OJ Simpson dead: Infamous murder suspect and American Football star dies aged 76
OJ Simpson, the football star who shot to international notoriety after he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend, has died aged 76.

Simpson, who was battling prostate cancer, died on Wednesday surrounded by his children and grandchildren, according to a family statement released on social media.

Often regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time, Simpson’s football and acting career became overshadowed by the media circus of his 1995 “trial of the century” for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman.

His acquittal, by a mostly Black jury, became a seminal moment in US cultural history.

After news of his death broke on Thursday, an attorney for Goldman’s family said Simpson “died without penance.”

Although he was acquitted of the criminal charges, a civil court in 1996 found him guilty of their murders and ordered him to pay over $30 million to the victim’s families. He only paid some of the debt before his death.

Throughout his impressive football career, Simpson earned him the titles of Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Year and more.