Photo courtesy of O.J. Simpson/ Twitter.
Former San Francisco 49er O.J. Simpson wants you to get your COVID-19 vaccine. Simpson posted a video on Twitter on August 2 to encourage people to get their shot, and he was making a lot of sense.
Simpson noted that vaccinated people have a better chance of surviving if they were to catch the coronavirus.
“Hey Twitter world, it’s me, yours truly,” said Simpson, before talking about the number of unvaccinated people being hospitalized.
“A female doctor was on this morning, and she made the best analogy I’ve heard. She said that being vaccinated is like wearing your seat belt. That, it doesn’t guarantee you won’t get into an accident, but if you do, you’ll have a much better chance of surviving. Hey, get your shots! I don’t like wearing masks. Because you people who aren’t getting the shots that have brought this mask thing back. I’m just sayin’. Take care,” he concluded.
Twitter went loose on the juice after he posted the video, and of course, they had jokes, but they also agreed with him for the most part.
The Juice also made news recently for his controversial statements about why he doesn’t like to spend time in Los Angeles. Black Sports Online reported that Simpson didn’t spend time in Los Angeles because of the stigma attached to the 1994 murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman.
Simpson went on trial for the brutal double murders. Still, he was found not guilty after some questionable handling of evidence gave jurors reasonable doubt, along with the LAPD’s history with Black people. While he was acquitted in the criminal trial, the Heisman Trophy winner was found guilty of the murders in a civil lawsuit brought by the victims’ families.
Years later, Simpson gave a fictional account of the murders some say is tantamount to a confession in a book he wrote called “If I Did It.” However, he once said that he only gave his name to the book and that screenwriter Pablo Fenjves made up the story. (If Uncle O.J. ever wants to confirm any part of his book, we are listening).
Simpson said he didn’t frequent Los Angeles because he didn’t want to run into the real killer.
“The L.A. thing, unfortunately, some people wrongfully believe something, but I moved on,” said Simpson. “I have trouble with L.A. People may think this is self-serving, but I might be sitting next to whoever did it. I really don’t know who did it.”
“I figured eventually somebody would confess to something, you know? 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,” said Simpson.
Simpson wants people to get vaccinated because he had COVID and remembers not being able to catch his breath, Black Sports Online reported.
“When I had COVID, I almost couldn’t get out of bed,” Simpson said. “I made it to my balcony, trying to breathe. I couldn’t catch my breath. I felt vulnerable, and for the first time thought I might be near the end.”
COVID-19 infections are on the rise, and hospitals are being flooded with non-vaccinated patients. The U.S. now has an average of 16,000 new coronavirus infections daily.