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Charles Curtis

Here’s how ESPN announced O.J. Simpson’s death

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star running back who was accused of and ultimately acquitted in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, is dead at the age of 76.

That’s according to his family in a post on X (formerly Twitter), which said that he died on April 10 after a battle with cancer.

So how did ESPN cover the breaking news about the former athlete? Shae Peppler Cornette kept it simple, stating the facts about Simpson and his life before sending it to Jeremy Schaap.

Here’s the moment, along with the tweet from Simpson’s family on Thursday:

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