"I'm going to be hypertransparent," Malcolm LaVergne told THR while discussing his earlier remarks about money going to the families of murder victims Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.
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O.J. Simpson’s Lawyer Reverses Opinion on Payments to Goldman Family (Exclusive)
April 15, 2024
"I'm going to be hypertransparent," Malcolm LaVergne told THR while discussing his earlier remarks about money going to the families of murder victims Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.
O.J. Simpson’s longtime attorney, who was named executor of the former NFL star’s will ahead of his death last week, has said he will ensure that any claim the parents of Ron Goldman make to retrieve the millions they were awarded in a 1998 civil judgment against the accused killer will be accepted by the estate.
Attorney Malcolm LaVergne, who represented Simpson from 2009 until the former running back’s death on April 10 after a battle with prostate cancer, said that he wants to walk back statements made last week while speaking by phone with
The Hollywood Reporter on Monday afternoon. LaVergne had previously told the
Las Vegas Review-Journal that he’d fight to prevent a payout of the $33.5 million judgment awarded to the families of Simpson’s ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman; he said he specifically wanted Fred Goldman to receive “zero — nothing” of Simpson’s estate.
“I can tell you in advance, Fred Goldman’s claim will be accepted. And his claim will be handled in accordance with Nevada law,” LaVergne told
THR, admitting that his earlier remarks were not in response to Fred Goldman, who has been relentless in his pursuit of justice for his son since the 1997 civil trial verdict, but toward his attorneys.
“Within an hour of knowing that O.J. died, he started talking shit. My advocate instinct is was, ‘Oh, you’re gonna keep shitting on him even after he’s dead?’” he said. “’Fine, you know? You get nothing.’ And so, those were my remarks then. But I backtracked, and they were pretty harsh remarks. And now I’m going in the other direction.”
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Simpson's Heisman Trophy one of the items up for bid
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O.J. Simpson's estate forced to auction off valuable items to help pay off $117 million debt to Goldman family
Simpson's Heisman Trophy one of the items up for bid
When O.J. Simpson passed away on April 10, his long-time lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne, vowed that the Goldman family would get nothing from Simpson's estate. As it turns out though, the Goldman family will be getting something after a probate judge in Nevada agreed with a plan to auction off some of Simpson's most valuable and high-profile items.
According to the Los Angeles Times, some of the items that will be going up for auction are a Heisman Trophy along with an SUV that Simpson owned and some of his golf clubs. Simpson's driver's license will also be hitting the auction block with the proceeds from all sales being used to pay the family of Ronald Goldman.
In 1994, Simpson was charged with double-murder in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Goldman, who was friends with Nicole. Although Simpson was acquitted of the murders in October 1995, he was later found liable for the deaths in civil court. The former Bills running back was ordered to pay $33.5 million after a judge ruled against him in wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of the victims.
Over the years, Simpson paid almost nothing to the Goldman family, and when he died in April, he owed more than $100 million to the family due to interest that had accrued since the original judgement. According to Ronald Goldman's father, Fred, Simpson's estate owes the family a total of $117.04 million as of July 2024.
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Just sayin': The Goldman family may finally be getting something after all; however, it wouldn't surp[riose me if Malcolm LaVergne (i.e the lawyer) takes more off the top in legal fees and expenses than the Goldman family gets in compensation......
