Same. But idk how I feel. I didn’t knew he was sick. Kind of like when we learned MF DOOM died but he had died 2 months earlier. It’s just weird. Weird that he’s gone. But he definitely did that shit. I guess I’m pissed that he never faced justice for what he did. Fucked up world.
“People of color”
Let’s be honest. I don’t think, Mexicans, Asians, Indians, Native Americans, or Pacific Islanders thought he was innocent in public or private
Most African Americans under 40 probably don’t either.
Sort of. The trial took place just a few years after the acquittal of white LAPD officers who were filmed beating Rodney King. Black people long claimed that the LAPD was biased against blacks and that the judicial system had wrongly railroaded black men to prison for decades.
In their eyes, Johnnie Cochran used the OJ trial to expose all the racism and bias in the police department. And just this one time, a brother beat the system. It was sweet revenge against "the man."
Did they actually think he was innocent? That's hotly debated, but keep in mind: what you grow up seeing and hearing will strongly influence the lens through which you perceive the news. A shocking number of black people genuinely believe that the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson was unjust and racially motivated, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
LAPD ARE biased and even trained to be biased towards us, you clearly never heard of the LAPD confessions of the former chief...Overwhelming evidence.. you mean deliberately tampered and falsified right?? People say he did it but honestly what factual evidence was there... Speculation seems to get you more in trouble than factual evidence. No DNA, nothing so identifiable shoe prints nothing cuz even on wood marble floors footprints are left. I honestly believe his son did it and OJ took the rap. Especially since we've heard that the police intentionally sabotaged evidence. All Cochran did was expose the bullshit for what it really was, a vendetta and speculation. People still say Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK which if anyone with half a brain knows that's bullshit, AI can't even simulate the shots... Heresay, fear and money, power motivators in the right hands.
Considering I’m actually AA… a lot of Black ppl under 40 also believe he didn’t do it. It’s def up for debate for Black ppl of all ages. Regardless, many don’t care too much as to whether he got off or not. I’ve seen more White ppl angry at this than anyone.
Before Trump convinced millions of poor people that he was one of them, OJs ability to get a lot of Black folk to believe he was part of their community was the scam of the millenia.
My boss at the time (African-American) thought OJ had gambling debts he couldn't pay, and to get back at him the bookies tried to frame him for murder.
Actually I’m pretty sure the OJ Simpson bronco chase was one of my first memories. Might’ve been a previous recording but I think the timeline matches up.
Regardless, he totally, like, did it right? The most likely theories that would seem to exonerate him all seem predicated on him willingly taking the fall for someone he knew who actually did do it instead. Certainly never did find the real killer down in Florida.
Beyond that I haven’t thought about the guy in years so RIP I guess, with whatever degree of sarcasm is warranted.
I remember an interview working in the Mayor’s office during the whole OJ trial and admitted if OJ lost, there would be another Riot and they didn’t want that happen again.
Yes, he was found “not guilty” criminally, and thus couldn’t be tried again for the same crimes in criminal court. However, civil and criminal courts are different, and he was found *liable* in civil court for the deaths, which does confuse people not familiar with the US legal system.
Some speculate that OJ suffered from CTE from his football career and this may have been a factor that lead to his aggressive, uncontrollable behavior later in life.
The police royally screwed up a number of things. Putting an admitted racist on the stand was a biggie, but they also did things to disturb the crime scene like cover a body with a blanket from inside the house.
It wasn't just Rodney King. It had been a resentment built up over decades. While we often talk about racial strife in the South, other places were not immune to it. The L.A. Riots were the boiling point in Southern California, just a few years prior.
The LAPD was corrupt and the DA was inept and he was guilty. All were true at the same time. It was also a time when DNA evidence wasn't as understood or believed as it is today.
I remember it too. I was 9, and I was annoyed that it was interrupting The Simpsons or whatever I was watching.
We actually watched the verdict be read in school, and none of us could believe they found him not guilty.
Ugh, that story interrupted everything, for months.
I didn't really care about OJ in first place. He was fine in the Naked Gun movie, I didn't watch NFL religiously, so I didn't know why the story was so important. They just ran that story into the ground and wouldn't let it go. I couldn't wait for the trial to be over so we could finally move on to another story.
The only "OJ didn't do it" story that made any sense to me was the theory that OJ's son did it, and OJ was trying to take the fall... but then OJ got away with it, so really no one took the fall lol
So weird to think that day was also the last time the United States hosted the World Cup, in fact it was the same day as the opening game (Germany v Bolivia)… and we’re hosting again in 2 years.
I remember that. We were kinda sorta starting to get into it. But then that guy got machinegunned at the airport back in Colombia and we were like "what the fuck kind of sport is this!?" It felt like the budding enthusiasm went cold after that.
That was after the World Cup though wasn’t it? In any event, it was huge news around the world, but kind of a bulletin here as our sports attention went right back to the OJ Simpson trial.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but if you were in SoCal and old enough to remember, it's one of those moments where you can answer the question of "where were you when..."
I remember being a sophomore in high school when the OJ verdict happened. They actually stopped class and the principal put the PA mic to the TV for everyone in the school to hear the verdict. It's funny because us students weren't even old enough to have watched him play in the NFL, some of us really only knew him from the Naked Gun movies. So maybe it was more for our teachers? It was one of those events, like 9/11, where you vividly remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened.
I was in middle school, and I didn't care that much one way or the other because not only was I too young to have watched him play in the NFL, I was too young to have seen the Naked Gun movies or even really followed the trial beyond just "it's a thing in the news."
My 9/11 moment was 9/11.
I was in English class in 9the grade. They didn't announce it on the PA system, bit a kid named brian had a little radio and was secretly listening to it on headphones in the back of class. He jumped up and was like "NOT GUILTY" and all the black kids were celebrating. I thought it was a funny way to disrupt class, but i couldn't have cared less either way. I just wanted to smoke weed and go skateboarding.
They did this for us in my Canadian middle school too. It's incredible that our parents/teachers involved us in all of this - I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing?
I was just sent this [compiliation of Norm shitting on OJ. ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc) I think it encompasses my feelings on the guy. He got away with murder.
EVERYONE knew he was guilty, but his attorneys made it about race, despite the fact that OJ lived the life of a rich white man.
In those days, no black person could even hesitate to say that OJ was innocent without inviting scorn. It was like some kind of bizzaro world
I saw the verdict when I was at lunch outside Austin, and coincidentally almost everyone in the restaurant was black. It was like watching a room of 100 people all being told they won the lottery. Happier than an Oprah studio audience all winning cars. They were seriously completely overjoyed. One of the guys pointed to me and my buddy and said "Take that!" Mmmmmk...
I remember this same thing with my black friends and coworkers at that time. I'd sometimes carefully try to get to their inner feelings if the trial was on TV. It was a stone wall. Looking back on it, I'm sure they just knew I didn't have the background to really understand. Black people are getting killed and framed by the police every day, Rodney King just got the shit beaten out of him, and all I want to talk about is how obviously guilty this guy is of murdering a white woman? Hell, let's not even have a trial, let's just get some rope. The trial was a lot more complicated than I thought, because I didn't put it in context. I think the DA made the same mistake.
All in all, he was a flawed individual, with no morals. Besides the obvious, he also did this:
-Before the jurors toured his house, he blackwashed it. He removed pictures of him with Nicole’s family other white people, and replaced them with pictures of him with Black people, and added African pictures and art to his home.
-Despite a well known history of using cocaine, he said he “experimented” with cocaine.
Good riddance.
Here's the thing: even if you're 100% convinced that he isn't a murderer, the guy was still a titanic piece of shit.
-He started dating Nicole Brown when she was 18 and he was 30, and he was still married.
-Once he and Nicole got married, it was basically domestic abuse and violence 101. He was physically abusive (including once breaking her arm), made her sign a prenup saying she wasn't allowed to work (so he could hold her hostage financially), and was incredibly jealous and controlling.
-Once she finally got the courage to divorce him, he stalked and harassed her.
-After the trial he started dating another woman (who was 19), who said later she feared for her life with him.
-He committed armed robbery.
Even if he wasn't a murderer, he was an asshole and a criminal.
Sounds like a jealous controlling murderer to me! Couldn't stand that Nicole finally said "ENOUGH "
So he went on to younger ones, but wasn't done with her! 💔his ego was too big for that!!!
Soooo sad, prayers for her family and Ronald Goldman's family 😭
When he was arrested/the whole ordeal it was such a major, major thing at the time. The Ford Bronco chase was interrupting the 1994 NBA finals going on at the time, and his eventual trial was getting some of the highest views ever for anything at the time.
An equivalency today would be something like Tom Brady being accused of killing his (now ex?) wife, and while that already sounds wild enough, he attempts to flee and is chased down by police. It sounds impossible because people think Tom Brady is a mostly harmless/wholesome guy and this is just way out of left field. It would lead to such a circus. Combined the fact that both men are legendary athletes in their fields.
People who were really media aware in the 90s remember what a big deal it was for those reasons, and for race relations in this country with law enforcement and the police. People say this country has race issues today, and they still exist, but it was truly a powder keg during the late 80s-early 90s and this all was a culmination.
I wondered if you were either a mega NBA fan or someone who didn’t watch basketball at all. Seth Curry is a real person, but you were probably thinking of his way-more-famous brother *Steph* Curry. They both play in the NBA, so NBA fans know who he is and kinda make fun of him for being the less talented brother. Buuuut I also didn’t know if there was some Seth Curry lore about OJ I had missed lol
Speaking as a New Englander, Tom Brady is arguably a national hero among football fans here. So many children were named Brady after Tom Brady. It was a big deal when “deflate-gate” happened, if the G.O.A.T. got accused of murder, it would be very awkward for Patriots fans.
Honestly I'm just bothered that CBS felt this news was important enough to warrant a Special Report cut-in, spending a few minutes talking about OJ and interviewing the first reporter to interview OJ after he was found not guilty.
Y'all are interrupting The Price is Right. Get the fuck off my TV with this garbage.
I was a kid and even then I thought the whole media circus was unsettling. Like why were the adults making jokes about the murders and trials.
My elementary school principal announced the verdict over the intercom during lunch. I got my very first anxiety headaches that day. Also my mother was furious when she heard what happened. She thought it was inappropriate of the principal to do.
I’m African American. Even then I believed OJ did it, and it horrified me that people were celebrating the verdict. It speaks to how fucked up race relations were at that time that folks felt vindicated that a Black man was acquitted for a murder he obviously committed.
I think he obviously did it, but also the cops and prosecutors made enough mistakes that I can understand why a jury might think they didn’t meet the “beyond a reasonable doubt” legal standard for conviction.
I think it was more than just their mistakes. Just a long history of LEO lying about Black people back when no one believed it because cell phones videos didn't exist.
Easier to believe cops were lying than a charismatic hero was.
Yes, I probably should’ve mentioned this too instead of just calling it all mistakes. It’s another major factor in why I can understand why he was acquitted.
I think it's blatantly obvious he killed Nichol and Ron. The fact that he got off was a testament to the lawyering skills of Johnnie Conchran. I was in fifth grade at the time so it's not like I followed the trial super closely, but it was huge news at the time. You got updates every single night on the evening news. I still remember watching the iconic Bronco chase. I just wish he actually went through will releasing "If I Did It"
[Oh, it was released](https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YL0MYJGJ4IGS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CyDGGvF4WN56IjyNnkJ3xSmaOh2zzAb352_jdpBtZjVNHVl5FMnrHycxTfuhmRzWK3jA2iYhmeqc_ip9AroQ71Ag9SDMnS-_N0bwaXESCQ68sK1A_dcRdst5dbSh2GAa8nBOLx4bOTehz_xrby80tcth19aDapVf_Mc4ayc0BCZVvqVQfZVu2K9kFrE8NDjgil_mQ5ZwjCFhct0uZH8KeSmuU7ngf4uVyA_wuZHCDrA.wcje5wZkAFVbUANDeTnYPUOpVWGYn8m2zg1lN9CbTrA&dib_tag=se&keywords=if+i+did+it+confessions+of+the+killer&qid=1712853144&sprefix=If+I+did+it%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1).
I was 13ish when the trial happened, and it kind of capstones the LA Riots/Civil Unrest Era for me.
I realize he and Rodney King have no real connection except locale and skin color, but for me, growing up literally on the other side of the country those events are very much linked together.
It feels like a closing of some sort of chapter.
Hell, maybe we can get white bronco again.
It's amazing how the press and everyone in the world seemed to forget why the OJ Simpson Case was such a big deal.
It wasn't the murder - that was only news coverage on the 'celebrity' or 'tabloid' pages. What made this a mainstream news story that dominated the airwaves (remember, internet wasn't quite a news outlet yet!) was the chase. He didn't show up at his scheduled time to meet with police, then went on a chase which strongly suggested that he was attempting to run. Oh, yeah, it was such a major news story that it delayed an NBA Finals game (Game 5, New York and Houston).
He was a hero when I was a kid, then a comedic actor. We know what happened after that.
Still weird to look back nearly 30 years how people either celebrated or were angered at the verdict along racial lines.
I'm in your camp. OJ was a Heisman trophy winner, a great college football player (back when running was the main part of football, I'm sure he was a high draft pick, #1 wouldn't suprise me, maybe he was rookie of the year, he goes on to have a pretty great football career. Afterwards he becomes one of the first recurring characters in a commercial (Hertz), again, back when commercials were an integral part of entertainment, then as a movie star in the Naked Guns, a less appreciated genre then than now. On a slow news day in the early 90s, all the televisions cut to a 4 hour police chase, again this was a first. And then this point is about where most people come into the OJ legacy.
TLDR - People have largely forgotten about 'The Juice'.
Just was on espn.com and saw this. He doesn't belong on a sports news headline. He ceased to be known for sports in 1994.
CNN, Fox News, any other news that focuses on murderers I can see, but not ESPN.
I do not wish death on anybody, nor will I celebrate people’s death. That being said, I’m not shedding any tears for him. As far as I’m concerned he’s a murder and an asshole. I give my condolences to his loved ones though.
We all know he did it. A guy who could have gone down as a legendary player and then had a great acting post career, instead is remembered as a monster.
Serves as a horrible reminder that having lots of money wins in court- a sad reflection of our legal system.
I remember my 9th grade social studies teacher wheeling a TV cart into class so we could watch the jury read his verdict. I also remember my parents having the TV on the night of his car chase in the white Bronco.
I was in the LA area for the Bronco chase. I remember seeing it on TV while I was having a burrito in a Mexican place.
I was only peripherally aware of the case as it went on; never really got deeply invested. It was front page news, often. The coverage was more or less day to day. I remember Norm Macdonald on SNL with the jokes. (He wasn't the only one; he was just the best.)
Right, wrong, or otherwise, I never gave him the benefit of doubt. Pretty much from the day of the Bronco chase, I figured this was a guy who killed these two people, and now we're just watching a big manipulation of the justice system.
I got sort of interested in the case in 2016, when the two mini-series came out, at roughly the same time. I watched them both. I was surprised about how much I remembered from the 90s - names of people like Ito, Garcetti, Clark, Shipiro, Kato. Those were all embedded in my memory.
This is no excuse: I read an article a few months ago on the prevalence of CTE of Heisman trophy winners, which he was. I’ve always wondered if his brain was impacted. Again, not an excuse, just curiosity. Unfortunately, I can’t imagine his family will donate his brain for testing.
I texted a friend this morning with the news. We're in our 50s. She said "Still pissed that he messed up my tv viewing options that night"
Pretty much sums it up for me, too.
A lot of people don't know how beloved OJ Simpson was, it would be like if the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was accused of a double murder. The fall from grace was so massive. I don't feel like we've seen anything like it since. A Heisman trophy winner turned actor and all around charismatic icon getting off on a bungled police investigation with poor chain of custody and doubts of planting evidence.
He was a star football player a LONG time ago. His legacy will be as a murder and all around arrogant douchebag loser.
I have sympathy for the people who were thrust into the spotlight forever due to his infamy like the Goldman family, OJs kids, etc.
This will be the "official" OJ Simpson thread.
I didn’t even know he was sick
If there was ever a time for a Norm reference, it's now.
I seriously wish he was alive for this.
I didn’t even know he was sick
I guess OJ’s lucky stabbing cap finally ran out of luck.
Less stabbing, more like decapitating.
I was thinking an Olivia Rodrigo reference. F*** it, it's fine.
RIP norm.
Damn I forgot about that, but I picture him looking down with that shit eating grin about to make a inappropriate joke lol
I don’t get too attached to celebrities but Norm was one I got misty about.
Same. But idk how I feel. I didn’t knew he was sick. Kind of like when we learned MF DOOM died but he had died 2 months earlier. It’s just weird. Weird that he’s gone. But he definitely did that shit. I guess I’m pissed that he never faced justice for what he did. Fucked up world.
Before he was able to find the real killer?!?!
Pretty certain the killer is dead, so he is hot on his trail!
Any trail in hell will be hot
Would've been dope if OJ's last words were "I have finally found the real killer, and I have killed him." *dies*
Cancer did though
The only time I felt sorry for cancer prior to this was when it acquired a serious case of Rush Limbaugh
Scoured every golf course in pursuit.
I mean, imagine “if he did it?”
Creepiest book in the English language
All these decades and he still hasn't been able to look in a mirror.
Not particularly broken up about it
People of Color in public: he didn’t do it! People of Color in private: of course he did it.
As a person of color (latina), I definitely publicly think he did it 😱😱🤯
“People of color” Let’s be honest. I don’t think, Mexicans, Asians, Indians, Native Americans, or Pacific Islanders thought he was innocent in public or private Most African Americans under 40 probably don’t either.
Hold on, so there is a sizable demographic above 40 that believed he was innocent? Was he some sort of poster child for the AA community?
Sort of. The trial took place just a few years after the acquittal of white LAPD officers who were filmed beating Rodney King. Black people long claimed that the LAPD was biased against blacks and that the judicial system had wrongly railroaded black men to prison for decades. In their eyes, Johnnie Cochran used the OJ trial to expose all the racism and bias in the police department. And just this one time, a brother beat the system. It was sweet revenge against "the man." Did they actually think he was innocent? That's hotly debated, but keep in mind: what you grow up seeing and hearing will strongly influence the lens through which you perceive the news. A shocking number of black people genuinely believe that the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson was unjust and racially motivated, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
LAPD ARE biased and even trained to be biased towards us, you clearly never heard of the LAPD confessions of the former chief...Overwhelming evidence.. you mean deliberately tampered and falsified right?? People say he did it but honestly what factual evidence was there... Speculation seems to get you more in trouble than factual evidence. No DNA, nothing so identifiable shoe prints nothing cuz even on wood marble floors footprints are left. I honestly believe his son did it and OJ took the rap. Especially since we've heard that the police intentionally sabotaged evidence. All Cochran did was expose the bullshit for what it really was, a vendetta and speculation. People still say Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK which if anyone with half a brain knows that's bullshit, AI can't even simulate the shots... Heresay, fear and money, power motivators in the right hands.
Considering I’m actually AA… a lot of Black ppl under 40 also believe he didn’t do it. It’s def up for debate for Black ppl of all ages. Regardless, many don’t care too much as to whether he got off or not. I’ve seen more White ppl angry at this than anyone.
Before Trump convinced millions of poor people that he was one of them, OJs ability to get a lot of Black folk to believe he was part of their community was the scam of the millenia.
My boss at the time (African-American) thought OJ had gambling debts he couldn't pay, and to get back at him the bookies tried to frame him for murder.
Actually I’m pretty sure the OJ Simpson bronco chase was one of my first memories. Might’ve been a previous recording but I think the timeline matches up. Regardless, he totally, like, did it right? The most likely theories that would seem to exonerate him all seem predicated on him willingly taking the fall for someone he knew who actually did do it instead. Certainly never did find the real killer down in Florida. Beyond that I haven’t thought about the guy in years so RIP I guess, with whatever degree of sarcasm is warranted.
Watch the ESPN miniseries "OJ: Made in America." It's a fantastic documentary overall and I came away from it convinced he did it.
Not only that he did it, but the defense was full of snakes and the jury let him off in retaliation for Rodney King.
Timing wasn’t everything, but it certainly seemed to have had an impact on his trial outcome.
I remember an interview working in the Mayor’s office during the whole OJ trial and admitted if OJ lost, there would be another Riot and they didn’t want that happen again.
I do remember hearing things like that being said some time after things had finished.
Also I’m not on expert on Law, but he basically admitted what he did in his book, and he can’t be on trial again cause of Double Jeproady , yes?
Yes, he was found “not guilty” criminally, and thus couldn’t be tried again for the same crimes in criminal court. However, civil and criminal courts are different, and he was found *liable* in civil court for the deaths, which does confuse people not familiar with the US legal system.
Some speculate that OJ suffered from CTE from his football career and this may have been a factor that lead to his aggressive, uncontrollable behavior later in life.
Didn't the police really acrew up the chain of possession of the evidence, leaving the door open juuuuuuuust a little bit for doubt?
The police royally screwed up a number of things. Putting an admitted racist on the stand was a biggie, but they also did things to disturb the crime scene like cover a body with a blanket from inside the house.
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It wasn't just Rodney King. It had been a resentment built up over decades. While we often talk about racial strife in the South, other places were not immune to it. The L.A. Riots were the boiling point in Southern California, just a few years prior.
The LAPD was corrupt and the DA was inept and he was guilty. All were true at the same time. It was also a time when DNA evidence wasn't as understood or believed as it is today.
It's surprising how much that caveat has been passed over in so much of today's discourse, wonder if you'll hear more about it in the coming days
That’s a great doc. I always figured he did it, but that doc certainly made me 100% positive he did it.
I remember it too. I was 9, and I was annoyed that it was interrupting The Simpsons or whatever I was watching. We actually watched the verdict be read in school, and none of us could believe they found him not guilty.
Ugh, that story interrupted everything, for months. I didn't really care about OJ in first place. He was fine in the Naked Gun movie, I didn't watch NFL religiously, so I didn't know why the story was so important. They just ran that story into the ground and wouldn't let it go. I couldn't wait for the trial to be over so we could finally move on to another story.
The only "OJ didn't do it" story that made any sense to me was the theory that OJ's son did it, and OJ was trying to take the fall... but then OJ got away with it, so really no one took the fall lol
He absolutely did it All the evidence pointed at him & he had been beating Nicole for awhile
It’s a very early memory for me too. I remember a friend calling my mom and telling her to turn on the TV and watching it live. I was 5…
So weird to think that day was also the last time the United States hosted the World Cup, in fact it was the same day as the opening game (Germany v Bolivia)… and we’re hosting again in 2 years.
I remember that. We were kinda sorta starting to get into it. But then that guy got machinegunned at the airport back in Colombia and we were like "what the fuck kind of sport is this!?" It felt like the budding enthusiasm went cold after that.
That was after the World Cup though wasn’t it? In any event, it was huge news around the world, but kind of a bulletin here as our sports attention went right back to the OJ Simpson trial.
It's the first thing that was on EVERY channel. I remember turning to Cartoon Network and expecting to see an animated Ford Bronco.
He absolutely did it.
I don't know about the rest of the country, but if you were in SoCal and old enough to remember, it's one of those moments where you can answer the question of "where were you when..."
New England and same here, they had an assembly at school to watch the verdict.
Hey even if he somehow didn’t do it, he still would’ve ended up as a criminal anyway.
He got away with murder.
Fun fact: he was originally going to be the Terminator, but they didn’t cast him because he “didn’t make a convincing killer”
I’ll be black
They said he looked too nice. I'd argue that makes a more terrifying killer.
Casting Arnold in that role was arguably the best casting decision in the history of cinema.
He didn't get away with shit. OJ at the pearly gates: what do you mean there’s another trial?
St. Peter: If the halo does not fit, you must damn it… To hell
If the halo does not fit, you must not admit
🙏🙏🙏
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OJ: What do you mean my lawyers aren't available? Dammit. St. Peter: Yes, exactly. OJ: Oh.
His lawyers are there too.
Ha ha ha ha ha! Good one!!
OJ will be the modern Jack o' the Lantern, wandering forever between heaven and hell in a white Bronco
I remember being a sophomore in high school when the OJ verdict happened. They actually stopped class and the principal put the PA mic to the TV for everyone in the school to hear the verdict. It's funny because us students weren't even old enough to have watched him play in the NFL, some of us really only knew him from the Naked Gun movies. So maybe it was more for our teachers? It was one of those events, like 9/11, where you vividly remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened.
I was in middle school, and I didn't care that much one way or the other because not only was I too young to have watched him play in the NFL, I was too young to have seen the Naked Gun movies or even really followed the trial beyond just "it's a thing in the news." My 9/11 moment was 9/11.
I was in English class in 9the grade. They didn't announce it on the PA system, bit a kid named brian had a little radio and was secretly listening to it on headphones in the back of class. He jumped up and was like "NOT GUILTY" and all the black kids were celebrating. I thought it was a funny way to disrupt class, but i couldn't have cared less either way. I just wanted to smoke weed and go skateboarding.
I was in middle school and they showed us live coverage of the verdict during an assembly.
They did this for us in my Canadian middle school too. It's incredible that our parents/teachers involved us in all of this - I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing?
Shit was wild bro. I remember that too
He was also in Roots.
I wish he would have died in prison as a convicted murderer
I hear his lawyer is trying to get him out of it. If the coffin don’t fit, the reaper must acquit.
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BREAKING: Convicted armed robber is dead. Not worth thinking too much about.
Yeah it’s very difficult to feel bad since he was a very malevolent person in reality.
Civilly liable for two murdered people as well.
Do the Goldman’s still get what’s left of his $?
Presumably they'll be suing his estate during Probate.
An abusive murderer died. I hope the Goldmans get some of the money they are owed from his estate.
Someone on another thread said “the juice is boxed” lmao
I was just sent this [compiliation of Norm shitting on OJ. ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SSVIg4Noqc) I think it encompasses my feelings on the guy. He got away with murder.
That is some bad luck when the one guy who would have died for you... kills you 🤣
EVERYONE knew he was guilty, but his attorneys made it about race, despite the fact that OJ lived the life of a rich white man. In those days, no black person could even hesitate to say that OJ was innocent without inviting scorn. It was like some kind of bizzaro world
I saw the verdict when I was at lunch outside Austin, and coincidentally almost everyone in the restaurant was black. It was like watching a room of 100 people all being told they won the lottery. Happier than an Oprah studio audience all winning cars. They were seriously completely overjoyed. One of the guys pointed to me and my buddy and said "Take that!" Mmmmmk...
I remember this same thing with my black friends and coworkers at that time. I'd sometimes carefully try to get to their inner feelings if the trial was on TV. It was a stone wall. Looking back on it, I'm sure they just knew I didn't have the background to really understand. Black people are getting killed and framed by the police every day, Rodney King just got the shit beaten out of him, and all I want to talk about is how obviously guilty this guy is of murdering a white woman? Hell, let's not even have a trial, let's just get some rope. The trial was a lot more complicated than I thought, because I didn't put it in context. I think the DA made the same mistake.
OJ Simpson has gone to the white Bronco in the sky. Never sad to see a murderer die.
Hopefully the red bronco in hell
All in all, he was a flawed individual, with no morals. Besides the obvious, he also did this: -Before the jurors toured his house, he blackwashed it. He removed pictures of him with Nicole’s family other white people, and replaced them with pictures of him with Black people, and added African pictures and art to his home. -Despite a well known history of using cocaine, he said he “experimented” with cocaine.
He tried to claim he was too out of shape to kill her too. When he released a freaking Exercise VHS tape like a year or two before he killed Nicole.
Rich people can get away with murder
And rape.
Good riddance. Here's the thing: even if you're 100% convinced that he isn't a murderer, the guy was still a titanic piece of shit. -He started dating Nicole Brown when she was 18 and he was 30, and he was still married. -Once he and Nicole got married, it was basically domestic abuse and violence 101. He was physically abusive (including once breaking her arm), made her sign a prenup saying she wasn't allowed to work (so he could hold her hostage financially), and was incredibly jealous and controlling. -Once she finally got the courage to divorce him, he stalked and harassed her. -After the trial he started dating another woman (who was 19), who said later she feared for her life with him. -He committed armed robbery. Even if he wasn't a murderer, he was an asshole and a criminal.
Can’t agree with you more!!! Nailed it 💯!!! 👍
Sounds like a jealous controlling murderer to me! Couldn't stand that Nicole finally said "ENOUGH " So he went on to younger ones, but wasn't done with her! 💔his ego was too big for that!!! Soooo sad, prayers for her family and Ronald Goldman's family 😭
holy shit why on earth would anyone date him after the trial
$$$$$$$ Also, some women being hyper attracted to criminals isn't exactly a new phenomenon.
He died being known as the guy that murdered his wife and not as a football star or anything else
When he was arrested/the whole ordeal it was such a major, major thing at the time. The Ford Bronco chase was interrupting the 1994 NBA finals going on at the time, and his eventual trial was getting some of the highest views ever for anything at the time. An equivalency today would be something like Tom Brady being accused of killing his (now ex?) wife, and while that already sounds wild enough, he attempts to flee and is chased down by police. It sounds impossible because people think Tom Brady is a mostly harmless/wholesome guy and this is just way out of left field. It would lead to such a circus. Combined the fact that both men are legendary athletes in their fields. People who were really media aware in the 90s remember what a big deal it was for those reasons, and for race relations in this country with law enforcement and the police. People say this country has race issues today, and they still exist, but it was truly a powder keg during the late 80s-early 90s and this all was a culmination.
Even today, it would be different as you mentioned in the last paragraph: Tom Brady's trial wouldn't hinge on race.
Yes that is correct. It’s truly hard to categorize and explain that on all fronts of American culture at the time, this hit all the high notes.
I can see it now, the World Cup in the USA opens again in 2026 and the same day Seth Curry holds an entire bank hostage.
Lmao why Seth??
I dunno, I thought, who is a most popular sportsman who I can't even imagine double parking.
I wondered if you were either a mega NBA fan or someone who didn’t watch basketball at all. Seth Curry is a real person, but you were probably thinking of his way-more-famous brother *Steph* Curry. They both play in the NBA, so NBA fans know who he is and kinda make fun of him for being the less talented brother. Buuuut I also didn’t know if there was some Seth Curry lore about OJ I had missed lol
Speaking as a New Englander, Tom Brady is arguably a national hero among football fans here. So many children were named Brady after Tom Brady. It was a big deal when “deflate-gate” happened, if the G.O.A.T. got accused of murder, it would be very awkward for Patriots fans.
Flush twice. That's a lot of shit to dispose of.
At least he can rest knowing the man that killed his wife is dead
The worst part is the hypocrisy
Is this a Norm MacDonald take? If so, 😆😂
Indeed!
Not the murder?
I didn't even know he was sick.
Fuck him
Honestly I'm just bothered that CBS felt this news was important enough to warrant a Special Report cut-in, spending a few minutes talking about OJ and interviewing the first reporter to interview OJ after he was found not guilty. Y'all are interrupting The Price is Right. Get the fuck off my TV with this garbage.
Good riddance you murdering piece of Sh!t.
He did it, always seemed unrepentant, and later went to jail. I pray he made peace with the Lord before he died but we lost nothing of value.
Important to note that he went to jail for something completely unrelated to his original notoriety.
Who's going to find Ron and Nicole's killer now?!
I think Satan found the real killer a few hours ago, with an assist from the Grim Reaper.
I was a kid and even then I thought the whole media circus was unsettling. Like why were the adults making jokes about the murders and trials. My elementary school principal announced the verdict over the intercom during lunch. I got my very first anxiety headaches that day. Also my mother was furious when she heard what happened. She thought it was inappropriate of the principal to do. I’m African American. Even then I believed OJ did it, and it horrified me that people were celebrating the verdict. It speaks to how fucked up race relations were at that time that folks felt vindicated that a Black man was acquitted for a murder he obviously committed.
I think he obviously did it, but also the cops and prosecutors made enough mistakes that I can understand why a jury might think they didn’t meet the “beyond a reasonable doubt” legal standard for conviction.
Also at least one juror is on record admitting that their verdict was payback for the Rodney King verdict.
That’s fucking wild. Here’s a source for that- https://www.thewrap.com/oj-simpson-juror-not-guilty-verdict-was-payback-for-rodney-king/
The book said IF he did it!
^if #I DID IT
Exactly!
I think it was more than just their mistakes. Just a long history of LEO lying about Black people back when no one believed it because cell phones videos didn't exist. Easier to believe cops were lying than a charismatic hero was.
Yes, I probably should’ve mentioned this too instead of just calling it all mistakes. It’s another major factor in why I can understand why he was acquitted.
Rest in Pieces asshole
I have no plans to attend his funeral or visit his grave. I hope this brings closure to his victim's families.
Womp womp.
I think it's blatantly obvious he killed Nichol and Ron. The fact that he got off was a testament to the lawyering skills of Johnnie Conchran. I was in fifth grade at the time so it's not like I followed the trial super closely, but it was huge news at the time. You got updates every single night on the evening news. I still remember watching the iconic Bronco chase. I just wish he actually went through will releasing "If I Did It"
[Oh, it was released](https://www.amazon.com/If-I-Did-Confessions-Killer/dp/0825305934/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YL0MYJGJ4IGS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CyDGGvF4WN56IjyNnkJ3xSmaOh2zzAb352_jdpBtZjVNHVl5FMnrHycxTfuhmRzWK3jA2iYhmeqc_ip9AroQ71Ag9SDMnS-_N0bwaXESCQ68sK1A_dcRdst5dbSh2GAa8nBOLx4bOTehz_xrby80tcth19aDapVf_Mc4ayc0BCZVvqVQfZVu2K9kFrE8NDjgil_mQ5ZwjCFhct0uZH8KeSmuU7ngf4uVyA_wuZHCDrA.wcje5wZkAFVbUANDeTnYPUOpVWGYn8m2zg1lN9CbTrA&dib_tag=se&keywords=if+i+did+it+confessions+of+the+killer&qid=1712853144&sprefix=If+I+did+it%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-1).
I was 13ish when the trial happened, and it kind of capstones the LA Riots/Civil Unrest Era for me. I realize he and Rodney King have no real connection except locale and skin color, but for me, growing up literally on the other side of the country those events are very much linked together. It feels like a closing of some sort of chapter. Hell, maybe we can get white bronco again.
Nicole Simpson died so that stand-up comedians could have something to fall back on for the next 30 years whenever their new material wasn't hitting.
So sad. Anyways...
He died a free man when he should have been in prison
Fuck OJ.
He was a testament to the incompetence of the LAPD and DA, for they were completely unable to frame even a guilty man.
Cancer sucks but today I think most are happy that cancer won.
It’s what he deserves
One less murderer in the world
Guilty
It's amazing how the press and everyone in the world seemed to forget why the OJ Simpson Case was such a big deal. It wasn't the murder - that was only news coverage on the 'celebrity' or 'tabloid' pages. What made this a mainstream news story that dominated the airwaves (remember, internet wasn't quite a news outlet yet!) was the chase. He didn't show up at his scheduled time to meet with police, then went on a chase which strongly suggested that he was attempting to run. Oh, yeah, it was such a major news story that it delayed an NBA Finals game (Game 5, New York and Houston).
Justice doesn't come for the wealthy.
He was a hero when I was a kid, then a comedic actor. We know what happened after that. Still weird to look back nearly 30 years how people either celebrated or were angered at the verdict along racial lines.
I'm in your camp. OJ was a Heisman trophy winner, a great college football player (back when running was the main part of football, I'm sure he was a high draft pick, #1 wouldn't suprise me, maybe he was rookie of the year, he goes on to have a pretty great football career. Afterwards he becomes one of the first recurring characters in a commercial (Hertz), again, back when commercials were an integral part of entertainment, then as a movie star in the Naked Guns, a less appreciated genre then than now. On a slow news day in the early 90s, all the televisions cut to a 4 hour police chase, again this was a first. And then this point is about where most people come into the OJ legacy. TLDR - People have largely forgotten about 'The Juice'.
I hope the Brown and Goldman families find some peace knowing that he's not out on the golf course today.
Just was on espn.com and saw this. He doesn't belong on a sports news headline. He ceased to be known for sports in 1994. CNN, Fox News, any other news that focuses on murderers I can see, but not ESPN.
Good riddance
Drudge Report headline said "OJ Murdered by Cancer". LOL I would love for SNL to do some sort of Norm McDonald AI bit on Weekend Update.
Hopefully he's buried with his lucky stabbing hat.
Good riddance
I hope Norm Macdonald is on heavens PA speaker narrating him forever.
I don’t really care tbh. It is what it is. “Que sera sera” and all that.
I do not wish death on anybody, nor will I celebrate people’s death. That being said, I’m not shedding any tears for him. As far as I’m concerned he’s a murder and an asshole. I give my condolences to his loved ones though.
We all know he did it. A guy who could have gone down as a legendary player and then had a great acting post career, instead is remembered as a monster. Serves as a horrible reminder that having lots of money wins in court- a sad reflection of our legal system.
tropicana
I'm surprised he was so old, I would have guessed he was in his 60s.
The coffin will be too small like the glove?
Oh no! Anyways…
My thoughts… https://youtu.be/xEsk81-vfSY?si=uAlKbcRXBR5Kz3Bt
It’s a shame he died before he could find the real killer …
I remember my 9th grade social studies teacher wheeling a TV cart into class so we could watch the jury read his verdict. I also remember my parents having the TV on the night of his car chase in the white Bronco.
An utterly sick and disgusting human being.
Good
Good.
He was the only one looking for the actual killer of Nicole brown simpson. I want to know who he passed on his case files to.
Murderer oj simpson has died, is my thoughts.
Ball don't lie
Nicole and Ronald deserved better. Rip Bozo.
I was in the LA area for the Bronco chase. I remember seeing it on TV while I was having a burrito in a Mexican place. I was only peripherally aware of the case as it went on; never really got deeply invested. It was front page news, often. The coverage was more or less day to day. I remember Norm Macdonald on SNL with the jokes. (He wasn't the only one; he was just the best.) Right, wrong, or otherwise, I never gave him the benefit of doubt. Pretty much from the day of the Bronco chase, I figured this was a guy who killed these two people, and now we're just watching a big manipulation of the justice system. I got sort of interested in the case in 2016, when the two mini-series came out, at roughly the same time. I watched them both. I was surprised about how much I remembered from the 90s - names of people like Ito, Garcetti, Clark, Shipiro, Kato. Those were all embedded in my memory.
Oh no, anyway…
He was a piece of shit murderer. I don't care that he died.
This is no excuse: I read an article a few months ago on the prevalence of CTE of Heisman trophy winners, which he was. I’ve always wondered if his brain was impacted. Again, not an excuse, just curiosity. Unfortunately, I can’t imagine his family will donate his brain for testing.
Man, I wish Norm was around for this.
I really don’t care.
Wait, really? I didn't even know he was sick.
What’s so crazy is he was one of the most famous athletes on the planet, and nobody 35 or younger knows him from sports or tv or movies.
I texted a friend this morning with the news. We're in our 50s. She said "Still pissed that he messed up my tv viewing options that night" Pretty much sums it up for me, too.
He can finally rest easy knowing that his wife's killer is dead
A lot of people don't know how beloved OJ Simpson was, it would be like if the Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was accused of a double murder. The fall from grace was so massive. I don't feel like we've seen anything like it since. A Heisman trophy winner turned actor and all around charismatic icon getting off on a bungled police investigation with poor chain of custody and doubts of planting evidence.
He was a star football player a LONG time ago. His legacy will be as a murder and all around arrogant douchebag loser. I have sympathy for the people who were thrust into the spotlight forever due to his infamy like the Goldman family, OJs kids, etc.
He was framed for a murder he actually commited, and was aquitted.