O.J. Simpson has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment in Las Vegas, it has been reported.
The former NFL player – who was acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife and her friend in the ‘Trial of the Century’ in 1995 – was also claimed to have been in hospice care, just weeks after he was spotted looking frail in Las Vegas.
Simpson, 76, has since taken to social media to deny the hospice rumors, but did not reference the Local 10 News report that he is undergoing treatment for cancer.
In a clip posted to his 870,000 followers on X, he can be seen sitting in his car, telling the camera: ‘Hospice? Hospice? You talking about hospice,’ before bursting into laughter.
‘I don’t know who put that out there… like The Donald [Trump] say, you can’t trust the media! In any event, I’m hosting a ton of friends for the Super Bowl here in Las Vegas, and all is well. So hey guys, take care, and have a good Super Bowl weekend.’
Simpson was tried in 1995 over the death