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- O.J. Simpson died at the age of 76, his family said on Thursday.
- Simpson's family wrote on X that the ex-football star died on Wednesday surrounded by his children.
- Simpson was charged with the murder of his ex-wife and acquitted in a high-profile trial.
O.J. Simpson, the ex-football star who was acquitted of murder in a highly publicized trial in 1995, died on Wednesday, his family announced.
Simpson had been diagnosed with cancer, his family said.
"He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren," they wrote in a post on X.