OJ Simpson dies aged 76 after cancer battle
The former American football star turned actor was controversially acquitted of murder in 1995.
San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson’s diagnosis of prostate cancer was made public about two months ago. His televised trial for the deaths of his former wife, Nicole Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in 1995 was a spectacle that has influenced trial coverage to this day. We reflect on OJ Simpson’s complicated cultural legacy with actor and comedian Ruby Wax.
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