O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson Featured During “In Memoriam” Segment at BET Awards
O.J. Simpson was among those featured in the “In Memoriam” segment at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday night — a move that came as a surprise to some in attendance. The audience had been applauding as photos were shown during the montage. But when Simpson’s image came onscreen, with the identifying description of “Former NFL […]
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Steven Spielberg Jokes ‘Sugarland Express’ Inspired O.J. Simpson Chase Reaction: “They’re Stealing My Thunder”
Most of the action in Steven Spielberg’s 1974 directorial debut, Sugarland Express, unfolds over the course of an extended car chase as Goldie Hawn and William Atherton’s characters try to evade a long convoy of police vehicles in an effort to regain custody of their young son from foster care. While the film predated high-speed […]
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Nicole Brown Simpson’s Sisters on Lifetime Doc and How O.J.’s Recent Death Affected Them
In the two-night Lifetime television premiere of The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, loved ones of the second wife of O.J. Simpson put more of a face and a voice to the woman whose existence has been overshadowed by that of her famous football player ex-husband (who stood trial and was acquitted of […]
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‘The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson’ Bosses on 10-Year Journey to the Docuseries
Though Lifetime first announced the four-part docuseries, The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson, on April 12 — one day after O.J. Simpson died from metastatic prostate cancer at the age of 76 — the project has actually been a decade coming, says one of its executive producers, Melissa Moore. “It’s 10 years in […]
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‘The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson’ Doc: “People Are Actually Going to Hear Her Voice”
In introductory behind-the-scenes footage, Lifetime’s four-part docuseries The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson sees a producer instructing interview subjects to use specific names when referencing individuals. Nicole Brown Simpson’s older sister, Denise Brown, replies, “There’s only one name I don’t want to say, if you don’t mind — ever.” That name is O.J. […]
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Nicole Brown Simpson Lifetime Doc Gets Premiere Date and Trailer: “Her Life Was Stolen From Her”
“It’s been 30 years. Maybe it’s time to rekindle the flame of Nicole.” Lifetime has officially announced its forthcoming docuseries on Nicole Brown Simpson, timed to the 30-year anniversary of her death. Titled The Life and Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and billed as an explosive two-night event, the four-part series will premiere June 1 […]
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O.J. Simpson’s Executor Reveals Cause of Death
The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate has revealed the cause of death for the late football star. Malcolm LaVergne told The Hollywood Reporter on Friday that Simpson died on April 10 after a battle with metastatic prostate cancer. Simpson first announced he had cancer in May 2023. Though he shared some health updates on social […]
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The O.J. Simpson Movie That Owen Wilson (Among Others) Won’t Be Starring In
A New O.J. Movie Stars the Controversial Charlotte Kirk (But Definitely Not Owen Wilson) Hey, Hollywood, anybody interested in a partially finished film about how O.J. Simpson might have been innocent? One that stars Charlotte Kirk — the English actress best known for her previous role in taking down moguls Kevin Tsujihara and Ron Meyer […]
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O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Reverses Opinion on Payments to Goldman Family (Exclusive)
O.J. Simpson’s longtime attorney, who was named executor of the former NFL star’s will ahead of his death last week, has said he will ensure that any claim the parents of Ron Goldman make to retrieve the millions they were awarded in a 1998 civil judgment against the accused killer will be accepted by the […]
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O.J. Simpson Death Could Change Equation for Goldman, Brown Civil Suit Payouts
The death of O.J. Simpson at 76 leaves the fate of his estate — whatever of that exists — in question. The football great turned acquitted murderer said in recent years that he subsisted entirely off of his NFL and private pensions. Many of his most valuable possessions were seized following a 1997 civil trial that […]
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A Lawsuit, a Porn Mogul and a ‘Pawn Stars’ Cameo: The Bizarre Afterlife of O.J. Simpson’s White Bronco
It’s got less than 40,000 miles on the odometer, comes with luxurious leather interior and sports a V-8 engine packing a whopping 200 horsepower. But its biggest selling point is that its previous owner was a retired NFL star who only drove it around town for light errands — and one epic freeway police chase. […]
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Ron Goldman’s Family Calls O.J. Simpson’s Death “a Mixed Bag of Complicated Emotions”
The family of the late Ronald Goldman, whom O.J. Simpson was accused of murdering along with ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson outside of her Brentwood home, is calling the death of the man they believe killed Ron, “a mixed bag of complicated emotions.” Simpson died Wednesday after a battle with cancer, his family said. And the […]
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