the Bronco line. No matter how much Ford has tried to separate the two, you can’t really divorce the SUV from the Isotoner not-owner. If you don’t believe me, go out and buy yourself a white Bronco. See how long it takes the comments to start rolling in."

https://jalopnik.com/ford-bronco-sport-oj-simpson-recalled-on-same-day-1851403905

[NanaCat]

96. He deserved a more painful death.

nt

[OnlinePoker]

99. You can get away with murder. You can't get away from biology.

Seeing him in films I like pisses me off now (the Naked Gun franchise and Capricorn One being the films).

[melm00se]

100. There are 2 OJ Simpsons in my mind

One was the Buffalo Bills RB who came to our house for dinner when I was a kid (my father worked for the Bills and invited OJ over). He was nice, polite and complimentary of out home and my mother's cooking.

The other is the man who killed Nicole and her friend Ron. This man I did not recognize as the same person...he was guilty as sin but the prosecution booted the case in a big way.

As a football fan, it is the former I prefer to remember and as a human being I condemn the latter to hottest pits of hell.

[irisblue]

102. I feel bad for his kids & grandkids

[Kennah]

103. Doc says

[ificandream]

108. TMZ is not a news source.

[Jose Garcia]

109. Apparently it was yesterday as they were the first to report this news