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OJ Simpson denied that he was in hospice care just two months ago

In February he took to social media to deny the hospice rumors, but did not reference the Local 10 News report that he is undergoing treatment for cancer.

In a clip posted to his 870,000 followers on X, he can be seen sitting in his car, telling the camera: ‘Hospice? Hospice? You talking about hospice,’ before bursting into laughter.

‘I don’t know who put that out there… like The Donald [Trump] say, you can’t trust the media! In any event, I’m hosting a ton of friends for the Super Bowl here in Las Vegas, and all is well. So hey guys, take care, and have a good Super Bowl weekend.’

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Last year he shocked fans when he slammed the prison sentence for ex-NFL star Henry Ruggs' as too 'lenient'

The NFL legend and ex-convict, 76, said he was left puzzled when Ruggs, 24, received a three- to ten-year sentence, despite causing the death of a 23-year-old woman after driving drunk at over 155mph down a Las Vegas strip in November 2021.

‘The math just does not add up,’ said Simpson, who spent nine years behind bars after he tried to steal sports memorabilia from a Las Vegas hotel room with a gun in September 2007.

‘I know I went to college on a football scholarship but somehow this math is not adding up to me,’ he added.

O.J. Simpson blasts Henry Ruggs' 'lenient' sentence for fireball crash

The NFL legend and ex-convict, 76, slammed the prison sentence handed down to ex-Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs on Wednesday, feeling the 'math doesn't add up' over the three-ten year stretch.

Mail Online

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OJ's cause of death revealed

It has been revealed that OJ died from prostate cancer.

The football star announced he was diagnosed with prostate cancer just two months ago, suggesting the cancer was late stage.

Prostate cancer is the second-most common form of cancer in men, just behind skin cancer.

Experts estimate that it will strike 300,000 American men this year and kill more than 35,000, most of whom are over age 65 – and the American Cancer Society (ACS) says rates are rising about three percent every year.

Additionally, healthcare providers warn the disease can be difficult to spot, as it often causes no symptoms at first. The signs typically mirror that of an enlarged prostate, which tends to affect older men.

This could lead to it spreading quickly to the bones and organs such as the lymph nodes, lungs, liver, and brain.

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Simpson was found civilly liable for the murders and was later forced to pay out $33.5million in damages to Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman's families

Simpson was acquitted but later found civilly liable for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown. Pictured: The couple with two of their children at the Naked Gun premiere.

Brown was found brutally stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home along with friend Ron Goldman (pictured below) who was also killed.

O.J. Simpson, Nicole Brown Simpson and O.J.'s children attend the Naked Gun 33 1/3 Premiere at the Paramount Pictures Studio Backlot in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Barry King/WireImage)

A family photo of Ronald Goldman, who was murdered with O.J. Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson June 12, 1994. (Photo by Lee Celano/WireImage)

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Watch as OJ Simpson reassures everyone about his health in his last post

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In 1998, OJ tried to play a joke on a British journalist by pretending to stab her with a banana

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The NFL footballer's passing was announced by his family on X

OJ Simpson dead at 76 after cancer battle: Football star turned wife killer died at home 'surrounded by family'

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Simpson had a successful NFL career but was best known for his acquittal following the high-profile murder trial in 1995

Despite a successful NFL career, Simpson was best known for his acquittal following the high-profile murder trial in 1995, dubbed the ‘Trial of the Century’.

The circumstances around his arrest were equally salacious, with Simpson leading cops on a low speed chase.

Millions tuned in to watch the 90 minute pursuit between cops and Simpson’s white Bronco across southern California before his eventual arrest in Brentwood.

Simpson was wanted in connection with the deaths of Brown and Goldman, who were found brutally stabbed to death outside her Los Angeles home.

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Read 's coverage here: Football star turned wife killer died at home 'surrounded by family'

OJ Simpson dead of cancer aged 76

The movie star died Thursday.

Mail Online

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Who is OJ Simpson?

Simpson became one of the most infamous figures in America after he was charged with murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994.

He was later cleared of the killings.

Simpson, a former football running back who played 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills, reinvented himself as an actor before Brown and Goldman’s murders.

Although cleared of the murders, his reputation was ruined forever and the latter part of his career was marked by a series of seedy ventures.

After being acquitted, Simpson went on to be found civilly liable for the murders and was later forced to pay out $33.5million in damages to the Brown and Goldman families.

He faced further legal troubles when he was sentenced to nine to 33 years behind bars for armed robbery in Nevada in 2008.

It was previously reported that Simpson was battling prostate cancer and was undergoing chemotherapy.