How did Robert Kardashian Sr die?
ROBERT Kardashian was an American businessman and lawyer who was the patriarch of the Kardashian family before his death.
Kardashian was a close associate of OJ Simpson and was part of the legal team that saw him acquitted for the murder of Nicole Brown.
How did Robert Kardashian Sr die?
Robert Kardashian lived a healthy lifestyle devoid of smoking and drinking, doted on his young children, and amassed a respectable fortune thanks to a string of entrepreneurial engagements including music and frozen yogurt.
He befriended OJ Simpson while the two were enrolled at the University of Southern California and OJ would eventually serve as Robert’s best man during his wedding to Kris.
Robert managed many of their joint ventures and, eventually, OJ’s personal crises.
confirmed a rumor that Robert coaxed OJ out of committing suicide in Kim Kardashian's bedroom.
Kardashian’s law license had lapsed when the case against OJ Simpson was being built, but he reactivated it in order to join the defense.
When his death was announced in 2003, noted the continued speculation that Kardashian had only joined the defense to avoid testifying against Simpson.
When he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer at age 59, it came as a shock to the family that was thrust into the spotlight via the “Trial of the Century” but had not yet reached its unending celebrity status.
Kardashian died roughly two months after his diagnosis on September 30.
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On April 10, 2024, it was reported that OJ Simpson also died at the age of 76 following a battle with prostate cancer after being diagnosed in February.
What was Robert Kardashian’s relationship with Kim Kardashian like?
Kim was just 22 years old at the time of her father’s passing and has let fans in on what their relationship was like.
Kim of handwritten notes the two exchanged during Kim’s childhood and teenage years.
On the 17th anniversary of his death, Kim posted a throwback photo of the two while nodding to the fact she was inspired to study law because of him.
She later passed the baby bar exam on her fourth attempt.
Robert appeared as a hologram as a gift from Kanye West for Kim’s 40th birthday in 2020.
Kanye even emblazoned with the faces of his mother Donda and Kim's father Robert in promotion of one of his albums.
How many Americans die of esophageal cancer each year?
Unfortunately, cancer remains one of the most threatening diseases to Americans, taking almost 600,000 lives in 2019 according to the .
However, the same report notes that cancer deaths are down 27% from 1999 to 2019.
In 2021, reported on a new treatment for esophageal cancer that doctors called a “game changer”.
Esophageal cancer accounts for just 1% of all cancer diagnoses in the United States and approximately 15,000 deaths.
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After his death, the Kardashian name has become synonymous with luxury products, reality television, and social media vacation posting.
Robert Kardashian would be 78 if he were alive today.