HOLLYWOOD - O.J. Simpson has been named a suspect in a Las Vegas casino break-in.
The sports star-turned-actor was questioned by police after the incident, which happened at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino on Thursday night--and now he's among the suspects in the ongoing investigation.
Hotel bosses reported sports memorabilia had been taken from one of the suites.
Speaking minutes ago, Simpson said, "I took memorabilia that belonged to me... but I didn't break in."
Las Vegas police officials will stage a press conference regarding the matter on Friday afternoon.
Simpson was famously acquitted in 1995 of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman, but was found liable for their deaths in a civil trial in 1996.
As a result, he was forced to auction off his sports trophies and collectibles to help pay off the $33.5 million awarded to the Goldman family.
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