Despite O.J. Simpson once being a talked-about NFL player turned actor, the disgraced athlete’s estate executor claims he didn’t die a millionaire.
According to the estate executor, Malcolm LaVergne, O.J. died with less than five figures amount in one Nevada bank account. He told TMZ that overall, there was less than a million to his name.
LaVergne also revealed that O.J. received the maximum amount of society security and his pensions from his football and acting days. The estate executor also said that the payments totaled less than the $400,000 per year that has been reported.
However, LaVergne did admit his client lived well following his stint in prison. He also shared some signed memorabilia at the former athlete’s home can be auctioned off. “One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure,” he explained. “Maybe some people will say, ‘Look, even though this means nothing to me… some guy who is fascinated with O.J. and has a lot of money will pay $50,000 for it.’”
LaVergne’s revelation about O.J. Simpson’s finances comes just after he walked back his previous remarks about Ron Goldman’s family finally receiving the money they are owed from the NFL star’s estate.
Although Simpson was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman during his criminal trial, he was later found liable for both deaths during a civil lawsuit brought on by the Goldman and Brown families. He was ordered by the court to pay the families $33.5 million.
Nearly 30 years after the civil suit ruling, neither of the families has received even close to the amount they are owed. Even though he previously stated that the Goldmans would get nothing, LaVergne has changed his mind and said he plans to reach out to the family to show them what’s financially available.
O.J. Simpson’s Estate Executor Recalls the Last Time He Saw the Athlete Alive
According to NBC News, O.J. Simpson’s estate executor recently recalled seeing the former athlete days before his death on April 10.
“He was awake, alert, and chilling,” LaVergne said about visiting Simpson on Easter. “He’s on the couch.. drinking a beer and watching TV. And so that was the last time we had effective back-and-forth conversations.”
The estate executor also said Simpson was usually the one who kept him up on the news. “So we were just catching up on the news then.”
LaVergne then shared that about a week later, on April 5, one of O.J.’s doctors said he was “transitioning.”
The estate executor visited O.J. and at that point, his client only had the strength to ask for water. He also asked to watch a golf tournament on TV.
‘Of course, he chose golf,” LaVergne said. “He was an absolute golf fanatic.”
O.J. Simpson died on April 10 after a battle with prostate cancer. His children announced the news on X (formerly Twitter). He was 76 years old.
Speaking about Simpson’s children, LaVergne pointed out that the athlete’s four surviving children have had to share him with the world their entire lives.
“At first, they shared good O.J. but still he was famous. But then, 1994 on, they kind of had to share bad boy O.J. with the world. At the end of the day, these children just lost a father. And they have the added burden that he is one of the most famous people on the planet, who is polarizing and who is surrounded by controversy.”