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| OJ Simpson bailed in robbery case | OJ Simpson bailed in robbery case |
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| Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been bailed by a court in Las Vegas after facing charges of involvement in an alleged armed robbery. | Ex-American football star OJ Simpson has been bailed by a court in Las Vegas after facing charges of involvement in an alleged armed robbery. |
| Mr Simpson, 60, is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer in a hotel room last Thursday. | Mr Simpson, 60, is accused of taking part in a raid on a sports memorabilia dealer in a hotel room last Thursday. |
| Bail was set at $125,000 (£63,000), and he was banned from contacting potential witnesses - or from leaving the US. | Bail was set at $125,000 (£63,000), and he was banned from contacting potential witnesses - or from leaving the US. |
| He has been held since last week and faces 11 charges including robbery and kidnapping, which he denies. | He has been held since last week and faces 11 charges including robbery and kidnapping, which he denies. |
| If convicted, he faces the possibility of life in prison. | |
| In interviews before his arrest, Mr Simpson said he was trying to retrieve stolen items that belonged to him, and denied any guns were involved. | In interviews before his arrest, Mr Simpson said he was trying to retrieve stolen items that belonged to him, and denied any guns were involved. |
| Speaking outside court after the hearing, Mr Simpson's lawyer said he expected his client to plead not guilty to all charges. | |
| Three co-defendants have been charged with 11 criminal counts, including assault with a deadly weapon. | Three co-defendants have been charged with 11 criminal counts, including assault with a deadly weapon. |
| Settlements | Settlements |
| Entering court wearing a blue cotton prison outfit and with his hands cuffed, Mr Simpson looked taken aback as details of the charges were read out to him. | |
| His voice croaked as he told the judge that he lived in Florida. | |
| He will face 10 felony charges over the incident at the Palace Station Casino: | |
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| He also faces a misdemeanour charge of conspiracy to commit a crime. | He also faces a misdemeanour charge of conspiracy to commit a crime. |
| The former star gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. | The former star gained international notoriety in 1995 when he was tried and acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. |
| Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. | Although Mr Simpson was cleared of murder in a criminal court in 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths at a civil trial and ordered to pay $33.5m (£17m) in damages - money that has never been collected. |
| In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. | In July, the rights to Mr Simpson's book If I Did It were awarded to Mr Goldman's family to help cover the judgement. |
| The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. | The book, in which Mr Simpson describes how he would have killed his ex-wife and her friend, was published in the US on Thursday by Beaufort Books. |