OJ Simpson dead latest: World remembers star athlete and notorious murder suspect [Video]

OJ Simpson, an NFL star player who was later acquitted of murdering his ex-wife in a culture-defining murder trial, died at his home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, according to his family.

Simpson was battling prostate cancer.

“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family wrote on X/Twitter on Thursday. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace,”

In the 1990s, he became arguably the most infamous man in America after he was charged with the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, a waiter, who were stabbed to death. The trial dominated the news for months, …