Ron Goldman, Caitlyn Jenner and more react NBC Los Angeles [Video]

O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but was found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76.

The family announced on Simpson’s official X account that he died Wednesday of prostate cancer.

“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. 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,” the statement said.

Ron Goldman’s father Fred Goldman told NBC News in a statement that Simpson’s death only serves a reminder of the death of his son, who was stabbed to death along with Nicole Brown Simpson outside her home on June 12, 1994.

“The only thing I have to say is it’s just further reminder of Ron being gone all these years,” Goldman said in …