Sensation , has died. He was 76 and had cancer. The African American running back was also a successful hollywood actor. But his fame turned to infamy in 1994 when he was accused of murdering nicole brown, and a friend of hers in los angeles. Journalist David Margolick covered the oj Simpson Trial for the New York Times he told me what that covering the trial had been like. Well, yeah, it was really at the centre of the world for several months. I mean, covering it was unlike any experience that i ever had before. Everybody was watching it. Everybody was talking about it. There was enormous pressure on covering it well and sensitively, and it was an enormous professional challenge to get through it. A professional challenge because in part it was so divisive, wasnt it, in the way that americans saw the case, the trial and indeed the verdict . Well, thats true. And i think that on the one hand, you could get buried in the testimony and the day to day challenges of covering a trial on th
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We look at what that could mean in the region. Plus, remarkable artwork from 2,000 years ago uncovered in pompeii, the Ancient Roman city. And later, we have ai decoded, our weekly look at whats making news in the world of artificial intelligence. We are going to start with this news in the last few hours, the death of 0j in the last few hours, the death of oj simpson. He was one of the most divisive figures in modern america football star, turned movie star, turned Murder Suspect in what became known as the trial of the century. His family said he died of cancer on wednesday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was 76. Oj simpsons trialfor the murder of his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend was televised and followed Around The World. Millions were transfixed. And when he was sensationally acquitted, many Black Americans celebrated seeing him as the victim of a bigoted police force while many white americans were appalled by his exoneration. He was later found l