Caitlyn Jenner celebrated OJ Simpson‘s death today, tweeting ‘Good Riddance’ in response to the football star’s passing at the age of 76.
Jenner, 74, was married to Kris Jenner when her best friend Nicole Brown, OJ’s ex-wife, was brutally murdered with Ron Goldman in Los Angeles.
Nicole and OJ had been divorced for two years but still vacationed with their kids and the Kardashian-Jenners.
Prosecutors said at trial that OJ killed Nicole and Goldman in a jealous rage, painting him as a ‘jealous, obsessive ex’ who felt that if he couldn’t have her, no one could.
Kris’s ex-husband, Robert Kardashian, represented OJ at his murder trial – a decision that tore the Kardashians apart and has haunted the family for decades.
OJ was sensationally acquitted of the killing, despite the mountain of evidence against him and absolute belief among Nicole’s friends that he was responsible for their deaths.
In Caitlyn’s autobiography, The Secrets Of My Life, she gave a scathing assessment of the former NFL star.
‘He was the most narcissistic, egocentric, neediest a***ole in the world of sports I had ever seen, and I had seen a lot of them,’ she wrote.
OJ and Nicole’s children, Sydney and Justin, are yet to speak individually.
In a tweet on OJ’s X account, a statement said he had died ‘surrounded by family.’
His other children from a previous marriage remained close with him until his death.
Nicole Brown’s family are yet to speak publicly about his death, but Ron Goldman’s father said today Simpson’s death was ‘no great loss’.
‘The only thing that I have to say today is that this is a further reminder of the loss of my son Ron,’ Fred told DailyMail.com.
‘It is a further reminder of my son’s murder and a reminder about the many years we have missed Ron.
‘His death is a reminder that Ron and Nicole were murdered by him. I am not going react to my thoughts about him dying.’
He concluded: ‘I have nothing to say about him. My response will not be about OJ’s death but about he loss of my son’s life by him.
‘Thank you for calling. That is the only thing that I have to say.’
Kardashian served as one of OJ’s defense attorneys during Simpson’s murder trial for the 1994 stabbing deaths of Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.
A co-star asked Jenner if it was hard watching OJ’s trial. OJ was acquitted of the double-murders in 1995.
‘It was an extraordinarily difficult time,’ Jenner said. ‘Nicole was Kris’ best friend. Had been for a long time.
‘I was at Nicole’s house two days before the murder,’ Jenner continued.
‘Obviously he did it, and he got away with it, and at one point he even told Nicole, ‘I’ll kill you and get away with it ’cause I’m O.J. Simpson.’
‘And Nicole relayed that on to Kris at one point, and unfortunately she was right.’
