World reacts to O.J. Simpson's death, from lawyers and victim's relatives to sports stars and celebrities

Reactions to the death of O.J. Simpson have begun to percolate, as comments that cropped up steadily on social media, in the press and on television from public figures and people who personally knew him reflected the division that still exists over his infamous acquittal.

Simpson died Wednesday from complications of prostate cancer, his agent confirmed to CBS News. He was 76.

A National Football League star, actor and broadcaster before his estranged wife's murder in 1994, Simpson rapidly drew global attention and notoriety when he was accused in the double murder of Nicole Brown and her friend, Ron Goldman. The criminal trial, widely regarded as the "trial of the century," garnered obsessive media coverage and mass viewership while prompting debates that would persist in public forums for decades.