O.J. Simpson
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O.J. Simpson Walks Out of Jail a Free Man (Yes, the Juice Is Loose)
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, Orenthal James Simpson, 70, walked out of Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada a free man after serving a nine-year bid on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. State prisons spokeswoman Brooke Keast told the Associated Press that she didn’t have any information on where Simpson was headed, although the…
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They Let O.J. Out. I’m $20 Richer but Ambivalent
Moo-la la. Orenthal James Simpson got off. Again. The juice is LOOSE! And I’m $20 richer for it. (Two people on The Root staff took the bet.) I had a feeling about this one. Would Lady Justice show her hypocritical ass or keep it classy? In Nevada it can go either way. This is the…
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O.J. Moved Out of General Population: ‘We Don’t Want Someone Trying to Make a Name for Themselves,’ Say Prison Officials
Prison officials in Nevada announced Friday that they have whisked O.J. Simpson away from other inmates who might want to harass him now that he has officially been granted parole. Simpson has been moved to a new cell out of general population and into special housing, according to CNN. “His parole could make him a…
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Prostitutes at Bunny Ranch Threaten to Quit if O.J. Simpson Gets a Job There
Deplorables are easy to spot, since they’re usually wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat or a white hood or something by Ed Hardy. Another way to tell if you are a deplorable is if prostitutes threaten to quit if you get a job where they work. Apparently, some of the working women at Nevada’s…
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He’s Not Black, He’s O.J.: Simpson Manages to Get Parole in Trump’s America and We’re Shocked!
Black America figured that O.J. Simpson would be in prison forever. To hear white people tell it, O.J. is responsible for: ex-wife Nicole Simpson’s and Ron Goldman’s deaths; the current Black Lives Matter movement; Colin Kaepernick’s protest and hair; Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s maritial issues; and Drake’s supposed baby with a former video vixen. (Sidenote: How…
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$10 Says O.J. Will Be Paroled This Week, but Naysayers Bet Wypipo Ain’t Never Letting This Dude Out
Will white folk forgive the craven racial-sexual tragedy that was O.J. Simpson, a man deified, deracialized and built up, but then reviled and hated, exposing the racial rift in this country that always was? Be clear: Folks built their careers off of O.J.: Greta Van Susteren. Harvey Levin and TMZ. The nascent Kardashian brand. Just…
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O.J. Simpson Might Be Sprung From Prison This Summer
Will “the Juice” be loose in summer 2017? It’s possible, even probable, according to legal experts who have analyzed his case. Orenthal James “O.J.” Simpson, now 70, has been incarcerated at the medium-security Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada since 2008 after a conviction stemming from an incident at a Las Vegas hotel room. The Hall…
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Nate Parker’s ‘R’ Scarlet Letter Belonged to Mike Tyson 25 Years Ago
Twenty-five years ago this summer, black America had to deal with a very serious allegation: that boxing powerhouse Mike Tyson, in Indianapolis to lend public support to the Miss Black America pageant, raped one of the contestants, Desiree Washington. A late-night encounter between the two in Tyson’s hotel room clearly went the wrong way, and…
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The ‘Ghost’ of O.J. Simpson Still Haunts Us
Every single time O.J. Simpson appears on the television screen, I wind up remembering that he is still alive. That after all he has gone through, O.J. is not yet at the point where white people are spitting and urinating on his grave. The latest time this happened was just Friday, the day of Muhammad…