OJ Simpson says he avoids LA over fears he will see his ex-wife’s killer

OJ Simpson has revealed he still has "trouble" with Los Angeles as he believes his ex-wife's killer is still out there somewhere.

The former NFL star, now 74, was at the center of one of the world's most high-profile murder trials 26 years ago after his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered in cold blood along with her friend Ron Goldman.

Infamous footage of The Juice driving down an empty LA highway in his white bronco still haunts the world today, but despite being forever associated with LA, the ex-athlete revealed he avoids going there.

This is because he fears he may encounter the person responsible for the notorious 1994 murders.

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Simpson, who was found not guilty of murdering the pair in a criminal trial in 1995, but was found responsible in a later civil trial, has always maintained his innocence.

Speaking to The Athletic as part of their 100 greatest NFL players series, the former San Francisco 49ers linebacker revealed: "I have trouble with LA."

"People may think this is self-serving, but I might be sitting next to whoever did it. I really don’t know who did this."

While no one has been caught for the infamous murders, Simpson has always believed the culprit would one day be found.

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"I figured eventually somebody would confess to something, you know?" he said. "I had one suspect I told my lawyers to look at. I still think he might be involved, but I can’t talk about it."

Simpson had been living in Miami since the trial of the century ended.

Despite that, he's still managed to find himself in legal trouble in the Sunshine State.

Back in 2008, he was sentenced to 33 years in prison for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, and was released on parole in 2017.

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And while he's well aware that there are a slew of people who believe he's to blame for the murders, it seems as though that doesn't affect him as he has a "good life".

He said: "How many Americans, even today, wouldn’t like to live my life?

"I don’t work. I play golf four or five days a week. I go out to dinner a couple of nights with friends. People want to buy me drinks. I’m always taking pictures with people. Ladies hug me."

"The media won’t say it, but that is my life. I’m living a good life now," he added.

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