O.J.
Simpson
and
his
attorney
Malcolm
LaVergne
(Photo
by
Jason
Bean-Pool/Getty
Images)
In
the
wake
of
news
about
the
death
of
O.J.
Simpson,
his lawyer
and
executor
of
his
estate,
Malcolm
LaVergne
made
news
for
his
assertive
stance
on
how
he’d
administer
the
estate.
He
said,
“It’s
my
hope
that
the
Goldmans
get
zero,
nothing.
Them
specifically.
And
I
will
do
everything
in
my
capacity
as
the
executor
or
personal
representative
to
try
and
ensure
that
they
get
nothing.”
The
Goldmans
he
references
are,
of
course,
the
family
of
Ron
Goldman.
Goldman
was
murdered,
along
with
O.J.’s
ex-wife
Nicole
Brown
Simpson,
on
the
night
of
June
12,
1994.
O.J.
Simpson
was
famously
acquitted
of
the
murder,
but
found
liable
for
the
deaths
of
Goldman
and
Brown
Simpson
in
a
1997
civil
trial.
The
civil
case
resulted
in
a
$33.5
million
judgment,
the
majority
of
which
was
not
paid
by
Simpson
in
his
lifetime.
Given
this
procedural
background,
LeVergne’s
comments
about
a
secured
creditor
seem
even
more
eyebrow
raising.
But
he’s
had
a
change
of
heart!
LeVergne
told
The
Hollywood
Reporter
he
will
in
fact
process
the
claim
by
Fred
Goldman,
Ron’s
father,
in
accordance
with
the
law.
Yay
for
law-following.
“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.”
Not
great
that
he
went
on
to
justify
the
remarks
—
all
in
the
name
of
defending
Simpson’s
*ahem*
good
name.
Cue
so
much
side
eye.
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Rubino
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Editor
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