O.J. Simpson — one of the most infamous high-profile Americans of all time — is dead after a cancer battle.

The former NFL great — who stood trial for the double-murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman, in the ’90s, only to be acquitted — passed away Wednesday in Las Vegas … this according to his family.

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They say he was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he died Wednesday night. Simpson’s attorney also confirmed his death to TMZ.

O.J. had reportedly been battling prostate cancer in recent years, and his health took a turn for the worse of late — with him landing in hospice care within the past few months.

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Word about O.J.’s cancer diagnosis first made the rounds in February, when a local outlet  reported it, although the details were hazy … as was O.J.’s response to the news at the time, when he denied he was in hospice, but didn’t address the cancer report.

Adding to the mystery was the fact O.J. actually touched on a cancer diagnosis in 2023 in a video he posted on X — when he said he’d “caught” some form of cancer, but suggested he’d beaten it. In any case, the cancer came back and claimed his life about a year later.

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O.J. had been looking frail in the lead-up to his passing … including during an outing in January when he was spotted using a cane.

The last time O.J. posted was a video of himself talking about Super Bowl LVIII, where he said he was rooting for his former team the San Francisco 49ers. He seemed to be in good spirits then. He was seated in the clip and talking from the backyard of a home.

It goes without saying … O.J.’s life was momentous for a variety of reasons — lots of good and bad, especially in his later, post-football years. Before that though, he was a beloved all-American hero on the field — a Heisman winner from USC, and a Buffalo Bills legend.

Even after football … he was a bona fide A-lister in Hollywood, acting in tons of movies and TV shows … and famously serving as the face and pitchman for Hertz for many, many years.

Reporting from TMZ

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