OJ SIMPSON OH!

Nevada : OJ Simpson, acquitted of the 1994 murder of his ex-wife and her friend after the ''Trial of the Century,'' was released early one last Sunday-

From a prison in Nevada, where he had been held since 2008 for a botched armed robbery in Las Vegas Casino Hotel.

The State's Department of Corrections posted a seven-second video on Facebook showing the retired American Football star and former actor being released at 12:08 am local time [0708 GMT].

The midnight timing was to ''ensure public safety and reduce the potential for incident,'' the department said in a brief statement that accompanied the video and a photo showing some papers.

Simpson lawyers, Malcolm LaVergne, said by text message on Sunday morning :

''All information related to Simpson's whereabouts is confidential until [Monday] at the earliest.