O.J. Simpson, the former NFL player who was infamously acquitted for the gruesome murders of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, his family said on Thursday. He was 76. "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer," his family said in a statement posted on X. "He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren." According to NBC News: Simpson was a star running back for the Buffalo Bills in the 1970s, and he pursued a broadcasting career after his... Read this story at MSNBC , WSJ , Global News , NBC News
