Controversial Athletes
Sports stars are in the spotlight,
just like celebrities. The media
examine their every move, and
when they make a misstep, they
end up on the cover. From one
moment to the next, they are no
longer celebrated sports stars in
the eyes of the public.
Oscar Pistorius in 2002
Oscar Pistorius
They called him the Blade Runner. South African track
runner Oscar Pistorius was a true star. He was the tenth
athlete to compete in both the Olympic Games and the
Paralympics, in London in 2012. Less than one year
later, the whole world despised him. Pistorius was
convicted of accidental manslaughter after shooting his
girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, four times through
a locked toilet door on Valentine's Day in 2013. After
an appeal, his sentence was changed to murder in 2016.
O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson is a former American football star who was accused of brutally murdering his ex-wife
and a waiter in June 1994. Simpson, who was 48 and
already retired at the time, was found not guilty after
a controversial trial that lasted more than eight
months. Quite a few people still believe he did it. But
it does not end there: In September 2007, Simpson,
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