O.J. Simpson has shut down reports he has been placed in hospice care.
Following reports that the former NFL star had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and was admitted to a hospice, Simpson turned to X, formerly known as Twitter, to dispel the speculation.
“Hey X world, hospice? Hospice? You’re talking about hospice? No, I’m not even in the hospital. I don’t know who put that out there. 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,” he said in a video.
Simpson, 76, did not mention the prostate cancer and chemotherapy allegations, which were first reported by Las Vegas Local 10 News.
However, in May 2023 he revealed in a video on X that he had completed treatment for an unspecified type of cancer and marijuana helped him with the nausea.
“In recent years — really recent years — I unfortunately caught cancer, and so I had to do the whole chemo thing,” he said.
“I’m over the COVID stuff. I’m sorry, I mean chemo. I’m over that I had COVID and cancer at the same time, unfortunately, but I’m over the chemo. I only got nausea on two occasions, and it only lasted about two or three minutes, so I thought the pot really helped me with the unfortunate side of catching cancer. It looks like I beat it. I’m happy about that,” he said.
Simpson resides in a gated community in Las Vegas.
