OJ Simpson, NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century, dies aged 76

OJ Simpson, the former American football star turned actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76.

San Francisco-born Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame in college before playing in the NFL.

In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and her friend in a trial that gripped America.

In 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years' imprisonment on unrelated charges of armed robbery. He was released in 2017.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer, Simpson had been receiving chemotherapy treatment, the Pro Football Hall of Fame said in a statement.