OJ Simpson’s cause of death revealed
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(WJW) – OJ Simpson’s cause of death has been revealed.
The former athlete who was acquitted of double murder died from prostate cancer, FOX News confirmed.
Simpson died in April 10 at the age of 76.
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He was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year.
FOX News confirmed his death certificate revealed Simpson died of metastatic prostate cancer.
Simpson’s longtime lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne told FOX News that he visited OJ just before Easter in Las Vegas.
FILE – Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File) FILE – Defendant O.J. Simpson and members of his defense team react as the jury, many wearing white T-shirts sporting a slogan from a local pizza chain, walk into the courtroom in Los Angeles Friday, May 5, 1995. From left to right are” Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld, O.J. Simpson, Johnnie Cochran Jr., and Robert Shapiro. Background is Deputy Guy Magnera. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, Pool, File) FILE- Defendant O.J. Simpson is surrounded by his defense attorneys, from left, Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., Peter Neufeld, Robert Shapiro, Robert Kardashian, and Robert Blasier, seated at left, at the close of defense arguments in his murder trial, Thursday, Sept. 28, 1995, in Los Angeles. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (Sam Mircovich/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE – Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson with fans prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, in Orchard Park, N.Y. O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File) LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 12: OJ Simpson is seen on November 12, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images) LAS VEGAS – SEPTEMBER 15: O.J. Simpson appears for the opening day of his trial at Clark County Regional Justice Center on September 15, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Simpson is charged with a total of twelve counts including kidnapping, armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon stemming from an alleged incident involving the theft of his sports memorabilia. (Photo by Jae Hong-Pool/Getty Images) O.J. Simpson, seen here at a 2013 hearing, will be appealing O.J. Simpson, seen here at a 2013 hearing, will be appealing recent court orders in Nevada that he owes at least $60 million in judgments stemming from the 1994 killings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, his lawyer said Friday. (Ethan Miller via AP, Pool, File)
According to LaVergne, a doctor told him that Simpson was “transitioning” on April 5.
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” his family then announced on X on April 11. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.”
LaVergne said OJ was cremated. No public service is planned.
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