O.J. Simpson tells parole board “nobody’s ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them” https://t.co/uMA5wwpKm0 https://t.co/bJHWZqurW5
— CNN (@CNN) July 20, 2017
O.J. Simpson appeared before the Nevada Board of Parole on Thursday morning, nearly a decade into his up-to 33-year prison sentence for his role in the 2007 armed robbery and kidnapping of sports-memorabilia dealers at a Las Vegas hotel. The hearing kicked off with Board of Parole Commissioner Connie Bisbee asking Simpson a simple question: “What were you thinking?” Simpson, on the other hand, had far from a simple answer and instead delved into a long, drawn-out story filled with eyebrow-raising details. But throughout the testimony, Simpson continued to maintain his innocence while claiming he had no idea that his companions were even armed.
Of all Simpson’s wild claims however, was the following exchange (captured above, in CNN’s live feed) in which the former pro NFL player said, “I am no danger to ever pull a gun on anybody. I never have in my life. I’ve never been accused of it in my life, nobody’s ever accused me of pulling any weapon on them. And Bruce [Fromong, victim] knows that I would never do that, I never have.” Except … those who lived through the year 1994 (or watched American Crime Story, or perhaps read Simpson’s subsequent tome) may think otherwise.
As such, those watching the hearing on Twitter had some pretty strong opinions about the Juice’s testimony, which you can see below.
https://twitter.com/TheFienPrint/status/888088112189947905
"I've led a conflict free life."#OJSimpsonParole pic.twitter.com/jo8mwTqEQs
— Chris Westfall (@imChrisWestfall) July 20, 2017
so, it's going well i see pic.twitter.com/I8mAsDrmyu
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) July 20, 2017
OJ Simpson just now: "I've basically spent a conflict-free life."
1. Double Murder
2. Domestic Abuser
3. Stalker— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 20, 2017
"I've led a conflict free life" – OJ. (Cut to 911 calls of Nicole Brown Simpson pleading for help)
— Savannah Guthrie (@SavannahGuthrie) July 20, 2017
My timeline is colliding pic.twitter.com/Oyt8wrFyqG
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) July 20, 2017
OJ just said he has lived a "conflict-free" life. Though he was not convicted of murder, his abuse of Nicole Simpson was documented.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/Chet_Cannon/status/888093304969076736
Of course. https://t.co/3ermaymQwT
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) July 20, 2017
Every day society doesn't give OJ parole is one more day we keep him from finding the real killer#OJSimpsonParole
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 20, 2017
Lawyer to OJ: Avoid phrases like "take a stab at it" or "cut to the chase"
OJ to lawyer: Ok…I'll use "straight shooter" #OJSimpsonParole— Johnny Utah (@crankwerx) July 20, 2017
O.J. Simpson: "I'm not a guy who lived a criminal life. I'm a pretty straight shooter." pic.twitter.com/IvcGeZpuP2
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) July 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/BrettLoGiurato/status/888092652373241857
https://twitter.com/kibblesmith/status/888088966565699584
People also had thought on Simpson claiming that he might start a “webcast or a blog” pending his freedom:
OJ Simpson talks about starting "a blog" during parole hearing pic.twitter.com/gzVhF6KL6g
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) July 20, 2017
OJ Simpson: "Who knows, you may even seen a webcast or a blog in my future." PLEASE LET OJ BLOG.
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 20, 2017
Note: O.J. Simpson can't blog for Fox Sports because they have pivoted to video.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) July 20, 2017
Update: Simpson’s parole was granted.