Former NFL player OJ Simpson has died aged 76.
Simpson, who was famously acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman had been battling prostate cancer.
His family made the announcement via a statement on X, that read: “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer.
“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.”
News of Simpson’s death prompted a wave of reactions, including statements from Ronald Goldman’s family and those close to the Kardashians – whose late father Robert was involved in the court proceedings.
Caitlyn Jenner, whose ex-wife Kris Jenner was previously married to the late Robert Kardashian, simply tweeted: “Good riddance,” while Fred Goldman, the father of Ronald spoke with NBC News, saying Simpson’s passing was “no great loss.”
“The only thing I have to say is it’s just further reminder of Ron being gone all these years,” he explained.
“It’s no great loss to the world. It’s a further reminder of Ron’s being gone.”
Gloria Allred, who represented Nicole Brown Simpson’s family during the murder trial also has spoken out.
“Simpson’s death reminds us that the legal system even 30 years later is still failing battered women and that the power of celebrity men to avoid true justice for the harm that they inflict on their wives or significant others is still a major obstacle to the right of women to be free of the gender violence to which they are still subjected,” she told TMZ.
“I don’t mourn for O.J. Simpson, I do mourn for Nicole Brown Simpson and her family and they should be remembered,” she told New York’s ABC in a separate interview.
“What was important was that there was some form of justice in the civil justice system that found that he was in fact liable for her wrongful death and the wrongful death of Ronald Goldman.”
More to come.