EgyptDailyNews- OJ Simpson, the former NFL star and Hollywood actor, who was acquitted of charges of killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend, has died in a 1990s trial called the trial of the century. Simpson's lawyer confirmed to TMZ that he died Wednesday night in Las Vegas at the age of 76.

On Thursday, he posted on Simpson's official account on the X website that he had died due to a struggle with cancer. 

Who is the controversial OJ Simpson?

Simpson gained fame, money and admiration from football and show business, but his legacy was changed forever after the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her boyfriend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles in June 1994.

Live television coverage of his arrest after a famous chase represented a stunning downfall for the sporting hero.

During a trial that lasted for weeks, which was broadcast on American and worldwide screens and garnered historic views, O.J. was acquitted of the murder, in a “controversial” decision that still does not convince millions in the United States.

The trial was famous for historic moments for the defense team, and ended with OJ celebrating the acquittal of his wife's murder, for which no one was convicted after the trial.