https://abcnews.go.com/US/oj-simpson-former-football-star-acquitted-murder-dies/story?id=16354000
O.J. Simpson, the former football great acquitted of murder, has died, according to his family.
I didn't fully get Norm's comedy until I learned
It's becoming clearer now. It seems the only experience he kept to himself is the one that took him.
"On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer."
Asked to comment, the cancer claimed innocence and vowed to catch the real killer.
(that one's for you, Norm)
I was looking into the people involved, and Don Ohlmeyer, the guy who had Norm fired from SNL in 1998 for his OJ jokes, died of cancer in 2017. Norm did in 2021. And now OJ. Fuck cancer (and also OJ).
Here's a montage, if anyone wants to see some of the OJ jokes that got him fired from SNL
(Link fixed!)
How many of the weekend update jokes did he write? I assumed they mostly came from the writer's room (and that he may or not be there, but it at least wouldn't be all or maybe even mostly him)
He had writers too, but he was largely in charge of Weekend Update, I believe. There are some good interviews with Jim Downey, who worked closely with him.
Here he is on Conan's podcast: https://youtu.be/OPjqzMl2VX8
He sent you to YouTube. What, you need him to find the video for you too? Lazy ass millennials.
He sent you to YouTube. What, you need him to find the video for you too? Lazy ass millennials.
Seriously? I don't think it's too far out of the norm to expect a link to point to an actual video, and not just the website.
I wondered, but I didn't see the /s, so... /shrug
Also, I've literally heard Boomers say "Lazy ass Millennials" before, and mean it. /shrugagain
I know millennials that are grandparents. I think you should be able to figure it out, shrug-bro.
I didn't put an /s because I honestly never believed someone would be dumb enough to think that was a serious post.
I'm honestly impressed.
Omg, fixed! Sorry. I meant to delete the timestamp part that was added to the URL, but absentmindedly removed too much...
Me in high school watching the Bronco chase:
“Fuck, this asshole is going ruin the Naked Gun movies for me now.”
I used to worry about that too! Thankfully Leslie Nielson always was the true star so the movies hold up
That makes no sense considering he was a terrible amateur murderer, but an incredible pro football player.
If Lebron died would you list him as an actor who happened to play basketball??
I know, it sucks. Naked Gun is one of my favorites, and he was great in it. Too bad he turned out to be a shithead.
I've heard Leslie Nielsen was a humorless prick in real life, too. But actors pretend to be someone they're not on screen, it's their literal job, so I still enjoy their work just fine.
The other thread got deleted but @ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world threw down this gem that cracked me up
It will be interesting to see what the Bills do. He played a bit before my time, but he was a big part of the Bills identity in the 70s.
I've heard lots of stories about how good OJ was at knifing through the backfield....
Oh nooo……who will the news channels reach out to now when they desperately need legal advice on critical issues like should it be illegal to pay hush money payment to a pornstar to influence the election outcome?
Such a tragedy
He did though! Every morning when he got up, he stared him in the face as he brushed his teeth
I was wondering why the world felt like it was a better place.
I'm glad that cancer was finally able to shake the OJ Simpson disease and is feeling much better.
Well. As Norm McDonald said, it's more of a draw: in this case the cancer also died when OJ died.
I personally think he was guilty and that the jury made the right decision. Such a fucking mess.
Yeah, the lawyer did a great job creating "reasonable doubt." I think if we want a justice system that defaults toward innocence, we have to be willing to let a murderer out on the streets for every 100 innocents who also walk. I'd rather have that result than jailing 100 innocents so we can catch the one murderer.
I really don't think the doubt was reasonable. At least I'm 100% certain he was guilty and was ever since I watched the car chase. The cops fucking up the investigation has no impact on what I saw with my own eyes.
An innocent rich man doesn't fucking run away from the cops and have to be talked out of suicide to face trial. No fucking way.
Reasonable doubt is a question for the jury, which requires no legal experience at all. Don't you feel silly?
You think so? I don't know... I mean, he did publish a book that detailed exactly how the crime happened and why but the title is called "If I Did It" not "I Did It" so we can't be sure...
That was the result of a lawsuit from the parents of the man he murdered. They got the rights to the book and released it that way.
The Goldman family bought the rights to OJs book and redid the cover to make it look like that so that "I Did It" jumps out at you.
I personally think he was guilty.
So do the rest of us, there's mountains of evidence to prove that he was guilty.
and that the jury made the right decision. Such a fucking mess.
So you think he was guilty, and that it was appropriate for the jury to acquit him for the murder?
Explain to me please, why you think deaths were justified and that OJ deserved to walk free if he's guilty?
Because the prosecution failed to make their case, mishandled the evidence, and were torn apart by a well funded defense.
Nothing justifies the deaths, and I would not try to. But being able to mount a defense against charges made on you by the government is a cornerstone of our justice system.
Thus I do feel comfortable saying that I think he was guilty and that the jury acted properly. The case was NOT well presented at all, even with all the evidence they had.
The prosecution shit the bed so I can kill people.
OJ was the villain when it comes to the murdering, the prosecution team was the villain when it comes to bringing him to justice.
Ok, now, listen to me very carefully. It doesn't matter, how shitty the prosecution is, You still can't kill people. You realise that, right?
And you realize that when someone explains why X happened, that doesn't necessarily mean that they want X to happen?
I thought I was being excessively cautious when I threw in the statement that "OJ was the villain", I figured that went without saying but that I should put it in anyway just in case someone thought I was justifying his actions. But I guess I had to be even more explicit than that, there are folks who are really eager to have a fight here.
Are you intentionally missing the point that someone still has to prove you did it? Or do you just want random people to be convicted of murder since murder isn't allowed?
And you realize that when someone explains why X happened, that doesn't necessarily mean that they want X to happen?
I thought I was being excessively cautious when I threw in the statement that "OJ was the villain", I figured that went without saying but that I should put it in anyway just in case someone thought I was justifying his actions. But I guess I had to be even more explicit than that, there are folks who are really eager to have a fight here.
The prosecution shit the bed so I can kill people.
OJ was the villain when it comes to the murdering, the prosecution team was the villain when it comes to bringing him to justice.
