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The BET Awards Just Paid Tribute To O.J. Simpson But Snubbed “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” Star Andre Braugher, And People Are Mad

Related Topics: O.J. Simpson, BET Awards, Ron Goldman

died in April at age 76, and was described as a “Former NFL Player” in the montage.


However, O.J. is arguably best known for being accused of killing his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1994.


What followed was an incredibly high-profile televised car chase as the police pursued O.J., and a trial that saw the star ultimately get acquitted of the murder charges in 1995.

His inclusion in the BET tribute seemingly caught those in attendance off-guard, with the Hollywood Reporter stating that the audience had been applauding to all of the images shown on screen, but noticeably fell silent when O.