O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday and everyone from comedian Kathy Griffin to actor Mark Hamill had something to say about it.
The 70-year-old Hall of Famer could be out as early as October 1 after serving almost 9 years for an armed robbery in Las Vegas in 2008. He has spent the last eight years at Lovelock Correctional Facility near Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was sent 13 years to the date after he was acquitted in the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. (RELATED: Report: O.J. Simpson Worried ‘Media Hype’ Is Going To Keep Him ‘Locked Up’)
O.J. Simpson arrives for his parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Centre in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S. July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Bean/POOL
“With all that goes on in this world: terror, wars, heroic deeds, only #OJSimpson could trump #RussianCollusion for headlines? Pun intended,” Donnie Wahlberg tweeted.
With all that goes on in this world: terror, wars, heroic deeds, only #OJSimpson could trump #RussianCollusion for headlines? Pun intended pic.twitter.com/sabg7vl0BR
— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) July 20, 2017
“OJ: “lived a conflict-free life”–but we heard Nicole’s 911 calls, the baseball bat through her car windshield,” Harry Shearer tweeted.
OJ: “lived a conflict-free life”–but we heard Nicole’s 911 calls, the baseball bat through her car windshield.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) July 20, 2017
Why are so many people upset that OJ Simpson was granted parole? ALMOST beheading someone isn’t the same as actually beheading them.
— Jim Norton (@JimNorton) July 20, 2017
POTUS with new attorney general??? #OJSimpsonParole pic.twitter.com/PwQwARCL6W
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) July 20, 2017
I can’t wait till OJ runs into the grown up Kardashians out in these streets #OJ pic.twitter.com/z1v5iX0RoO
— MichaelRapaport (@MichaelRapaport) July 20, 2017
OJ today; “Nobody’s ever accused me of pulling a weapon on them.” Nobody who’s still alive.
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) July 20, 2017
OJ gettin out y’all! OJ GETTIN OUT! #Again
— David Alan Grier (@davidalangrier) July 20, 2017
I was eating breakfast when I heard today’s news and orange juice came out of my nose.
— Jeff Ross (@realjeffreyross) July 20, 2017
OJ just told the judge “I would kill to get out of here!” #ojparole #OJSimpsonParole
— Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert) July 20, 2017
If I had a time machine I’d stop OJ from killing those ppl so that nobody would ever know what a Kardashian is. #OJSimpsonParole
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 20, 2017
When the JUICE is actually loose again, all my O.J. jokes will immediately be changed to Aaron Hernandez, Oscar Pistorius & Manison jokes!
— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) July 20, 2017
O.J. Simpson is taking his talents to South Beach!
— Arsenio Hall (@ArsenioHall) July 20, 2017
Now at last he’s free to find the REAL memorabilia thieves.
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 20, 2017
“I’ve lived a conflict-free life.”- OJ Simpson #ThroughTheLookingGlass https://t.co/JV9JHNgmF4
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) July 20, 2017
Update: The story has been updated to reflect Simpson’s age as 70-years-old, not 69-years-old as originally reported.