Shortly after O.J. Simpson died, the executor of his estate said he would do “everything” he could to keep money away from the families of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson.
Now, Malcolm LaVergne admits what he said was “harsh” and is now willing to work with the families who won a $33.5 million wrongful death judgment in a civil trial, according to the HuffPost.
Simpson, who was found liable in the civil trial after he was acquitted in the criminal case, died at 76.
After the famed football player and infamous murder suspect died, LaVergne said he hoped the Goldman family would “get zero, nothing,” per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, LaVergne said, “Ron Goldman’s father, Fred Goldman, will have his claim ‘accepted’ and ‘handled in accordance with Nevada law.’”
LaVergne said his first statement was a reaction to what Fred Goldman said after Simpson’s death was announced, per HuffPost.
“Within an hour of knowing that O.J. died, [Goldman’s lawyer] started talking shit,” LaVergne said. “My advocate instinct is was, ‘Oh, you’re gonna keep shitting on him even after he’s dead? Fine, you know? You get nothing.’”
LaVergne admitted this was “pretty harsh” and he is now willing to work with the families. This includes inviting those in charge of the estates for a meeting.
“I’m going to show my homework before I even have to give it to the courts and see what we can do in terms of getting this estate in order,” LaVergne said.
Simpson was acquitted in the 1994 deaths of Goldman and Brown Simpson, Simpson’s ex-wife.
Subsequently, a civil suit in 1997 ended with Simpson being found liable in their deaths.
To date, according to the Los Angeles Times, the Goldman have gotten 1% they are owed.
