OJ Simpson looks on during a parole hearing in Lovelock, Nevada on July 20, 2017.
July 19, 2017
OJ Simpson granted release from prison
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Disgraced former American football star OJ Simpson was granted his release from prison on Thursday after serving nearly nine years behind bars for armed robbery.
A four-member parole board in the western US state of Nevada voted unanimously to free the 70-year-old Simpson after a public hearing broadcast live by US television networks.
Simpson could walk free as early as October 1.