Yes, OJ Simpson did ads for Hertz car rental’s fast pick up (cuz he ran fast- get it?) but even more memorable was his role as a Tree Sweet brand orange juice spokesman (“O.J.”- get it?). That clever tie-in is really what we’ll all remember him for. Well, besides playing football.
I know someone that knew him pretty well for a lot of years. Spent a lot of time at his house when they were growing up. She’s pretty convinced that his son did it, and he covered for him.
Even the defense basically conceded that OJ beat his wife on multiple occasions. In retrospect I can see why some people celebrated the acquittal as a referendum on the racist corruption of the LAPD, but as for those who genuinely believe he was innocent? Nah, man. That’s just denial pure and simple.