{"id":313,"date":"2024-07-12T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=313"},"modified":"2024-07-12T17:25:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:25:08","slug":"espn-did-oj-simpson-dirty-at-the-espys-on-thursday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=313","title":{"rendered":"ESPN Did OJ Simpson Dirty At The ESPYs On Thursday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ESPYs did former\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0star OJ Simpson dirty on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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The award show paid tribute to former star athletes who died in 2024 but left him out.<\/p>\n

The event, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, hosts a segment called \u201cIn Memoriam\u201d every year to honor former athletes who have died since the last ceremony. Willie Mays, Larry Allen, Jerry West, and Bill Walton were among those mentioned, but OJ was noticeably excluded.<\/p>\n

ESPN may have chosen to keep him out because of the reaction to the BET Awards highlighting him two weeks ago.<\/p>\n

Simpson was\u00a0shown during the BET Awards\u2019 remembrance<\/a>\u00a0segment, and the silence was palpable after he came up, with some people clapping after the awkward moment.<\/p>\n

The families of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman criticized the network over the mention. It appears ESPN was keen to avoid similar backlash.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Brown\u2019s sister reacts to the BET Awards including O.J. Simpson in their \u2018In Memoriam\u2019 segment:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s inappropriate to give an abuser and murderer recognition.\u201d (via TMZ) pic.twitter.com\/JXYJdojZhU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pop Base (@PopBase) July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n