Biographie de O.J Simpson

O.J Simpson, real name Orenthal James Simpson is an American born in 1947 in San Francisco, California, this man had a life full of glory and promise that went very badly in his later years. O.J Simpson has had a legendary career in college and professional football, business contracts, acting roles, a beautiful house and children he adored.

The first season of the American Crime Story series from the United States, is called The People vs. O.J Simpson, it looks at the life of O.J Simpson and tells the whole trial of the famous American football player. This season first aired in 2016 on the FX channel.

A high-level athlete, he played American football at the University of South Carolina from 1967. He was a talented runningback, winning several awards including the Heisman Trophy for the best college player of the year. In 1969, he went from university player status to professional player and joined the Buffalo Bills. Named top player of the championship afterwards, O.J Simpson, nicknamed The Juice, was drafted in 1977 to the San Francisco 49ers.

On June 12, 1994 OJ Simpson, the hero of American football and dream, is suspected of having stabbed his ex-wife, Nicole, and his friend, Ron Goldman, when the police show up at his home he leaves a letter where he mentions a possible suicide, and flees in a white Ford. The show, broadcast live by televisions thanks to the helicopters following this pursuit, had captivated about 95 million Americans. After two hours O.J. Simpson finally returned home and surrendered to the dozens of police officers present.

The O.J Simpson case (formally titled: People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) is a criminal proceeding tried by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The trial lasts more than a year and pits a charge led by Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden against a team of ten lawyers hired by O.J Simpson to defend him. This “dream team” is made up of the best specialists in their field and includes Johnnie Cochran Jr, Robert Kardashian, Robert Shapiro, Barry Scheck and F. Lee Bailey. Each tries to convince a jury of twelve jurors whose selection process and isolation throughout the trial give rise to controversy and incidents. In court, the debates focus in turn on the use of DNA, the gloves found at the crime scene and at O.J Simpson's home, or the testimony of police officer Mark Fuhrman. During the trial, the perfect image of the former sportsman is eroded by the discovery of his domestic violence which resurfaces. After a tiring trial, the jurors only deliberate for three and a half hours. The verdict is announced on October 3, 1995, broadcast live on television, O.J Simpson is found not guilty on both counts.

In 2008, O.J Simpson ended up being sentenced to 33 years in prison for armed robbery with forcible confinement in order to get his hands on memories that belonged to him. In prison, he behaves like a model prisoner. Thanks to his model behavior, on Sunday October 1, after nine years in prison, O.J Simpson was granted parole, the doors of the Las Vegas prison opened for O.J Simpson.

To date, O.J Simpson is 73 and lives a peaceful retirement in a luxury villa in Las Vegas and created his first Twitter account in 2019.