It has been reported that OJ Simpson has prostate cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Las Vegas.
The former NFL player – who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in the 1995 Trial of the Century – is also believed to have been in hospice care just weeks after he was spotted in Las Vegas he looked weak. Vegas.
Simpson, 76, has since taken to social media to deny the hospice rumors but made no reference to the Local 10 News report that he is undergoing treatment for cancer.
In a clip posted to his 870,000 followers on Hospice? You mention hospice before you burst out laughing.
“I don’t know who spread that… as The Donald (Trump) says, you can’t trust the media! Anyway, I’m hosting a bunch of friends for the Super Bowl here in Las Vegas, and all is well. So guys, take care and have a great Super Bowl weekend.”
OJ Simpson turned to X to deny reports he is in hospice, but made no mention of cancer
In recent weeks, the 76-year-old former running back has looked weak while using a cane
Simpson was seen walking around Las Vegas last month wearing a cap and slippers
Simpson was tried in 1995 for the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. They were found brutally murdered outside the former’s home in Los Angeles.
His acquittal came nine months after the highly publicized trial began in 1995, and about 16 months after Simpson and Goldman were found.
Simpson’s trial and eventual acquittal of the murders were televised for the world to see, although despite walking away a free man in 1995, he was later forced to pay out $33.5 million in damages to the Brown and Goldman after he was found. responsible for the deaths in the civil court.
The former Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers running back also faced more legal trouble when he was sentenced to nine to 33 years behind bars in 2008 for an armed robbery in Nevada.
After serving nine of those years, he was released on parole in 2017.
Last year, Simpson was pictured a few times looking weak as he made his way through Las Vegas, where he now lives.
Simpson reportedly used a baton while serving a prison sentence for stealing sports memorabilia.