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OJ Simpson Freed On Parole After Nine Years In Prison

The former US sports star has gained his freedom.
O.J. Simpson has been freed from a US prison.
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O.J. Simpson has been freed from a US prison.

OJ Simpson has reportedly been freed on parole after nine years in a US prison for armed robbery.

Simpson, 70, reportedly walked free from prison on Sunday, the Associated Press reports, quoting a Nevada state prisons spokeswoman.

Simpson's release from prison is the result of a Nevada parole board decision in July after he spent almost a decade behind bars for his part in a Las Vegas robbery.

The parole hearing did not take into account his notorious 1990s trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and a friend, Ron Goldman, according to Reuters.

BREAKING: Nevada prison official: O.J. Simpson has been freed on parole after 9 years in prison for Las Vegas armed robbery.

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 1, 2017

The football star turned actor was found not guilty in 1995 at the conclusion of the so-called "trial of the century". The 13-month-long trial in Los Angeles captured the attention of the US and millions worldwide.

A subsequent civil court case ordered him to pay millions in damages to the victims' families.

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