O. J. Simpson
American football player and actor
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| 2025 | Netflix released a documentary 'American Manhunt - O.J Simpson', featuring an interview with Simpson's former sports agent Mike Gilbert discussing the murder case. |
| 2025 | The upcoming film The Juice is set to explore conspiracy theories purporting to exonerate Simpson of the murders. |
| 2025 | It was announced that Boris Kodjoe would portray O. J. Simpson in the film titled The Juice, previously known as Nicole & O.J., set for release in 2025. |
| 2024 | After Simpson's death, his estate lawyer Malcolm LeVergne initially attempts to prevent the Brown and Goldman families from obtaining the money from the civil trial judgment, but later reverses this stance. |
| August 2024 | O. J. Simpson's attorney announced that Simpson owed $269,000 at the time of his death and intended to claim possession of Simpson's home to cover the debt. |
| April 17 2024 | O. J. Simpson was cremated at the Palm Mortuary in Downtown Las Vegas. |
| April 10 2024 | O. J. Simpson passed away from cancer at the age of 76 while living in Las Vegas. |
| February 2024 | It was reported that O. J. Simpson was undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, after he had canceled a memorabilia signing a week and a half prior due to health issues. |
| February 11 2024 | In his final Twitter video, O. J. Simpson stated that while he was 'dealing with some issues', he was in good health. |
| May 2023 | O. J. Simpson reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer and expressed confidence in overcoming it, having started chemotherapy. |
| 2022 | Fred Goldman alleged in court papers that O. J. Simpson owed $96 million due to significant interest on the initial wrongful death and battery judgment. |
| 2021 | Defense attorney F. Lee Bailey died, remaining the only member of the defense team who continued to advocate for Simpson's innocence until his death. |
| 2021 | Metal Hammer published an article describing Body Count's song 'I Used to Love Her' as 'jaw-droppingly offensive'. |
| December 2021 | O. J. Simpson was granted an early discharge from parole by the Nevada Division of Parole and Probation for good behavior. |
| 2020 | Court TV premiered OJ25, a 25-part series dedicated to documenting each week of the O. J. Simpson trial, hosted by Roger Cossack. |
| 2020 | An unsuccessful attempt to repeal Proposition 209 occurred, which was credited to the long-lasting racial tensions originating from the O.J. Simpson trial. |
| 2019 | O. J. Simpson was named to the National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. |
| 2019 | The film 'The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson' was released, depicting a version of events involving Glen Edward Rogers. |
| 2018 | O. J. Simpson appeared as himself in Episode 7 of the TV show 'Who Is America?'. |
| 2018 | The TV special O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? aired, featuring a controversial interview from 2006 in which Simpson provided hypothetical details regarding the murders. |
| 2018 | Simpson publicly acknowledged suspecting he had CTE, mentioning difficulties with speaking and remembering names. |
| 2017 | O. J. Simpson was released from prison and subsequently joined Twitter, amassing 800,000 followers by the time of his death. |
| 2017 | Adam Papagan curated a pop-up museum in Los Angeles that featured artifacts and ephemera from the trial of O. J. Simpson. |
| October 1 2017 | O. J. Simpson was released from prison after serving almost nine years. |
| July 20 2017 | At his parole hearing, the Nevada Parole Board decided to grant O. J. Simpson parole with specific conditions, including travel restrictions and non-contact with co-defendants from his previous robbery case. |
| 2016 | FX anthology series American Crime Story released its first season, The People v. O.J. Simpson, adapted from Jeffrey Toobin's book and winning several Emmy Awards. |
| 2016 | The documentary miniseries O.J.: Made in America was released, winning the 2017 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and providing a deep exploration of related social issues. |
| 2016 | FX aired the miniseries The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, where O. J. Simpson was portrayed by Cuba Gooding Jr., focusing on the trial and Simpson's associates. |
| 2016 | Dr. Bennett Omalu suggested that O. J. Simpson likely had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) due to thousands of cases of blunt force trauma to his brain during his football career. |
| 2016 | Ezra Edelman's documentary 'O.J.: Made in America' explored the jury's motivations, with juror Carrie Bess suggesting the acquittal was 90% motivated by payback for the Rodney King incident. |
| 2016 | Polling showed that the majority of Black respondents now believed Simpson was guilty, indicating a significant shift in perspective since the original trial. |
| 2016 | Carrie Bess, a juror in the O.J. Simpson trial, admitted regretting the not guilty verdict and labeled Simpson as 'stupid' after his subsequent arrest in Las Vegas. |
| 2016 | Lionel Cryer, juror number nine and a former Black Panther Party member, stated that in retrospect, he would have rendered a guilty verdict against Simpson. |
| 2015 | Electronic musician James Ferraro referenced the infamous police chase in his song 'White Bronco' on the album Skid Row. |
| 2014 | Investigation Discovery premiered the documentary OJ: Trial of the Century, chronicling the events from the day of the murders to the reading of the verdict. |
| 2014 | Barry Scheck acknowledged that public perception of defense attorneys changed as a result of his blood planting claims during the O.J. Simpson trial. |
| 2014 | Investigation Discovery (ID) premiered two documentaries: 'OJ: Trial of the Century' and 'O.J. Simpson Trial: The Real Story', using archival media footage of the case. |
| 2013 | Rapper Magneto Dayo released a 'diss track' song titled 'OJ Simpson', referencing the Simpson murder case. |
| November 2013 | In November, Judge Linda Bell denied O. J. Simpson's bid for a new trial on the robbery conviction. |
| July 31 2013 | The Nevada Parole Board granted O. J. Simpson parole on some convictions, although his imprisonment continued due to weapons and assault convictions. |
| May 2013 | A hearing was held beginning in May 2013 to determine if O. J. Simpson was entitled to a new trial. |
| 2012 | Documentary 'My Brother the Serial Killer' explored claims by Glen Edward Rogers that he was involved in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. |
| 2012 | Cowlings's Ford Bronco was put on display at the Alcatraz East Crime Museum as part of an exhibit on the murder trial, after spending 17 years mostly stored in a parking garage. |
| October 2012 | In October, a Nevada judge agreed to reopen the armed robbery and kidnapping case against O. J. Simpson to determine if he deserved a new trial due to inadequate legal representation. |
| 2011 | O. J. Simpson appeared as himself in Season 2, Episode 18 of the TV show 'Jail'. |
| 2010 | Lionel Cryer publicly acknowledged in media interviews that he now believes Simpson is guilty of the murders, contrary to his initial stance during the trial. |
| 2010 | Mike Gilbert, Simpson's former agent, donated the suit Simpson wore during his acquittal to the Newseum. |
| October 2010 | In October, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed O. J. Simpson's convictions. |
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