There was ‘stunned silence’ when Simpson’s photo appeared on screen during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment at the BET Awards Sunday night.
FILE – Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson appears via video for his parole hearing at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died. He was 76. Apparently to the producers of the 2024 BET Awards, O.J.
Given the more notorious aspects of Simpson’s life, it’s probably no surprise that the audience at the BET Awards fell into a “noticeable” stunned silence when the former TV pitchman’s image appeared on screen during the montage of famous faces,A moment later, there was a smattering of applause, the Hollywood Reporter said. But many in the audience still were a bit surprised to see the photo of the San Francisco-reared Simpson, with one person in attendance noticing some titters among the crowd.
For the “In Memoriam” segment, Simpson was included with Mays, the incandescent San Francisco Giants outfielder, two-time MVP and baseball Hall of Famer, who died last month at age 93. Other late stars who received unfettered applause during the segment were actors Carl Weathers, Bill Cobbs, Richard Roundtree and Louis Gossett Jr., as well as 2 Live Crew rapper Brother Marquis and civil rights activist Dexter Scott King.
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