BRKG O. J. Simpson Dead At 76
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greysage
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I used to think Bruce was pretty cool. Like 47 years ago when I was 6.
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Caitlyn Jenner is breaking her silence.
After O.J. Simpson's family announced he died at 76 after privately battling cancer, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum responded with her perspective on the news.
As Caitlyn wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, April 11. "Good Riddance."
The Kardashians' ties to the Simpson family run deep, going all the way back to the late '60s when Robert Kardashian Sr. and O.J. became friends while in college and the football player was even best man during the attorney's 1978 wedding to Kris Jenner.
When O.J. was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994, Robert served as one of the 10 attorneys on his defense team.
At the time, Kris—who had been close friends with Nicole before her death—was married to Caitlyn. (They divorced in 2015.) And while Robert—who shared kids Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Rob Kardashian with ex Kris—had a close bond with O.J., Caitlyn made it clear she didn't share the love.
In fact, the 74-year-old—who shares daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner with Kris—admitted she believed The Towering Inferno actor was guilty and even banned his name in their home during the 1995 trial.
"That night the verdict came in, Kourtney and Kimberly were in school and obviously they loved their father, and they should," Caitlyn recalled on I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here in 2019. "They'd been following this for a year and a half and when they walked in the door, I think it was Kourtney who said, 'Well, I told you he didn't do it.'"
"And I just said to the girls, 'just because he got a not guilty didn't mean he didn't do it,'" she continued, "'and I don't want his name ever mentioned in this house again.'"
She also reflected on that moment in her 2017 memoir The Secrets of My Life and alleged that Robert knew O.J. was guilty but had joined his defense team to rekindle his relationship with Kris.
Kim recounted the allegations in a 2017 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, telling sisters "Robert told Caitlyn in secret after the O.J. murder trial that he believed his friend was guilty."
The 43-year-old rebuked Caitlyn's claims, adding that when it came to O.J., "Dad so believed in him."
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Caitlyn Jenner Shares Jaw-Dropping Message After O.J. Simpson's Death - E! Online
Following the death of O.J. Simpson at 76, Caitlyn Jenner—who was married to the late Nicole Brown Simpson’s close friend Kris Jenner—responded with her thoughts on the news.
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Caitlyn Jenner Shares Jaw-Dropping Message After O.J. Simpson's Death
Following the death of O.J. Simpson at 76, Caitlyn Jenner—who was married to the late Nicole Brown Simpson’s close friend Kris Jenner—responded with her thoughts on the news.
By BRAHMJOT KAUR APR 11, 2024 10:30 AMTAGSCaitlyn Jenner is breaking her silence.
After O.J. Simpson's family announced he died at 76 after privately battling cancer, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum responded with her perspective on the news.
As Caitlyn wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, April 11. "Good Riddance."
The Kardashians' ties to the Simpson family run deep, going all the way back to the late '60s when Robert Kardashian Sr. and O.J. became friends while in college and the football player was even best man during the attorney's 1978 wedding to Kris Jenner.
When O.J. was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994, Robert served as one of the 10 attorneys on his defense team.
At the time, Kris—who had been close friends with Nicole before her death—was married to Caitlyn. (They divorced in 2015.) And while Robert—who shared kids Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian and Rob Kardashian with ex Kris—had a close bond with O.J., Caitlyn made it clear she didn't share the love.
In fact, the 74-year-old—who shares daughters Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner with Kris—admitted she believed The Towering Inferno actor was guilty and even banned his name in their home during the 1995 trial.
"That night the verdict came in, Kourtney and Kimberly were in school and obviously they loved their father, and they should," Caitlyn recalled on I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here in 2019. "They'd been following this for a year and a half and when they walked in the door, I think it was Kourtney who said, 'Well, I told you he didn't do it.'"
"And I just said to the girls, 'just because he got a not guilty didn't mean he didn't do it,'" she continued, "'and I don't want his name ever mentioned in this house again.'"
She also reflected on that moment in her 2017 memoir The Secrets of My Life and alleged that Robert knew O.J. was guilty but had joined his defense team to rekindle his relationship with Kris.
Kim recounted the allegations in a 2017 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, telling sisters "Robert told Caitlyn in secret after the O.J. murder trial that he believed his friend was guilty."
The 43-year-old rebuked Caitlyn's claims, adding that when it came to O.J., "Dad so believed in him."
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My neighbor and her husband were the only people I know of that thought he was innocent and would not allow discussion of it if you didn't feel likewise...not being one to argue anyway, I refused to discuss it with her too.
She always picked out the most disliked people to be loyal to. She literally adored me and I still haven't come to terms with that but I adored her right back...most of the time lol. The OJ phase she went through was a hard one for me though.
She always picked out the most disliked people to be loyal to. She literally adored me and I still haven't come to terms with that but I adored her right back...most of the time lol. The OJ phase she went through was a hard one for me though.
Bridey Rose
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None of us was there when the stabbing took place, so how could we know it was OJ? I've read credible theories that it was actually their son who committed the murders. Makes sense to me. It could explain the DNA evidence, and he'd certainly have a motive to keep his Mom from getting involved with someone besides his Dad.
Countrymouse
Country exile in the city
He was.Dang. Tough crowd.
You know, we could have been remembering him for his football skills and even some of his acting roles, but what happened 30 years ago ruined all that.
I still remember being in the car with my mom when the acquittal came over the radio. We were all shocked. We were certain he was guilty as all get out.
He is now serving his time.
The dog told me!
The Akita dog was owned by OJ and Nicole. At the time of her murder, I was breeding Akitas. I knew the breed very well.. their protective instincts are deeply ingrained, and they are fearless.
When it came out that the dog was there during the attack, and then neighbors reporting him emitting a "weird howling", I knew the *only* person who could have attacked Nicole with the dog there was the "pack alpha"... which was OJ. ANYONE else would have, at the very least, sustained severe bite injuries.
But because the dog's two main imperatives... protect pack members, and NEVER challenge or attack the pack Alpha, fundamentally conflicted, OJ got away with it.
No one else could have.
Summerthyme
OJ & Nicole’s son, Justin was 6 years old in 1994. You think a 6 year old is capable of brutally murdering 2 (very fit) adults? Nicole Simpson’s head was severed.
OJ Simpson killed Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman.
SmithJ
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Jason Simpson was 24 years old when the murders happened, had no alibi, and had previously been arrested multiple times for drugs and once for attacking his girlfriend with a knife. That is the son that people refer to as a suspect. Not Justin.
And her head was not "severed"
However, I still think OJ did it.
I was responding to the post I quoted that said “their son” and described a motive that would only make sense for the son of O.J. and Nicole. The motive in the post I quoted makes no sense for Jason.
I‘ve heard the theories that O.J. was covering for Jason too. They aren‘t plausible to me.
Sorry. Nearly severed. From Wikipedia…
An autopsy determined that Brown had been stabbed seven times in the neck and scalp, and had sustained a 14 cm-long (5.5 inches) gash across her throat, which had severed both her left and right carotid arteries and breached her right and left jugular veins.[36] The wound on Brown's neck penetrated 1.9 cm (0.75 inches) into her cervical vertebrae,[36] nearly decapitating her.
vector7
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CNN contributor says that the black community feels connected to O.J. Simpson because he kiIIed white people:
This scene of watching 3 white people listen to a black woman describe how she can relate to a man because he "killed white people" is sooo 2024
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This scene of watching 3 white people listen to a black woman describe how she can relate to a man because he "killed white people" is sooo 2024
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auxman
Ad eundum quo nemo ante iit...
Vax-induced, turbo cancer...
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
I dunno we read about such murders almost weekly here now. It all depends on how strong the group was with him.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
If he had the hots for his step mom then sure he could have done it.
The dark truths behind OJ Simpson's murderous rage
His family announced yesterday that the former American football star, actor and jailbird had died aged 76 of cancer on Wednesday 'surrounded by his children and grandchildren'.
Making of a monster: A drag queen father who died of AIDS... a daughter who drowned aged two... and years of brutal violence against women - TOM LEONARD reveals the dark truths behind OJ Simpson's murderous rage
He gave the world the ‘Trial of the Century’ and a police chase that left Hollywood’s versions in the shade. And OJ Simpson never escaped the notoriety that most Americans felt he richly deserved.
His family announced that the former American football star, actor and jailbird had died aged 76 of cancer on Wednesday ‘surrounded by his children and grandchildren’ at his home in Las Vegas.
It offered little satisfaction to those who believe he should have died surrounded by prison guards watching his execution for the brutal stabbings in 1994 in Los Angeles that left his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman dead.
His trial — and shocking acquittal — by a majority black jury captivated America, drawing one of the biggest audiences in TV history. It reportedly made Simpson, after Princess Diana, the most famous person in the world. He was later found liable for their deaths in a civil trial brought by the victims’ families and ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages, although he hardly stumped up any of it.
Instead he moved to Florida, where after struggling to cope with his pariah status he turned to crime and eventually served a prison sentence for kidnapping and armed robbery.
His family announced yesterday that the former American football star, actor and jailbird had died aged 76 of cancer on Wednesday
In 2006, he compounded the fury that many felt over his acquittal — one that ignored a mountain of evidence — by writing a book, If I Did It: Confessions Of The Killer. Despite claiming to be a ‘hypothetical account’ of the murders he denied, it appeared to be a shameless confession of his crimes.
As for his health, it seems Simpson remained a liar until the bitter end. In February, he denied a report by a local news station in Las Vegas that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy, amid rumors that he had entered hospice care. He even filmed a video inside his car in which he laughed and said: ‘No, I’m not even in the hospital. I don’t know who put that out there.’
News of his death inevitably took Americans back to the mid-1990s and a trial of one of the country’s biggest black stars for killing two white people that was dominated by the issue of race.
Simpson was found not guilty following one of the longest trials in US legal history by a three-quarters black jury drawn from a community seething over the acquittal of LA police officers involved in the savage beating in 1991 of an African-American, Rodney King.
While a large majority of white Americans has always believed Simpson was guilty, 69 percent of black Americans considered OJ an innocent victim of racism at the time. Even today, polls show roughly half still believe that.
His huge popularity as a black role model — who seemed to have transcended America’s racial divide — goes some way to explaining the hugely contrasting attitudes towards him.
The child of a broken home, he grew up on a grim housing project in San Francisco, so poor that he developed rickets and had to wear steel braces on his skinny legs. His father was reportedly a well-known drag queen who later announced he was gay and died from AIDS.
In an astonishing reversal of fortune, Simpson went from miserable beginnings to becoming one of the country’s most celebrated American football players.
O.J. Simpson, Leslie Nielsen, and George Kennedy in 'The Naked Gun 2 1/2
He supplemented his fortune as an actor in Hollywood films such as The Towering Inferno and Capricorn One, TV shows, and in commercials, as well as lucrative sponsorship deals that played on his apparent personability.
However, his private life was less glittering — he had three children with Marguerite, the high school sweetheart who became his first wife. The youngest, a daughter, drowned in the family’s swimming pool aged just two years old.
While still married to Marguerite, he met the stunning Nicole Simpson in 1977 when she was waitressing in a Beverly Hills nightclub and they started an affair. He divorced Marguerite, and married Nicole in 1985, five years after he’d retired from professional football. The marriage lasted only seven years — during which time they had two children.
Simpson complained of his jealous rages and repeatedly called police to say he had hit her. After a particularly serious incident on New Year’s Day 1989, she was found badly beaten and half-naked, hiding in the bushes outside their home and sobbing that he was going to kill her.
Such was his celebrity that Simpson, though convicted of spousal abuse, was let off with a fine and probation. The violent confrontations continued even after they divorced in 1992.
Two years later, on June 12, 1994, Ms Simpson — then 35 — and her friend Mr Goldman, 25, were attacked outside her home. She was almost decapitated with a knife while Mr Goldman was also savagely stabbed.
The murder weapon was never found, but the police discovered a bloodied golfing glove — Simpson, 46, was a keen golfer — at the scene and various pieces of evidence such as hair, blood and fibers that pointed investigators towards Ms Simpson’s notoriously combustible ex-husband.
Simspson poses for a portrait with his wife Marguerite Simpson, daughter Arnelle and son Jason on January 8, 1973 in Los Angeles, California
Police also found blood on his car and discovered a glove — also covered in blood — in his home that matched the one found at the scene. Simpson attended his ex-wife’s funeral with their two young children, but five days later was charged with the murders.
He went on the run in his white Ford Bronco SUV, a friend and ex-team-mate named Al Cowlings driving as Simpson sat in the back, pointing a gun at his head and vowing he would commit suicide.
The painfully slow, 60-mile chase along the highways of southern California that ensued as he was followed by a convoy of police cars was famously captured from above by news helicopters.
TV networks cancelled their usual prime time programming as more than 95 million Americans tuned in to follow the 90-minute drama. Highway bridges were crowded with spectators who turned out to watch the cavalcade. No attempt was made to stop Simpson’s car and he eventually returned home, where he was arrested.
His eleven-month trial ran from November 1994 to October 1995 and had not only the US but the wider world agog as Simpson shelled out on a ‘dream team’ of high-powered lawyers, among them his defense attorney Robert Kardashian and Johnnie Lee Cochran — who became celebrities in their own right.
He needed them. Prosecutors had compelling evidence linking everything, from blood and hair strands to shoe prints and carpet threads found at the crime scene, to either Simpson or his home. DNA tests confirmed that the bloody golf glove found at his home matched the one left at the crime scene. Prosecutors presented a list of 62 incidents in which Simpson had been allegedly abusive towards his ex-wife.
A crowd reacts to O.J. Simpson leaving Los Angeles County Superior Court, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1997, in Santa Monica, California
The defense, however, played heavily on this being a racially motivated prosecution and was able to bring up the history of racist remarks of one of the police investigators, Mark Fuhrman. It argued — without proof — that the detective had planted the second glove.
It also emerged that photo evidence had been lost, while DNA had been collected and stored improperly. Police admitted they had entered Simpson’s home and found the missing golf glove without a search warrant.
Given his recent passing, how do you remember OJ the most?
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Simpson’s team were also helped immeasurably when, asked by the prosecution to try on the golf gloves, Simpson struggled to do so as they were apparently too small.
‘If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit,’ defense lawyer Cochran memorably told the jury.
And they did, deliberating for only three hours before the trial ended with a verdict of not guilty. The verdict was so eagerly anticipated that President Clinton left the Oval Office to watch it with his secretaries. Simpson celebrated by throwing a party at his mansion where he and guests got through 40 cases of champagne.
‘I don’t think most of America believes I did it,’ he said a week later. ‘I’ve gotten thousands of letters and telegrams from people supporting me.’
After losing the civil lawsuit in 1997, he moved in 2000 with his children to Florida, where state law prevented his home and pension income being seized to pay for the $33.5 million damages. Simpson settled into early retirement, playing golf and living off a pension estimated at around $400,000 a year.
But he didn’t escape further controversy. In 2006, he was sued by Fred Goldman, the father of Ronald Goldman, who argued the book and TV deal for his ‘hypothetical’ murder explanation (titled ‘If I Did It’), which came with a $1 million advance, cheated the families out of damages they were owed.
In this July 20, 2017 file photo, former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada
In 2008, he was in court again. This time, he was charged with leading five acquaintances, most of them convicted criminals and two armed with guns, to steal sports memorabilia from two dealers.
Simpson claimed he was only recovering items stolen from him but a jury convicted him of armed robbery, kidnap and other crimes after two of his accomplices testified he’d told them to bring guns.
By then 61, he served nine years in a remote prison in northern Nevada, briefly becoming the gym caretaker. Freed on parole in 2017, he returned to Florida but was only completely free of restrictions on his movement in 2021. He then moved to Las Vegas where he lived in the country-club home of a rich friend.
But he never escaped the notoriety of that double murder. Some 50 books have been written about the scandal and in 2016 alone, the story was retold in two TV shows — a dramatization of the trial in 'The People v. O.J. Simpson, and O.J.: Made In America', a five-part documentary series.
Some believe that, like other former American Football veterans, Simpson’s violent tendencies were rooted in brain damage he might have received while playing.
He certainly seemed to think he had radically changed over time. On the day he fled arrest in his Ford Bronco, he left a handwritten letter at home in which he said he loved Ms Simpson and hadn’t killed her. ‘Don’t feel sorry for me,’ he wrote. ‘I’ve had a great life, great friends. Please think of the real O.J. and not this lost person.’
Few will mourn his passing — and certainly not the many fellow African-Americans whose complaints of racism in the US justice system always risked being met by the rejoinder of Simpson’s astonishing acquittal.
Wildweasel
F-4 Phantoms Phorever
I still have doubts. While living in California I heard more than a few times that his son should have been the one on trial, but that OJ took the heat to save him.
I wonder if Jason ever cleaned up his act after that, because he was definitely a troubled young man before the killings.
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Intestinal Fortitude
Have Faith
Heard that too. whole thing was a huge CF
Barry Natchitoches
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Poor, poor OJ,
According to today’s edition of the Babylon Bee, he was really looking forward to God finally telling him who the REAL killer was — until an all black jury declared OJ “un-dead”. Now, I guess, he will never find the REAL killer,,,
According to today’s edition of the Babylon Bee, he was really looking forward to God finally telling him who the REAL killer was — until an all black jury declared OJ “un-dead”. Now, I guess, he will never find the REAL killer,,,
Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
