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| OJ Simpson charged over robbery | OJ Simpson charged over robbery |
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| Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas. | Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been charged in connection with an alleged armed robbery in Las Vegas. |
| He is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer at a hotel room in the Palace Station Casino last Thursday. | He is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer at a hotel room in the Palace Station Casino last Thursday. |
| Eight charges have been filed against Mr Simpson, including kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery. | Eight charges have been filed against Mr Simpson, including kidnapping, conspiracy and robbery. |
| Mr Simpson has said he was trying to retrieve stolen items belonging to him, and denies any guns were involved. | Mr Simpson has said he was trying to retrieve stolen items belonging to him, and denies any guns were involved. |
| The 60-year-old, who was arrested on Sunday and held without bail at a detention centre, is expected to appear in court for a hearing on Wednesday morning. | |
| Three co-defendants have been charged with 11 criminal counts including coercion and assault with a deadly weapon. | |
| Settlements | Settlements |
| Mr Simpson gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. | Mr Simpson gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
| Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial. | Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial. |
| He was ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. In July this year the rights to Mr Simpson's book, If I Did It, were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help recoup some of those damages. | He was ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. In July this year the rights to Mr Simpson's book, If I Did It, were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help recoup some of those damages. |
| The book, in which Mr Simpson describes hypothetically how he could have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US last Thursday by Beaufort Books with the title, If I Did It: Confession of the Killer. | The book, in which Mr Simpson describes hypothetically how he could have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US last Thursday by Beaufort Books with the title, If I Did It: Confession of the Killer. |
| The publication followed months of legal wrangling after Rupert Murdoch's companies cancelled plans to publish the book following a public outcry in 2006. | The publication followed months of legal wrangling after Rupert Murdoch's companies cancelled plans to publish the book following a public outcry in 2006. |