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During his last days, O.J. Simpson was surrounded by his household. All of the late ex-football participant’s kids — together with the 2 he shared with ex-wife Nicole Brown — visited their father earlier than he died earlier this week, based on a brand new report.
TMZ reported that guests needed to signal NDAs upon seeing the 76-year-old at house and couldn’t deliver of their telephones. Those who came visiting included household, buddies and medical professionals. The outlet additionally reported that a health care provider checked O.J. days earlier than he died and knowledgeable everybody round him that he was dying. Four of his 5 kids in whole surrounded him, based on the outlet: Sydney and Justin, whom he shared with Nicole, and Jason and Arnelle, whom he shared with ex Marguerite Whitley. O.J.’s final youngster with Marguerite, Aaren, died when she was simply 1 years outdated in 1979 after an unintentional drowning.
In addition to his interior circle, the outlet reported that “dozens of friends” went to say their goodbyes to O.J.
On Thursday, April 11, O.J.’s grownup kids introduced their late father’s demise through X (previously often known as Twitter).
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” they wrote within the assertion. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
O.J. had been battling prostate most cancers. Earlier this yr, he reportedly insisted that his well being was “good” through a social media put up.
“Thank you to all the people who reached out to me. My health is good,” O.J. mentioned in a video. “Obviously, I’m dealing with some issues, but I think I’m just about over it, and I’ll be back on that golf course hopefully in a couple of weeks.”
In February, rumors surfaced claiming that he was in hospice care, however the former athlete shut down the experiences by sharing a separate social media video.
“Hospice? You talking about hospice?” he requested. “No, I’m not in any hospice. I don’t know who put that out there. But whoever put that out there — I guess it’s like the Donald say(s): can’t trust the media! … In any event, I’m hosting a ton of friends for the Super Bowl here in Las Vegas. All is well. So. hey, guys. Take care, have a good Super Bowl weekend.”