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O. J. Simpson
American football player and actor (1947–2024)

Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), nicknamed "the Juice", was a renowned American professional football player, actor, and media personality. He starred as a running back in the NFL primarily for the Buffalo Bills, earning accolades like the Heisman Trophy in college and multiple Pro Bowl selections. Simpson made history as the first to rush over 2,000 yards in a season. His later life was marked by controversy after the highly publicized criminal trial for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman, and a subsequent civil case. Simpson also served prison time following a 2007 armed robbery conviction before his release in 2017.

Early life

Born in 1947 in San Francisco, California, Simpson was a son of Eunice (née Durden), an orderly at a psychiatric ward, and Jimmy Lee Simpson,1 a custodian for a Federal Reserve Bank and a private club and a cook.234 His father was also a well-known drag queen in the Bay Area. Later in life, Jimmy Simpson announced that he was gay. He died of AIDS in 1986.56

Simpson's maternal grandparents were from Louisiana.7 His aunt gave him the name Orenthal, which she told him was the name of a French or Italian actor she liked.89 He was called "O.J." from birth and did not know that Orenthal was his given name until a teacher read it in third grade.10 Simpson had one brother, Melvin Leon "Truman" Simpson, one living sister, Shirley Simpson-Baker, and one deceased sister, Carmelita Simpson-Durio.11

Simpson grew up in San Francisco and lived with his family in the housing projects of the low-income Potrero Hill neighborhood.1213 As a child, Simpson developed rickets and wore braces on his legs until the age of five,14 giving him his bowlegged stance.15 He earned money by scalping tickets and collecting seat cushions at Kezar Stadium.16 After his parents separated in 1952 (when Simpson was 4), he and his siblings were raised by their mother.1718

In his early teenage years, Simpson joined a street gang called the Persian Warriors and was briefly incarcerated at the San Francisco Youth Guidance Center.19 His future wife Marguerite, whom he dated in high school, described him as "really an awful person then."2021 He was arrested three times.22 After his third arrest, Simpson happened to meet baseball star Willie Mays, who encouraged the youth to avoid trouble. He said it helped persuade him to reform.23

Simpson first practiced sports at the Potrero Hill Recreation Center, which welcomed Black people.24 At Galileo High School (now Galileo Academy of Science and Technology) in San Francisco, Simpson played for the school football team, the Galileo Lions.25 He played as a tackle and then as a fullback.26 Meanwhile, he started earning money by organizing dances and charging admission.27 He graduated in 1965.28

College football and track career

Although Simpson was an All-City football player at Galileo, his mediocre high-school grades prevented him from attracting the interest of many college recruiters. After a childhood friend's injury in the Vietnam War influenced Simpson to stay out of the military, he enrolled at City College of San Francisco in 1965.29 He played football both as a running back and defensive back and was named to the Junior College All-American team as a running back.30 City College won the Prune Bowl against Long Beach City College, and many colleges sought Simpson as a transfer student for football.31

In 1967, Simpson enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, which he had admired as a young football fan. He had also considered going to the University of Utah.323334 He played running back with the Trojans for head coach John McKay in 1967 and 1968.35 Simpson led the nation in rushing both years under McKay: in 1967 with 1,543 yards and 13 touchdowns, and in 1968 with 1,880 yards on 383 carries.36

In 1967's Victory Bell rivalry game between the teams, USC was down by six points in the fourth quarter with under 11 minutes remaining. On their own 36, USC backup quarterback Toby Page called an audible on third and seven. Simpson's 64-yard touchdown run tied the score, and the extra point provided a 21–20 lead, which was the final score.37 This was the biggest play in what is regarded as one of the greatest football games of the 20th century,38 and pictures of the play were published in many national magazines.39 Another dramatic touchdown in the same game is the subject of the Arnold Friberg oil painting, O.J. Simpson Breaks for Daylight. Simpson also won the Walter Camp Award in 1967 and was a two-time unanimous All-American.40 USC would go on to win the national title for that year. Even though Simpson led the nation in college football rushing yards, the Heisman Trophy went to Gary Beban; Simpson was second in voting.41

Simpson was an aspiring track athlete.42 Before playing football at USC, he ran the third leg of a sprint relay quartet that broke the world record in the 4 × 110-yard relay at the NCAA track championships in Provo, Utah on June 17, 1967. They had a time of 38.6 seconds.4344 Also that year, he had a 100-yard dash time of 9.53 seconds.45 He lost a 100 m race at Stanford University against the then-British record holder Menzies Campbell.46

As Simpson rose in popularity, he avoided controversy, such as not participating in a boycott of the 1968 Olympics,47 which was supported by people like Martin Luther King Jr. as a protest against racial injustice in the U.S.48

As a senior in 1968, Simpson rushed for 1,709 yards and 22 touchdowns in the regular season, earning the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award. He held the record for the Heisman's largest margin of victory for 51 years, defeating runner-up Leroy Keyes by 1,750 points. In the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day, #2 USC faced top-ranked Ohio State; Simpson ran for 171 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run, in a 27–16 loss.49 Simpson's number 32 jersey was later retired by USC.50

College statistics

NCAA football statistics
SeasonRushingReceiving
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTD
19672911,5435.3131010910.90
19683831,8804.923262118.10
Totals516743,4235.136363208.90

NFL career

Buffalo Bills

The first selection in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft was held by the AFL's Buffalo Bills, after finishing 1–12–1 in 1968. They took Simpson, but he demanded the largest contract in professional sports history: $650,000 over five years (equivalent to $4.1 million in 2023). This led to a standoff with Bills' owner, Ralph Wilson, as Simpson threatened to become an actor and skip professional football. Eventually, Wilson agreed to pay Simpson.5253

Simpson entered professional football with high expectations,5455 but struggled in his first three years, averaging only 622 yards per season.56 Bills coach John Rauch, not wanting to build an offense around one running back, assigned Simpson to do blocking and receiving duties at the expense of running the ball. In 1971, Rauch resigned as head coach, and the Bills brought in Harvey Johnson.575859 Despite Johnson devising a new offense for Simpson, Simpson was still ineffective that year. After the 1971 season, the Bills fired Johnson and brought in Lou Saban as head coach.60 Unlike Rauch, Saban made Simpson the centerpiece of the Bills offense.61

In 1972, Simpson rushed for over 1,000 yards for the first time in his career, gaining a league-leading total of 1,251 yards. In 1973, Simpson became the first player to break the highly coveted 2,000-yard rushing mark, with 2,003 total rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.6263 Simpson broke the mark during the last game of the season against the New York Jets with a seven-yard rush. That same game also saw Simpson break Jim Brown's single-season rushing record of 1,863 yards.64 For his performance, Simpson won that year's NFL MVP Award and Bert Bell Award.6566 While other players have broken the 2,000-yard mark since Simpson, his record was established when the NFL had only 14 games per season, as opposed to the 16-game seasons that began in 1978.67 In 2013, Simpson was reported still holding the rushing record for 14 games.68

Simpson gained over 1,000 rushing yards in the next three seasons. He did not lead the league in rushing in 1974, but did cross the 1,000-yard barrier despite a knee injury.69 In game 11 of 1974, he passed Ken Willard as the rushing leader among active players, a position he maintained until his retirement more than five seasons later. Simpson also made his first and only playoff appearance during the 1974 season. In a divisional game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Simpson rushed for 49 yards on 15 attempts and caught a touchdown pass, but the Bills lost the game 32–14.70 Simpson won the rushing title again in 1975, rushing for 1,817 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also had a career-high 426 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns that season.71

Simpson again led the league in rushing in 1976, rushing for 1,503 yards and eight touchdowns.72 He had the best game of his career during that season's Thanksgiving game against the Detroit Lions on November 25. In that game, Simpson rushed for a then-record 273 yards on 29 attempts and scored two touchdowns. Despite Simpson's performance, the Bills lost the game 27–14.73

A low light that season came during a game against the New England Patriots a few weeks earlier when defensive end Mel Lunsford and several other Patriots defenders stuffed the superstar running back for no gain. Still, as Simpson tried to continue driving forward, Lunsford bodyslammed him to the ground. Simpson got up and punched Lunsford, which prompted Lunsford to swing back. Bills offensive lineman Reggie McKenzie then jumped on Lunsford's back. Still, Lunsford bent down and flung McKenzie over his head. He went back to swinging at Simpson before a melee of the two teams stopped the fight and ended up in a pile on the field. Lunsford and Simpson were ejected from the game as the Patriots' solid defense persisted, with New England winning 20–10 to finish the 1976 season 11–3. The Bills finished 2–12.74

Simpson played only seven games in 1977 due to injury.75

San Francisco 49ers

On March 28, 1978, prior to the 1978 season (the last year on his three-year contract that paid him $733,000), the Bills traded Simpson to his hometown San Francisco 49ers for five draft picks (2nd and 3rd round draft pick for 1978, a 1st round and 4th round pick for 1979, and a 2nd round pick for 1980);76 Simpson had tried to get the Bills to engineer a trade to the Los Angeles Rams prior to 1976 because of him and his wife's preference for the West Coast.777879 The team previously had Delvin Williams and Wilbur Jackson in the backfield.80 Simpson played in San Francisco for two seasons, rushing for 1,053 yards and four touchdowns.81 Physical problems with his knees influenced him to retire from football.82 For his last home game at Candlestick Park, the 49ers held an "O.J. Simpson Day" at the stadium.83 His final NFL game was on December 16, 1979, a 31–21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium.84 His final play was a 10-yard run on 3rd and 10 for a first down.85

Career summary

Simpson gained 11,236 rushing yards, placing him 2nd on the NFL's all-time rushing list when he retired; he now stands at 21st. He was named NFL Player of the Year in 1973, and played in six Pro Bowls. He was the only player in NFL history to rush for over 2,000 yards in a 14-game season, and the only player to rush for over 200 yards in six different games in his career. From 1972 to 1976, Simpson averaged 1,540 rushing yards per (14 game) season, 5.1 yards per carry, and he won the NFL rushing title four times.86 Simpson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, his first year of eligibility.87 In 2019, he was named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team.88 Simpson also occasionally returned kickoffs during his early career, finishing with 33 returns for 990 yards and a touchdown, an average of 30 yards per return.89

Simpson acquired the nickname "Juice" as a play on "O.J.", a common abbreviation for orange juice. "Juice" is also a colloquial synonym for electricity or electrical power, and hence a metaphor for any powerful entity; the Bills' offensive line at Simpson's peak was nicknamed "The Electric Company".90

Post season achievements

Simpson played in only one playoff game during his 11-season Hall of Fame career: a 1974 Divisional Round game between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Simpson was held to 49 rushing yards on fifteen carries to go with three receptions for 37 yards and a touchdown as the Bills lost 32–14.91 Indeed, 1974 would be one of only three winning seasons the Bills would tally in Simpson's nine years with the team.

Other activities during NFL career

In 1975, Simpson competed on the television series Superstars, and was the season's winner. He received $39,250 in prize money.92 Following the example of the previous season's winner (Kyle Rote Jr.), Simpson donated $5,000 of his prize money to the Special Olympics.93

NFL career statistics

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Regular season

NFL career regular season statistics
YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFum
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDY/GA/GRecYdsAvgLngTDY/GR/G
1969BUF1301816973.932253.613.93034311.455326.42.36
1970BUF881204884.156561.015.01013913.936017.41.36
1971BUF14141837424.146553.013.1211627.738011.61.55
1972BUF14142921,2514.394689.420.9271987.325014.11.98
1973*BUF14143322,0036.08012143.1†23.767011.72405.00.47
1974BUF14142701,1254.241380.419.31518912.629113.51.17
1975BUF14143291,8175.58816129.823.52842615.264730.42.07
1976BUF14132901,5035.2758107.420.72225911.843118.51.66
1977BUF771265574.439079.618.0161388.618019.72.32
1978SF10101615933.734159.316.1211728.219217.22.15
1979SF1381204603.822335.49.27466.61403.50.53
Career941351162,40411,2364.7946183.217.82032,14210.6641415.91.562

Playoffs

NFL playoff career statistics
YearTeamGamesRushingReceivingFum
GPGSAttYdsAvgLngTDY/GA/GRecYdsAvgLngTDY/GR/G
197495BUF1115493.311049.015.033712.325137.03.00

NFL records

  • Fastest player to gain 1,000 rushing yards in season: 1,025 in seven games in 1973 and 1,005 in seven games in 1975 (tied with Terrell Davis).96
  • Fastest player to gain 2,000 rushing yards in season: 2,003 in 14 games in 1973.97
  • Most rushing yards per game in a season: 143.1 per game in 1973.98

Acting career

1960s and 1970s

Simpson began acting while at USC and appeared on Dragnet in an uncredited role as a potential recruit to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).99 He became a professional actor before playing professional football, appearing in the first episode of Medical Center—as Cicely Tyson's husband despite being 23 years her junior—while negotiating his contract with the Bills.100

Before Simpson's murder trial, sportswriter Ralph Wiley wrote in 2002, white people considered Simpson a "unifying symbol of all races". History professor Lou Moore said that this made Simpson the first Black athlete to be "put on".101 In 1975, People magazine described Simpson as "the first [Black] athlete to become a bona fide lovable media superstar".102 Simpson avoided starring in blaxploitation films, choosing third or fourth lead roles while studying experienced stars like Lee Marvin and Richard Burton.103 His Hertz commercials from 1975 benefited Simpson's acting career, but he sometimes intentionally chose non-positive roles; "I've got to tear down that picture of O.J. Simpson, the clean-cut athlete, to get believability into whatever part I happen to be playing."104 He said in 1980 that "The Oscar or the Emmy says you've reached a level of competence in this business, and I would love to have one."105

While in the NFL, Simpson appeared in productions such as the television miniseries Roots (1977), and the dramatic motion pictures The Klansman (1974), The Towering Inferno (1974), The Cassandra Crossing (1977), and Capricorn One (1978).106107 In 1979, he started his own film production company, Orenthal Productions, which dealt mostly in made-for-TV fare such as the family-oriented Goldie and the Boxer films with Melissa Michaelsen (1979 and 1981).108 Simpson said that he did not seriously consider an acting career until seeing Marvin and Burton, while filming The Klansman in California, ordering chili from Chasen's via a private jet.109 Simpson appeared in the audience of NBC's Saturday Night Live during its second season and hosted an episode during its third season.110 He was the second professional athlete to host the show.111

1980s

In 1987, Simpson also made a cameo in the comedy Back to the Beach. He played Det. Nordberg in all three entries of The Naked Gun film trilogy (1988, 1991, 1994) alongside Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, and George Kennedy.112 Nordberg would get injured in a continuous series of gags.113

According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, Simpson was considered by director James Cameron to play the eponymous character in The Terminator (1984) when Schwarzenegger was cast as the character Kyle Reese, but Cameron ultimately cast Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, while Simpson had no involvement in the film.114 The film's producers felt Simpson was "too nice" to be seen as a killer like the Terminator.115

1990s

Simpson starred in the un-televised two-hour-long film pilot for Frogmen, an A-Team-like adventure series that Warner Bros. Television completed in 1994, a few months before the two murders he was accused of. Simpson played the leader of a group of former United States Navy SEALs named John "Bullfrog" Burke who operated out of a surf shop in Malibu.116 NBC had not yet decided whether to order the series when Simpson's arrest canceled the project. NBC executive Preston Beckman collected each copy of Frogmen to ensure that no copy leaked to the media.117 While searching his home, the police obtained a videotaped copy of the pilot as well as the script and dailies. Although the prosecution investigated reports that Simpson received "a fair amount of" military training—including use of a knife—for Frogmen, and there is a scene in which he holds a knife to the throat of a woman, this material was not introduced as evidence during the trial.118

NBC executive Warren Littlefield said in July 1994 that the network would probably never air the pilot if Simpson were convicted.119 Most pilots that are two hours long are aired as TV movies whether or not they are ordered as series. Because—as the Los Angeles Times later reported—"the appetite for all things O.J. appeared insatiable" during the trial, Warner Bros. and NBC estimated that a gigantic, Super Bowl–like television audience would have watched the Frogmen film. In 2000, co-star Evan Handler - who would later go on to portray "Dream Team" member Alan Dershowitz in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story - told the Los Angeles Times the studio's decision not to air it or release it on home video, and forego an estimated $14 million in profits, was "just about the only proof you have that there is some dignity in the advertising and television business."120

2000s

In 2006, Simpson starred in his own improv-based hidden-camera prank TV show, Juiced. Typical of the genre, Simpson would play a prank on everyday people while secretly filming them. At the end of each prank, he would shout, "You've been Juiced!" Each episode opened with half-dressed models dancing around Simpson, who is dressed as a pimp and sings his own rap song.121 In one episode, Simpson is at a used car lot in Las Vegas, where he attempts to sell a white Ford Bronco (the SUV model that became infamous during his 1994 police chase).122123 A bullet hole in the front of the SUV is circled with his autograph, and he pitches it to a prospective buyer by saying that if they "ever get into some trouble and have to get away, it has escapability."124 In another sketch, Simpson pretends to be having an affair with another man's girlfriend. Later, he transforms into an old white man whose dying wish is to call a game of bingo. Juiced aired as a one-time special on pay-per-view television and was later released on DVD.125

Broadcasting career

Simpson worked as an NFL analyst on NBC from 1978 to 1982.126 He joined ABC's Monday Night Football crew in 1983,127 becoming the first black announcer on the network's No. 1 NFL broadcast team.128 For Super Bowl XIX during the 1984 season, ABC moved Simpson to its pregame show, replacing him in the broadcast booth with active player Joe Theismann, who had played in the previous two Super Bowls.129130 Simpson continued his Monday Night Football announcing duties in 1985 before being dropped after the season.131132 In 1989, he rejoined NBC to replace Ahmad Rashad as an analyst on their NFL Live! pregame show.133134 After he was accused of his ex-wife's murder, Simpson was replaced by Rashad in 1994.135136

Endorsements

Chuck Barnes helped Simpson form business relationships with Chevrolet and ABC early in his football career. By 1971, the magazine New York wrote that Simpson was already wealthy enough to "retire this week if [he] wanted to."137 Beginning in 1975, he appeared in advertisements with the Hertz rental car company. Commercials depicted Simpson running through airports (embodying speed), as others shouted to him the Hertz slogan "Go, O.J., Go!".138 He was the first Black man to be hired for a major corporate national advertising campaign,139 a unique decision for a conservative, dominant corporation to fend off its rival, No. 2 Avis.140 Besides helping his acting career, Simpson estimated that the very successful "superstar in rent-a-car" campaign raised the recognition rate among people he met from 30% to 90%.141 Hertz's annual profit increased by 50% to $42.2 million within the first year, brand awareness increased by more than 40%,142 and 97% of viewers understood that the commercials advertised Hertz, avoiding the common "vampire video" problem143 of viewers remembering an ad, but not which brand it promotes. Simpson was so important to the company that CEO Frank Olson personally negotiated his contract, and Hertz used him for an unusually long time for a celebrity endorser. Although Simpson appeared less often in Hertz commercials by the late 1980s, his relationship with the company continued; Simpson was to travel to Chicago to meet with Hertz executives and clients on the night of the Brown-Goldman murder.144

Simpson used his amiable persona,145 good looks, and charisma in many endorsement deals.146 Advertising Age in 1977 named Simpson the magazine's Star Presenter of the Year;147 by 1984, consumer research found that he was the most popular athlete endorser. A 1990s MCI Communications commercial starring Eunice Simpson satirized her son's work.148 Other products Simpson endorsed included Pioneer Chicken, Honey Baked Ham, TreeSweet orange juice, Calistoga Water Company's line of Napa Naturals soft drinks, and Dingo cowboy boots. As president and CEO of O. J. Simpson Enterprises, he owned hotels and restaurants. When Simpson and Brown divorced in 1992, he had $10 million in assets and more than $1 million in annual income, including $550,000 from Hertz.149

Marriages with Marguerite Whitley and Nicole Brown

On June 24, 1967, Simpson married Marguerite L. Whitley. Together, they had three children: Arnelle L. Simpson (b. 1968), Jason Lamar Simpson150 (b. 1970), and Aaren Lashone Simpson (1977–1979). In August 1979, Aaren drowned in the family's swimming pool.151152

Marguerite declined to testify at the trial on behalf of Simpson. According to LAPD Officer Terry Schauer and his partner Richard Deandra, when she and Simpson were married, they got a call from Marguerite, who alleged that Simpson was physically violent towards her. She refused to press charges against him.153154 In an interview with Barbara Walters in 1995, Marguerite denied allegations that a police officer responded to a domestic violence call during her marriage to Simpson, telling Walters the alleged incident was not true and that she never made a police report. “Never—never did. I just found out about this, after 21 years.”155 Marguerite addressed rumors that she was a battered woman during her marriage to Simpson, stating, "If he did, he would have got a frying pan upside his head. There was just no way that I would allow that to happen to me."156 In the interview Marguerite also expressed her belief in Simpson's innocence and denied rumors that their son Jason helped commit the murders. “Oh God, it’s not something O.J. would do. It’s not—you know, it’s just not something either one of them would do,” she said.157

Simpson met Nicole Brown in 1977 while she was working as a waitress at a Beverly Hills nightclub called The Daisy.158159 Although still married to his first wife, Simpson began dating Brown. Simpson and Marguerite divorced in March 1979.160161: 126–28  During the 1984 Summer Olympics torch relay, Simpson carried the torch on Santa Monica's California Incline road, running behind Brown.162 Brown and Simpson were married on February 2, 1985, five years after his retirement from professional football.163 The couple had two children, Sydney Brooke Simpson (b. 1985) and Justin Ryan Simpson (b. 1988).164 The marriage lasted seven years.165

According to Sheila Weller, "[Simpson and Brown] were a dramatic, fractious, mutually obsessed couple before they married, after they married, after they divorced in 1992, and after they reconciled."166 In the June 3, 2024 edition of People, Brown's sister Denise stated that Simpson was at times volatile to Brown early into their relationship, including on one occasion in 1977 where he "flipped out" and "had her upstairs in the bathroom crying. He said, 'You embarrassed me.'" after seeing Nicole kiss a mutual male friend on the cheek after she and her family went to upstate New York to attend a Buffalo Bills game which Simpson was playing in.167

Brown claimed that by the end of 1989, police had visited her and Simpson's house eight times for domestic violence calls, and they did not help her in any of them.168 On December 31, she phoned the police, saying that she thought he was going to kill her. She was found by officers hiding in the bushes outside their home, "badly beaten and half-naked." Authorities said Simpson had "punched, slapped, and kicked" her. Simpson sped away from the cops in his car, but eventually, he pleaded no contest to spousal abuse.169170171172 Simpson was given two years' probation, 120 hours of community service, and he had to donate $500 to a battered women's shelter.173 Brown filed for divorce on February 25, 1992, citing irreconcilable differences.174: 136  This was after finding out about an alleged year-long affair Simpson had had with model Tawny Kitaen.175

Among the more caustic accounts, in American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense, former maid Bethy Vaquerano alleged that Brown was racist and had been physically abusive towards Simpson.176177 In her book I’m Not Dancing Anymore, Simpson’s niece Terri Baker said Brown could be very insulting to people when she was angry and that she observed Brown insulting and slapping Simpson in the past.178179 Reports suggest that in 1993, Brown and Simpson made an attempt at reconciliation.180 In October, Brown called the police to report Simpson being violent again, after he allegedly found a photo of a man Brown had dated while they were broken up.181 Again, officers intervened.182 A family friend claimed that Simpson had told Brown's friends that if he ever "caught her with anyone, he would kill her."183 Brown's friend Kris Jenner claimed Brown at one point told her, "Things are really bad between O.J. and I, and he's going to kill me, and he's going to get away with it."184 The two broke up again, seemingly permanently, in May 1994.185 According to Brown’s sister Tanya, on the night she was murdered, Nicole told their mother Juditha, while dining out together at the Mezzaluna restaurant, that Simpson would always be her soulmate.186 In total, prosecutors for Simpson's murder trial found 62 incidents of abusive behavior by Simpson towards Brown.187 News reporting regarding these incidents led to California enforcing its 1986 laws protecting domestic violence victims more. Hertz continued to air its commercials with Simpson.188

Arrest for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman

Main article: Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman

Shortly after midnight on June 13, 1994,189 Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman, were found stabbed to death in the courtyard outside Brown's condo, in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Police determined the murders had taken place on the night of the 12th. Goldman had been there to return to Brown a pair of glasses that her mother had lost earlier that day. The knife used was never found. Simpson was an immediate person of interest in their murders, and there was never any other suspect found. He maintained that on the 12th, he had been at home, waiting for a limousine to take him to an airport for a flight to Chicago. After police gathered all the evidence, charges were filed and a warrant was signed for Simpson's arrest.190191192193194

Simpson, in agreement with his attorneys, was scheduled to turn himself in at approximately 11:00 a.m. to the Parker Center police headquarters on the morning of June 17. Simpson failed to turn himself in, and he later became the subject of a low-speed pursuit (on the 405 Freeway) by police while riding as a passenger in a white 1993 Ford Bronco SUV,195196197 a vehicle owned and being driven by his former teammate and longtime friend Al Cowlings.198 According to Cowlings, Simpson was armed in the back of the vehicle with a pistol, holding it to his head and threatening to shoot himself if he was not taken back to his Brentwood estate. This caused the responding California Highway Patrol officers to pursue with extreme caution.199 The police closed the nearby highways. At one point during the ride Simpson tried to call sportscaster Bob Costas, with whom he had worked before and had a good relationship, but was unable to reach him. 200 As Cowlings rode, Simpson's lawyer Robert Kardashian publicly released a letter from him, saying: "Don't feel sorry for me ... I've had a great life, great friends. Please think of the real O.J. and not this lost person."201 The Bronco ride lasted more than 2 hours, until 8 pm, when Simpson and Cowlings arrived at Simpson’s Brentwood home, and negotiations for surrender began. 202 He was arrested shortly before 9 p.m.203

The chase was shown on "nearly every live television station."204 Stations interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals to broadcast the incident live. With an estimated audience of 95 million people, the event was described as "the most famous ride on American shores since Paul Revere's."205 Tens of thousands of people gathered on Los Angeles streets and highways to view the chase.206 The incident likely increased sales of the Ford Bronco by an additional 7,000 purchases in 1994 compared to 1993.207

Many advocates for victims of domestic violence consider Brown's death as instrumental in Congress prioritizing the passage of the Violence Against Women Act. The act, passed in September 1994, created the National Domestic Violence Hotline.208

Criminal trial for murder

Main article: Murder trial of O. J. Simpson

Background

The pursuit, arrest, and trial of Simpson were among the most widely publicized events in American history. Simpson's integrated defense counsel team, named the "Dream Team",209 included Kardashian, Johnnie Cochran, Robert Shapiro, F. Lee Bailey, and Alan Dershowitz. The prosecution for the State of California was led by Marcia Clark and Christopher A. Darden.210211212 The judge was Lance Ito. The trial ran from January to October 1995,213 making it the longest trial in California history.214 The jury sequestered for 266 days, also the longest in California history. It ended up including 10 Black people in a 12-person jury.215

The trial was often characterized as the "trial of the century" because of its international publicity, likened to that of Sacco and Vanzetti and the Lindbergh kidnapping.216 It was televised via a remote-control camera installed above the jury box, and it increased public interest in reality television and understanding of DNA evidence.217218219 It influenced the creation of the LAPD's DNA crime lab, and California added Section 1109 to the state's Evidence Code, "allowing uncharged conduct and other evidence of prior abuse to be shown to jurors in similar cases."220 Minor figures in the trial became celebrities, such as the resident of Simpson's guesthouse at the time of the murders, Kato Kaelin.221

In 1995, while waiting to appear before a jury for his trial hearing, Simpson published the book I Want to Tell You: My Response to Your Letters, Your Messages, Your Questions, which was intended to be a "self-portrait of [his] mind at this critical time", and included letters he had received while incarcerated.222 It was produced with Lawrence Schiller.223

Prosecution and defense cases

Before the trial began, it was discovered the police investigation had been flawed: "Photo evidence had been lost or mislabeled; DNA had been collected and stored improperly, raising a possibility that it was tainted."224

Prosecutors provided DNA evidence, including both victims' blood being found in Simpson's car, Brown's blood being found on Simpson's socks, and hair and clothing fibers consistent with Simpson, Brown, and Goldman, as well as fibers from a 1993–94 Ford Bronco and Brown's dog, being found on a black leather glove recovered from Simpson's home.225226 The other glove in the pair was found at Brown's condo. The defense claimed that the glove found at Brown's condo did not fit Simpson's hand. In response, prosecutors theorized that Simpson had not been taking anti-inflammatory medications for his arthritis, which would make his hand swell if he tried to put on the glove during the trial. Johnnie Cochran informed Judge Ito the next day that Shawn Chapman contacted the Los Angeles County Jail doctor, who confirmed Simpson was taking his arthritis medication every day, and that the jail's medical records verified this.227228 Cochran claimed during the defense's closing argument, "If the glove don't fit, you must acquit."229230231 The phrase became famous in popular culture.232 Prosecutors also raised concerns that because the glove had been soaked in blood, and was repeatedly frozen and thawed before the trial, that it would have shrunk. Cochran denied this claim. When Simpson tried the glove on in court, he struggled to put it on. Nevertheless, Aris Isotoner Inc. vice president Richard Rubin would later testify that the gloves were of his company's rare Aris Light model and that a new pair of extra large gloves would fit Simpson.233234 People magazine wrote that the moment was crucial to his eventual acquittal.235236

The trial came in the context of multiple incidents involving the Los Angeles criminal justice system in the previous years. In 1991, Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old Black girl, was shot in the head by store owner Soon Ja Du, who accused her of stealing a bottle of orange juice. A jury convicted Du of involuntary manslaughter, but a judge only sentenced her to probation. Also in 1991, four police officers allegedly beat Rodney King, a Black man; in 1992, all of the officers were acquitted. These incidents led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.237

The defense alleged that the crime scene had been compromised, and presented audiotape recordings of Mark Fuhrman, an officer who was at the scene and collected evidence, repeatedly using the racial slur "nigger" in an interview with an aspiring screenwriter. Fuhrman was later charged with perjury for lying about not saying the slur, and pleaded no contest.238239240241 This added to the popular perception that LAPD officers were racist, which worked against the police reforms being made by the city of Los Angeles since the beating of Rodney King.242

The trial created a public discourse on race relations, motivated by Bailey and Cochran's cross-examination of Fuhrman over the tapes. It "divided the nation" along racial lines; white people were more likely to believe in Simpsons' guilt, while Black people were more likely to believe in his innocence. Many believed Simpson was being set up by the police,243 taking into consideration the LAPD's history of corruption, the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King, and that Fuhrman, who found the glove at Simpson's home, entered the home without a search warrant. The defense argued that Fuhrman had planted the glove.244245246 Charles F. Coleman Jr. wrote for MSNBC that "Black people didn't love O.J. Simpson, they hated the LAPD."247 Jim Newton wrote for the Los Angeles Times that "the effect [of the defense's focus on Fuhrman] on the jury was inescapable."248

"On the evidence that they gave me to evaluate, it was crooked by the cops," juror David Aldana said in an interview.249 "The evidence given to me to look at, I could not convict. Did he do it? Maybe, maybe not."250 Juror Sheila Woods denied the jury's decision was based on race in an interview with Vulture.251 When asked if she believed Simpson was framed, Woods stated, "I don't know if he was necessarily framed. I think O.J. may know something about what happened, but I just don't think he did it. I think it was more than one person, just because of the way she was killed. I don't know how he could have just left that bloody scene — because it was bloody — and got back into his Bronco and not have it filled with blood. And then go back home and go in the front door, up the stairs to his bedroom ... That carpet was snow white in his house. He should have blood all over him or bruises because Ron Goldman was definitely fighting for his life. He had defensive cuts on his shoes and on his hands. O.J. only had that little cut on his finger. If Goldman was kicking to death, you would think that the killer would have gotten some bruises on his body. They showed us photos of O.J. with just his underwear just two days after, and he had no bruises or anything on his body."252 In an interview with CNN following Simpson's death, juror Yolanda Adams said she was still comfortable with her decision to render a not guilty verdict and denied the verdict was based on payback for Rodney King, citing the reasonable doubt in the case presented by the defense and the actions of the police officers involved in the case like Mark Fuhrman pleading the fifth when he was asked if he planted or manufactured any evidence against Simpson.253

Verdict and aftermath

The New York Times wrote that "in the end, it was the defense that had the overwhelming case, with many grounds for reasonable doubt, the standard for acquittal."254 The trial culminated after 11 months on October 3, 1995, when the jury rendered a verdict of "not guilty" for the two murders.255 Around 100 to 150 million people nationwide tuned in to watch or listen to the verdict announcement.256257 The jury deliberation lasted three hours. By the end, the trial produced "126 witnesses, 1,105 items of evidence and 45,000 pages of transcripts." Simpson was released after 474 days in custody.258

Immediate reaction to the verdict was known for its division along racial lines: a poll of Los Angeles County residents showed that most African Americans there felt justice had been served by the verdict, while the majority of whites and Latinos opined that it had not.259 NBC News wrote that "Black residents in parts of Los Angeles spilled out onto the street, cheering and passing celebratory drinks", and that similar scenes happened across the country.260 In 1994, 22% of Black respondents to a poll believed Simpson was guilty, as opposed to 63% of white people.261 A 2016 poll showed that 57% of Black Americans and 83% of white Americans believed Simpson was guilty.262 This change was partially caused by the verdict of Simpson's later civil trial.263

At various points after the acquittal, the portion of a mural in Potrero Hill which featured Simpson in his 49ers uniform was vandalized by splashes of red paint and devil horns which were put on his head; he was eventually painted out of the mural.264

Following Simpson's acquittal, no additional arrests or convictions related to the murders were made. He maintained his innocence in subsequent media interviews.265 In May 2008, Simpson's associate Mike Gilbert claimed that Simpson had admitted his role as the murderer, saying he used the knife that Brown was holding when she opened her condo's door for him that night, and that he had stopped taking his arthritis medicine so his hands would swell in court.266 During the trial, Johnnie Cochran informed Judge Ito that Shawn Chapman contacted the Los Angeles County Jail doctor, who confirmed Simpson was taking his arthritis medication every day, and that the jail's medical records verified this.267268 In a 2025 Netflix Docuseries titled "American Manhunt - O.J Simpson" directed by Floyd Russ, an interview segment with O.J Simpson's former sports agent Mike Gilbert revealed that Gilbert worked up the nerve to ask Simpson what really happened with Nicole, and told his client that he had always suspected he was guilty. According to Gilbert, Simpson responded: “If Nicole wouldn’t have opened the door with a knife, she would still be alive.” (Gilbert also made this claim in his 2008 book, “How I Helped O.J. Get Away with Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret, and Remorse.”)269 Simpson's lawyer at the time Yale L. Galanter said none of Gilbert's claims were true and that Gilbert is "a delusional drug addict who needs money. He's fallen on very hard times. He is in trouble with the IRS."270 "I've talked to O.J. about it," said Galanter, who refused to allow Simpson to comment directly because of his robbery trial in Las Vegas. "This stuff not only didn't occur but it's not factually supported by the evidence."271

Comparisons were made years later between the Trayvon Martin case and the O.J. Simpson case, and how race impacted both. During an interview with Piers Morgan, when asked if there was a similarity in the racial aspects of the cases, Ron Goldman’s sister Kim said all of the evidence pointed towards guilt in Simpson’s case, while she believed George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict was correct because it was a self defense case and that the killing of Trayvon Martin was not racially charged.272 Fred Goldman also denied racism played a factor in the killing of Trayvon or the outcome of the Simpson trial in an interview.273

Wrongful death civil trial

Following Simpson's acquittal of criminal charges, the families of Ron Goldman and of Nicole Brown Simpson filed a civil lawsuit against Simpson. Daniel Petrocelli represented plaintiff Fred Goldman (Ronald Goldman's father), while Robert Baker represented Simpson.274 Superior Court Judge Hiroshi Fujisaki presided,275 and he barred television and still cameras, radio equipment, and courtroom sketch artists from the courtroom.276 The trial excluded discussion of racial issues, which were considered "inflammatory and speculative."277 On October 23, 1996, opening statements were made, and on January 16, 1997, both sides rested their cases.278

On February 5, 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, unanimously found Simpson liable for the wrongful death of and battery against Goldman, and battery against Brown. (The Brown family had not filed a wrongful death claim.)279 Simpson was ordered to pay $33,500,000 in damages: $8.5 million in compensatory damages to the Goldman family, and $12.5 million in punitive damages to each family.280 His net worth at the time was $11 million.281

In 1997, Simpson defaulted on his mortgage at the home in which he had lived for 20 years, at 360 North Rockingham Avenue, and the lender foreclosed the property. In July 1998, the house was demolished by its next owner, Kenneth Abdalla, an investment banker and president of the Jerry's Famous Deli chain.282 In February 1999, an auction of Simpson's Heisman Trophy and other belongings netted almost $500,000, which went to the Goldman family.283 The Goldman family also tried to collect Simpson's NFL $28,000 yearly pension,284 but failed to collect any money.285

In July 2017 after Simpson was granted parole, Ron Goldman’s father Fred inquired about the real estate purchases made by Sydney and Justin Simpson, Brown’s children with Simpson. David Cook, a lawyer for Fred Goldman, said he would seek bank records and depositions to follow the kids’ money trail and see if any of the homes were bought with their dad’s cash, which could make them eligible for a clawback. “The kids’ loss is no greater than Fred’s, but Fred’s loss should be no greater than theirs,” Cook said.286 In June 2022 Fred alleged in court papers (intended to keep the wrongful death and battery judgment viable) that Simpson owed $96 million due to significant interest generated on the initial order to pay damages.287

Other legal troubles

In the late 1990s, Simpson attempted to register "O. J. Simpson", "O. J.", and "The Juice" as trademarks for "a broad range of goods, including figurines, trading cards, sportswear, medallions, coins, and prepaid telephone cards."288 A "concerned citizen", William B. Ritchie, sued to oppose the granting of federal registration on the grounds that doing so would be immoral and scandalous.289

In February 2001, Simpson was arrested in Miami-Dade County, for simple battery and burglary of an occupied conveyance, for pulling the glasses off another motorist during a traffic dispute three months earlier. If convicted, Simpson could have faced up to 16 years in prison, but he was tried and quickly acquitted of both charges in October.290291

On December 4, 2001, Simpson's Florida home was searched by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on suspicion of ecstasy possession and money laundering. The FBI had received a tip that Simpson was involved in a major drug trafficking ring after 10 other suspects were arrested in the case. Simpson's home was thoroughly searched for two hours, but no illegal drugs were discovered, and no arrest or formal charges were filed following the search. Investigators uncovered equipment capable of stealing satellite television programming, which was later evidence in a federal lawsuit.292

In July 2002, Simpson was arrested in Miami-Dade County for water speeding through a manatee protection zone and failing to comply with proper boating regulations.293 The misdemeanor boating regulation charge was dropped, and Simpson was fined for the speeding infraction.294

In March 2004, satellite television network DirecTV, Inc. accused Simpson in a Miami federal court of using illegal electronic devices to pirate its broadcast signals. The company later won a $25,000 judgment, and Simpson was ordered to pay an additional $33,678 in attorney's fees and costs.295

In 2007, the state of California said that Simpson owed $1.44 million in back taxes.296 A tax lien was filed in his case in September 1999.297

If I Did It book

Main article: If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

In 2006, publisher ReganBooks had planned to release Simpson's book If I Did It, which was supposed to be his account of how he would hypothetically kill Brown and Goldman.298 Simpson's eldest daughter, Arnelle Simpson, testified in a deposition that she and Van Exel, president of Raffles Entertainment and Music Production, came up with the idea for the book and pitched it to her father in an attempt to make money.299 She testified that her father thought about it and eventually agreed to the book deal.300 Simpson stated, "I have nothing to confess. This was an opportunity for my kids to get their financial legacy. My kids understand. I made it clear that it's blood money, but it's no different than any of the other writers who did books on this case."301

In Simpson's hypothetical scenario, he has an unwilling accomplice named "Charlie" who urges him to not engage with Nicole, whom Simpson plans to "scare the shit out of."302 Simpson ignores Charlie's advice and continues to Nicole's condo, where he finds and confronts Ron Goldman. According to the book, Nicole falls and hits her head on the concrete, and Goldman crouches in a karate pose. As the confrontation escalates, Simpson writes, "Then something went horribly wrong, and I know what happened, but I can't tell you how."303 He writes that he regained consciousness later with no memory of the actual act of murder.304

Pablo Fenjves ghostwrote the book based on interviews with Simpson.305 The publishing deal allegedly started when ReganBooks employee Judith Regan received a phone call from Simpson's lawyers, who said he was ready to confess to the murders. Regan claimed the word "If" was put in the title so that Simpson would have plausible deniability when his children read the book, because "he couldn't tell them that he had done it." The book was scheduled for release in November 2006, but was cancelled beforehand due to public outcry.306 A scheduled TV interview with Fox was also cancelled.307

In September 2006, Goldman's father took Simpson back to court to obtain control over Simpson's "right to publicity", for purposes of satisfying the judgment in the civil court case.308 He claimed that Simpson was advanced $1 million for the book deal and interview, and that they were made to "cheat the family" of the damages owed.309 In January 2007, a federal judge issued a restraining order prohibiting Simpson from spending any advance he may have received on the book deal and interview. The matter was dismissed before trial for lack of jurisdiction.310 A California state judge also issued an additional restraining order, ordering Simpson to restrict his spending to "ordinary and necessary living expenses."311 In March, a judge prevented Simpson from receiving any further compensation from the book deal and TV interview, ordering the bundled book rights to be auctioned.312 In August, a Florida bankruptcy court awarded the book rights to the Goldman family, to partially satisfy the unpaid civil judgment. The family published the first edition of the book later that year, and they renamed it to If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer. They also reduced the word "If" in size to such an extent that it appears within the large red "I" in the title, making the title appear to read I Did It: Confessions of the Killer. Additional material was added by the Goldmans, Fenjves, and investigative journalist Dominick Dunne.313314

Las Vegas robbery

Main article: O. J. Simpson robbery case

On the night of September 13, 2007, a group of men led by Simpson entered a room at the Palace Station hotel-casino and took sports memorabilia at gunpoint, which resulted in Simpson being questioned by police.315316 Simpson admitted to taking the items, which he said had been stolen from him, but denied breaking into the hotel room; he also denied that he or anyone else carried a gun.317318 He was initially released after questioning.319

Two days later, Simpson was arrested,320 and he was initially held without bail.321 Along with three other men, Simpson was charged with multiple felony counts, including criminal conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.322323 Bail was set at $125,000, with stipulations that Simpson have no contact with the co-defendants and that he surrender his passport. Simpson did not enter a plea.324325 By the end of October 2007, all three of Simpson's co-defendants had plea-bargained with the prosecution in the Clark County, Nevada, court case. Walter Alexander and Charles H. Cashmore accepted plea agreements in exchange for reduced charges and their testimony against Simpson and three other co-defendants, including testimony that guns were used in the robbery.326 Co-defendant Michael McClinton told a Las Vegas judge that he too would plead guilty to reduced charges and testify against Simpson that guns were used in the robbery.327 After the hearings, the judge ordered that Simpson be tried for the robbery.328

On November 8, 2007, Simpson had a preliminary hearing to decide whether he would be tried for the charges. He was held over for trial on all 12 counts. Simpson pleaded not guilty on November 29, with an initial setting for trial in April 2008, although it was soon set for September to give the defense more time for their case.329330 In January 2008, Simpson was taken into custody in Florida and was extradited to Las Vegas, where he was incarcerated at the Clark County jail for violating the terms of his bail by attempting to contact co-defendant Clarence "C. J." Stewart. District Attorney David Roger of Clark County provided District Court Judge Jackie Glass with evidence that Simpson had violated his bail terms. A hearing took place on January 16. Glass raised Simpson's bail to US$250,000 and ordered that he remain in county jail until 15 percent was paid in cash.331 Simpson posted bond that evening and returned to Miami the next day.332

The trial began on September 8, 2008, in the court of Nevada District Court Judge Jackie Glass, before an all-white jury,333 in stark contrast to Simpson's earlier murder trial.334 Simpson and his co-defendant were found guilty of all charges on October 3.335 On October 10, Simpson's counsel moved for a new trial (trial de novo) on grounds of judicial errors and insufficient evidence.336 Simpson's attorney announced he would appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court if Judge Glass denied the motion.337 The attorney for Simpson's co-defendant, C. J. Stewart, petitioned for a new trial, alleging Stewart should have been tried separately and cited possible misconduct by the jury foreman.338339340

Simpson faced a possible life sentence with parole on the kidnapping charge, and mandatory prison time for armed robbery.341 On December 5, 2008, Simpson was sentenced to a total of 33 years in prison,342 with the possibility of parole after nine years, in 2017.343 In September 2009, the Nevada Supreme Court denied a request for bail during Simpson's appeal. In October 2010, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed his convictions.344 He served his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center as inmate 1027820.345 He worked as a gym janitor there.346

A Nevada judge agreed in October 2012, to "reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against O. J. Simpson to determine if the former football star was so badly represented by his lawyers that he should be freed from prison and get another trial."347 A hearing was held beginning May 2013, to determine if Simpson was entitled to a new trial.348 In November, Judge Linda Bell denied Simpson's bid for a new trial on the robbery conviction. In her ruling, Bell wrote that all Simpson's contentions lacked merit.349

Release from prison

On July 31, 2013, the Nevada Parole Board granted Simpson parole on some convictions, but his imprisonment continued based on the weapons and assault convictions. The board considered Simpson's prior record of criminal convictions and good behavior in prison in coming to the decision.350 At his parole hearing on July 20, 2017, the board decided to grant Simpson parole, with certain parole conditions such as travel restrictions, non-contact with co-defendants from the robbery, and not drinking excessively. He was released on October 1, having served almost nine years.351352 In December 2021, Simpson was granted an early discharge from parole by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation, for good behavior.353

Personal life

In 1995, after his acquittal for murder, Simpson began a relationship with Christie Prody which lasted for 13 years. At the time their relationship started, Prody was 19 years old and working as a cocktail waitress. After their relationship ended, Prody stated that she often feared for her life during the relationship.354355

Simpson sought refuge in Florida to avoid paying the judgement he received in his 1997 civil trial; Florida is one of few states where pensions and residences cannot generally be seized to collect debts.356357 In 2000, he purchased a home in Miami-Dade County, 20 miles (32 km) south of Miami.358 He "struggled to remake his life, raise his children, and stay out of trouble", and lived off pensions from the NFL, Screen Actors Guild, and other sources. He sent two of his children to prep school and college.359 After his release from prison in 2017, Simpson joined Twitter, and gained a following of 800,000 followers by the time of his death.360

After Simpson retired from football, he began playing golf, which was a "constant" in his life before and after the acquittal. He often played in both the Los Angeles area and (after he moved to Florida) the Miami area. He played with professional golfers like Arnold Palmer, until they stopped associating with him around the time of his murder trial. Afterwards, however, he still played with notable people like Michael Jordan. Simpson's membership at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles was suspended, so he started playing at Rancho Park when in that city. Sports Illustrated reported in 1997 that other golfers did not want him in their presence.361362

In 2016, Dr. Bennett Omalu, who discovered the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephelopathy (CTE), said he would "bet [his] medical license" that Simpson had the disease. CTE is common in football players, and Omalu said Simpson had suffered thousands of cases of blunt force trauma in his brain during his career, which would have caused it. Simpson's lawyer, as a part of a legal strategy following Simpson's convictions for robbery in 2008, claimed that he had suffered concussions.363 This was a part of the lawyer's attempt to prove that Simpson's convictions were unjust, saying that brain damage was responsible for Simpson's actions.364 In 2018, Simpson said he suspected he had CTE, claiming he often had trouble speaking and remembering names.365

Illness and death

In May 2023, Simpson reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer and expressed confidence that he would beat it.366 He also said he started chemotherapy.367 In February 2024, it was reported that Simpson was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.368 A week and a half before his death, Simpson cancelled a scheduled memorabilia signing because he was not feeling well.369 In his last Twitter video on February 11, he said that while he was "dealing with some issues", he was in good health.370 In the final days before his death, all of Simpson's children visited him.371 He died of the disease on April 10, 2024, at the age of 76.372373 At the time, Simpson had been living in Las Vegas, next to the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club.374 Simpson shared a home with his oldest daughter Arnelle while his youngest son Justin lived up the street from him.375

Simpson's death was met with mixed reactions, with his legal history overshadowing his sporting achievements.376 The Bills, 49ers, and USC did not publish any condolences or tributes following his death.377 The NFL did not release a statement, but a video that announced Simpson's death and featured highlights from his professional football career was uploaded on the NFL's website and YouTube channel.378379380 The Pro Football Hall of Fame published a news release and lowered its flag to half-staff.381382 The Heisman Trophy published a tribute to Simpson on Twitter and offered condolences to his family.383

Booker Edgerson, Simpson's teammate from the Buffalo Bills, said he was planning to visit Simpson in Las Vegas in three weeks when he got the news Simpson died. "We really didn't get along in the beginning. But eventually we became roommates and everything. So we had an outstanding relationship. We did a lot of things together. We went through a lot when he had his good years in Buffalo," Edgerson said of his friendship with Simpson. "We had good times together, and we understood each other. That's my memories."384385 Joe DeLamielleure, Simpson's teammate from the Buffalo Bills, reflected on his death, "I'm sad because, when people die you go 'Oh, God, that's terrible.' But what happened to him, and maybe he brought it upon himself, but he was an icon in the nation. And he meant a lot (to) people doing those commercials. He did a lot for the Black race even though he didn't know it. He wasn't Muhammad Ali or anything, but he was doing things for athletes and not just Black athletes, but he kicked us into a really big thing. That's what I think of him. He was a groundbreaker."386 DeLamielleure said he spoke with Simpson on the phone a month before his death, and that he last saw Simpson five years ago at an autograph session near Buffalo. "It was nice to see him. And as for O.J. and what he did or didn't do, it's not my place to judge anybody. But I really liked him as a teammate."387

The Goldman family issued a statement that read, "The news of Ron's killer passing away is a mixed bag of complicated emotions and reminds us that the journey through grief is not linear. For three decades we tirelessly pursued justice for Ron and Nicole, and despite a civil judgment and his confession in If I Did It, the hope for true accountability has ended. We will continue to advocate for the rights of all victims and survivors, ensuring our voices are heard both within and beyond the courtroom. And despite his death, the mission continues; there's always more to be done. Thank you for keeping our family, and most importantly Ron, in your hearts for the last 30 years."388389 Nicole Brown Simpson's sister Denise later said of her sister's legacy, "Her life was stolen from her and while her abuser is finally gone, it doesn't take away the anguish we feel or the pain of her children who lost their mother."390

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a short statement, "Our thoughts are with his families during this difficult time ... I know that they have asked for some privacy and so we're going to respect that."391 Magic Johnson tweeted that he and his wife Cookie were praying for Simpson's children and grandchildren during his difficult passing.392 Caitlyn Jenner posted "Good Riddance" on Twitter after news broke of Simpson's death.393 Rappers Cam'ron and Mase paid tribute to Simpson on the independently produced sports' news talk show It is What It is, where Simpson joined as a football analyst in the last months of his life, and also criticized Caitlyn Jenner for her tweet about Simpson's death.394395396 Sports analyst Stephen A. Smith mentioned, "One of the greatest athletes we have ever seen ... But it all pales in comparison to him being perceived as a double murderer."397398 Singer Stephanie Mills posted tributes to Simpson on her social media accounts remembering him for his NFL career and Hertz commercials.399[non-primary source needed] David Zucker, director of The Naked Gun movies, posted a picture of Simpson on his Instagram, with the caption, "His acting was a lot like his murdering: He got away with it, but no one believed him."400 Former professional football player Todd Gurley paid tribute to Simpson on Twitter by listing his on-field accomplishments and praised Simpson for being like family to him.401 Former professional football player Torrey Smith wrote on Twitter that while he's "not a big OJ guy," he feels "the amount [of] journalists/media companies that are using OJ's court pictures to announce his death is disgusting! Regardless of what you may think about him he was innocent in court and has kids out here. Y'all have no respect."402 Sportscaster Bob Costas who worked with Simpson for several years at NBC Sports, reflected on Simpson's complicated legacy, "I can't think of anyone historical or someone that we may have known where the first chapter and the second chapter of their lives are such a stark contrast," he said noting that Simpson went from a "revered" figure to a "reviled" one.403

Simpson was cremated at the Palm Mortuary in Downtown Las Vegas on April 17, 2024.404405 The executor of Simpson's estate announced plans to fight the estate's money going to the Brown and Goldman families,406 but reversed course soon after.407 No plans were made for a public memorial, while there were tentative discussions of a celebration of life ceremony for the family.408409 Malcolm LeVergne, the attorney handling Simpson's estate, stated that his cremains will be given to his children.410

Simpson was featured in the "In Memoriam" segment at the 24th BET Awards, surprising people in attendance.411 Simpson was left out of the "In Memoriam" segment at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, but was included in the full list of the names featured on the Television Academy's website.412 Simpson was also featured in the "In Memoriam" segment at the 56th NAACP Image Awards.413

Money owed

Simpson's longtime Las Vegas attorney Malcolm LaVergne was named as Simpson's "personal representative" and executor of the will and testament, according to court records. Justin Simpson, Simpson's son, was named as "successor personal representative." In August 2024, LaVergne revealed that Simpson owed him $269,000 at the time of his death and that he was seeking to claim possession of Simpson's "forever home" in Las Vegas from Simpson's son Justin as part of a way to pay off the debt.414415416 Speaking to TMZ, LaVergne confirmed that due to Simpson's outstanding debts, such as those related in the 1997 civil ruling, the expensive funeral and $500,000 Simpson owed to the state of California, he was making an effort to liquidate Simpson's assets, and that Simpson's family was putting up resistance to his efforts.417418 Simpson's creditors include not just the Goldman family, but also the IRS and the California Tax Board.419420 Simpson's decision to change his primary residence from Florida to Nevada also made him more vulnerable to the Goldman family being able to collect money from what he earned through his NFL pension, with Ron Goldman's father Fred seeking $117 million as of July 2024.421422 Simpson's ashes would be made into jewelry (memorial diamonds), with only his four children taking possession.423424 LaVergne confirmed that he did not take possession of any of the cremation jewelry, telling TMZ that he had no interest in possessing Simpson's ashes.425426 According to Lavergne, $4,243.06 was spent to go through with Simpson's cremation, create the jewelry, and draw up the death certificates.427

Overview

The New York Times wrote that Simpson "generated a tide of tell-all books, movies, studies and debate over questions of justice, race relations and celebrity in a nation that adores its heroes." More than 30 books were written on Simpson by the time of his death.428

Film and television

During and after the murder trial, Simpson was the frequent subject of mocking jokes by Norm Macdonald on Saturday Night Live. These jokes, which became famous, are widely believed to have caused Macdonald to be fired by NBC executive Don Ohlmeyer, who was friends with Simpson.429430 Television host Conan O'Brien remembered Macdonald's comedy as the most notable commentary about Simpson's trials.431 In the wake of Simpson's death, Macdonald's jokes about him went viral.432 Prior to Macdonald's death, he jokingly claimed to have changed his mind about Simpson's guilt. According to Macdonald's friend Lori Jo Hoekstra, however, that new commentary was enough for Simpson to reach out to Macdonald and offer to play golf.433

In Fox Network's TV movie, The O. J. Simpson Story (1995), Simpson is portrayed as a youth by Bumper Robinson and as an adult by Bobby Hosea; his close friend Al Cowlings is portrayed as a youth by Terrence Howard and as an adult by David Roberson.434435436 In CBS's TV movie American Tragedy (2000), Simpson is played by Raymond Forchion.437

BBC TV's documentary, O.J. Simpson: The Untold Story (2000), produced by Malcolm Brinkworth, "reveals that clues that some believe pointed away from Simpson as the killer were dismissed or ignored and highlights two other leads which could shed new light on the case."438 The Investigation Discovery TV movie documentary, OJ: Trial of the Century (2014), begins on the day of the murders, ends on the reading of the verdict, and comprises actual media footage of events and reactions, as they unfolded.439 Also an Investigation Discovery TV documentary is O.J. Simpson Trial: The Real Story (2016), which entirely comprises archival news footage of the murder case, the Bronco chase, the trial, the verdict, and reactions.440

The documentary miniseries, O.J.: Made in America (2016), directed by Ezra Edelman and produced by Laylow Films, is an American five-part, 7+1⁄2-hour film that previewed at the Tribeca and Sundance Film Festivals, and aired as part of the 30 for 30 series airing on the ABC and ESPN sister networks. This film adds "rich contextual layers to the case, including a dive into the history of Los Angeles race relations that played such a central role in his acquittal."441 James Poniewozik observed in his New York Times review that "the director Ezra Edelman pulls back, way back, like a news chopper over a freeway chase. Before you hear about the trial, the documentary says, you need to hear all the stories – the stories of race, celebrity, sports, America – that it's a part of."442 The film won the 2017 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.443

In FX's cable TV miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson (1997), Simpson is portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr.444 It focuses on the events of the trial, and specifically Simpson's associates during it.445

Fox's TV special O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? (2018) features an interview Simpson gave in 2006 with publisher Judith Regan, where he gave "hypothetical" details about his role in the murders.446447 Though Simpson stated that the details he described were hypothetical, the interview was considered to be an implied confession to the murders.448449450451452 In 2018, it was announced Boris Kodjoe would portray Simpson in a film titled Nicole & O.J.453 The movie, whose title has been changed to The Juice, is scheduled for release in 2025.454 In 2020, Court TV premiered OJ25, a 25-part series documenting each week of the trial and hosted by former Los Angeles prosecutor and legal analyst Roger Cossack.455

Exhibits

The Bronco from Simpson's police chase is on display in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee's Alcatraz East Crime Museum.456457

In 2017, Adam Papagan curated a pop-up museum featuring artifacts and ephemera from the trial at Coagula Curatorial gallery in Los Angeles.458459

Filmography

Film and television credits
YearFilmRoleNotes
1968IronsideOnlooker—uncredited460
Dragnet 1968Student—uncredited461
1969Medical CenterBru WileyTV episode "The Last 10 Yards"462
The Dream of Hamish MoseUnknownUnreleased film463
1971Why?The AthleteShort film464
1974The Towering InfernoHarry Jernigan
1976The Cassandra CrossingHaley465
Killer ForceAlexander466
1977A Killing AffairWoodrow YorkTV467
RootsKadi Touray468
1978Capricorn OneCmdr. John Walker469
Saturday Night LiveHostTV (February 25, 1978)470
1979FirepowerCatlett471
Goldie and the BoxerJoe GallagherTV (executive producer)472
1980Detour to TerrorLee HayesTV (executive producer)473
1981Goldie and the Boxer Go to HollywoodJoe GallagherTV (executive producer)474
1983Cocaine and Blue EyesMichael BrennenTV (executive producer)475
1983Hambone and HillieTucker476
1985–911st & TenT.D. ParkerFive episodes477
1987Back to the BeachMan at AirportUncredited478
Student ExchangeSoccer CoachTV479
1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Detective Nordberg480
1989In the Heat of the NightCouncilman Lawson StilesTV episode "Walkout"481
1991The Naked Gun 2+1⁄2: The Smell of FearDetective Nordberg482
1993Adventures in WonderlandHimselfTV episode "White Rabbits Can't Jump", unaired483
CIA Code Name: AlexaNick Murphy484
For Goodness SakeMan in restaurantSimpson was edited out of later releases485486487
No Place to HideAllie Wheeler488
1994Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final InsultDetective Nordberg489
FrogmenJohn 'Bullfrog' BurkeUnaired TV movie490
2006Juiced with O. J. SimpsonHimselfTV pay-per-view
2011JailHimselfTV, season 2, episode 18491
2018Who Is America?HimselfTV, episode 7492493

See also

Notes

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