One Of O.J. Simpson's Final Posts Has A Whole New Meaning
O.J. Simpson has died at the age of 76. Did his final social media posts hint that he knew his time was running short? Or did they suggest otherwise?
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00:00O.J. Simpson has died at the age of 76. Did his final social media posts hint that he knew his
00:06time was running short, or did they suggest otherwise? Though Simpson was found not guilty
00:11of the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman in his
00:15highly publicized 1995 trial, he still had plenty of troubles, both legal and personal,
00:21that plagued him for the remainder of his life. Notably, the outcome of a subsequent
00:25civil trial in 1997 ended with him being found liable for the wrongful death of Goldman and
00:30the Battery of Brown. He was ordered by the court to pay $33,500,000 in total to the victims'
00:36families. This was a hard hit for him financially, resulting in him defaulting on his mortgage that
00:41same year and ultimately losing his mansion. Then, after attempting an armed robbery in a
00:46Las Vegas casino in 2007, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison with the eligibility of parole
00:52in nine years. He served nearly nine and was released on parole on October 1, 2017.
00:58I wish this would have never happened. If I would have made a better judgment
01:03back then, none of this would have happened."
01:06And not too many years later, his health took a turn for the worst. In May of 2023,
01:11Simpson took to ex, formerly Twitter, and told his 870,000 followers,
01:16In recent years, really recent years, I unfortunately caught cancer."
01:24Though he didn't share exactly what type of cancer he had been diagnosed with,
01:27he did share that he had taken to smoking marijuana to help him combat the side effects
01:31of chemotherapy. After saying that he was over the chemo and that the marijuana had
01:35helped him deal with the ensuing nausea, he said,
01:38And I'm healthy now. It looks like I beat it. I'm happy about that."
01:46We didn't hear much more about it until February 2024, when it was announced that
01:50he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was once again going through chemotherapy
01:54treatments. As of this video, it's unclear whether this specific diagnosis was related
01:59to his first bout of cancer or if it was something new. On February 9,
02:03Simpson took to social media to respond. Rather than addressing his cancer diagnosis directly,
02:07he focused on the idea that some people purportedly believed he needed hospice care.
02:12After laughing incredulously at the idea of hospice, he referenced former President Donald
02:16Trump and said,
02:18I don't know who put that out there, but whoever put that out there,
02:21I guess it's, like, for Donald's sake. Can't trust the media."
02:25Simpson made another video two days later, his final message before his death was announced.
02:30Expressing gratitude to well-wishers, Simpson said,
02:34My health is good. I mean, obviously, I'm dealing with some issues,
02:38but, hey, I think I'm just about over it."
02:41Then, rather than provide any more info on his cancer battle, the former NFL player instead
02:46went on to predict that the San Francisco 49ers would win the 2024 Super Bowl 24-20.
02:52Hey, God bless, take care, and I hope your team win, if that your team is the 49ers."
02:59Although he came close on the score, the Kansas City Chiefs won 25-22.
03:03There are many ways to cope with a cancer diagnosis, and neither Simpson nor his lawyer
03:07divulged any details after the reports of prostate cancer. However, looking at the
03:12information in hindsight, it seems the situation was more serious than Simpson let on. His outward
03:17positivity during those last months isn't that strange of a thing, though. It's common practice
03:21for celebrities and normal people alike to remain positive, even when things are getting increasingly
03:27dire.