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[[Image:SIMPSON.jpg|thumb|right|Simpson during his murder trial]]

[[Image:SIMPSON.jpg|thumb|right|Simpson during his murder trial]]

'''O. J. Simpson''' ('''Orenthal James Simpson''') (July 9, 1947 - April 10, 2024) was an [[NFL|American Football]] player of [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Among his many awards, he most notably was a [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, an [[NFL]] Player of the Year and a Hall of Famer.<ref name="football">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=195|title=O.J. SIMPSON|work=Official Site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-09-16|language=English}}</ref> In 1973, he also became the first running back to rush for over 2,000 yards.<ref name="football" /> Simpson was the paid spokesman for Hertz Rent-a-Car.

'''Orenthal James "OJ" Simpson''' (July 9, 1947 - April 10, 2024) was an American [[NFL|Football]] player and occasional actor born in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Among his many awards, he most notably was a [[Heisman Trophy]] winner, an [[NFL]] Player of the Year and a Hall of Famer.<ref name="football">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=195|title=O.J. SIMPSON|work=Official Site of the Pro Football Hall of Fame|accessdate=2007-09-16|language=English}}</ref> In 1973, he also became the first running back to rush for over 2,000 yards.<ref name="football" /> Simpson was the paid spokesman for Hertz Rent-a-Car.

In 1994 Simpson was notoriously arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. Represented by Johnnie Cochran Jr., and a team of other attorneys, including Robert Shapiro, the following year's trial was often referred to as the "Trial of the Century",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/daily/9510/10-03/index.html|language=English|accessdate=2007-09-16|title='Not guilty'|date=1995-10-03|work=CNN}}</ref> Simpson was acquitted. Three years later, he was found liable in a Civil Court, where he was ordered to pay a combined judgement of $33.5 million to the Goldman family and to the estate of Nicole Brown Simpson, the beneficiaries of which are her children with Simpson, Sydney and Justin.<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10634610</ref><ref name="Published2">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20759477/|work=MSNBC|title=Goldmans say they're punishing O.J. with book|accessdate=2007-09-16|language=English}}</ref> As a lasting impact of this trial, the family of the late Robert Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003), one of Simpson's defense attorneys, have become enormously famous, albeit exclusively for [[narcissism|narcissistic]] behavior characteristic of [[Hollywood values]] typified by Kardashian's eldest daughter, [[Kim Kardashian]].

In 1994, Simpson was notoriously arrested for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. Represented by Johnnie Cochran Jr., and a team of other attorneys, including Robert Shapiro, the following year's trial was often referred to as the "Trial of the Century",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/US/OJ/daily/9510/10-03/index.html|language=English|accessdate=2007-09-16|title='Not guilty'|date=1995-10-03|work=CNN}}</ref> Simpson was acquitted. Three years later, he was found liable in a Civil Court, where he was ordered to pay a combined judgement of $33.5 million to the Goldman family and to the estate of Nicole Brown Simpson, the beneficiaries of which are her children with Simpson, Sydney and Justin.<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_10634610</ref><ref name="Published2">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20759477/|work=MSNBC|title=Goldmans say they're punishing O.J. with book|accessdate=2007-09-16|language=English}}</ref> As a lasting impact of this trial, the family of the late Robert Kardashian (February 22, 1944 – September 30, 2003), one of Simpson's defense attorneys, have become enormously famous, albeit exclusively for [[narcissism|narcissistic]] behavior characteristic of [[Hollywood values]] typified by Kardashian's eldest daughter, [[Kim Kardashian]].

In 2006 Simpson with Pablo Fenjves wrote "''If I Did It''" - which detailed how he would have killed his wife and Goldman, had he done it. Public outcry - headed by Fred Goldman (Ron Goldman's father) - lead to the cancellation of the publishing. However, later, the Goldmans were awarded the rights to the book to help satisfy the unpaid $33.5 million wrongful death judgment against Simpson.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/20/2008-02-20_court_upholds_renewal_of_335m_civil_judg-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,212338,00.html</ref> The Goldmans retitled the book "''If I Did It: Confessions of a Killer''", and published it in September 2007. This has also raised opposition, including from Nicole Simpson's sister, Denise Brown, who argue that the book's contents are too vile to be published.<ref name="Published2" />

In 2006 Simpson with Pablo Fenjves wrote "''If I Did It''" - which detailed how he would have killed his wife and Goldman, had he done it. Public outcry - headed by Fred Goldman (Ron Goldman's father) - lead to the cancellation of the publishing. However, later, the Goldmans were awarded the rights to the book to help satisfy the unpaid $33.5 million wrongful death judgment against Simpson.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/02/20/2008-02-20_court_upholds_renewal_of_335m_civil_judg-1.html</ref><ref>https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,212338,00.html</ref> The Goldmans retitled the book "''If I Did It: Confessions of a Killer''", and published it in September 2007. This has also raised opposition, including from Nicole Simpson's sister, Denise Brown, who argue that the book's contents are too vile to be published.<ref name="Published2" />