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OJ Simpson, ex-NFL star who was acquitted of murder, dies aged 76

Former American football player who was acquitted of murder in 1995 died of cancer, according to a statement by his family

OJ Simpson, the former American football star, actor and notorious suspected double murderer, has died of cancer at 76, his family said in a statement on Thursday.

His 1995 trial, and controversial acquittal, for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, provided one of the world’s most-watched popular culture events of the last century.

Associated Press contributed reporting

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