OJ Simpson shared a photo of him receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and encouraging others to take it when the time comes, causing dismay among some Twitter users.
The former football star and former inmate wore a mask with his nickname “The Juice” printed on the front while being injected with the vaccine at a distribution location in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The caption read: “Make your photo. I got mine !!! “
Some followers were outraged that the 73-year-old man was vaccinated against the coronavirus before others because of his criminal past, despite his advanced age.
Simpson’s fame as a professional football player at the Hall of Fame, where he earned his nickname, was eclipsed by his time as a murder suspect after the brutal murder of his wife Nicole Brown and his friend Ron Goldman in 1994.
After a televised trial on a roller coaster and his subsequent acquittal, Simpson was brought to court by Mr. Goldman’s family, who opened a civil case against him that he won.
In 2008, Simpson was arrested for a different crime – his role in an armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel involving a dispute over ownership of his objects.
He was sentenced to 33 years in prison, but was released in 2017 after serving nine years.
His notoriety still haunts him today, with Twitter users sharing memes related to the infamous murder trial and questioning “how did the killer get the vaccine before us?”
Some posts reference the moment in the murder trial when Simpson tried on the gloves used in the murder of Mrs. Brown and Mr. Goldman, showing that they did not fit him.
In one post they were replaced by the gloves used by Bernie Sanders at the opening, in another the user zoomed in on the practitioner’s hands showing her ill-fitting surgical gloves: “One again. The glove does not fit. “
The Daily Show Comedian Travon Free wrote: “Who had ‘OJ Simpson being stabbed by a white woman’ on his 2021 bingo card?”
One person tweeted: “I just saw that OJ Simpson was in fashion, but for all the wrong reasons. Apparently, keeping him alive is more important than keeping me alive. “
As a Nevada resident over 65, Simpson is eligible for the vaccine according to state guidelines.