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The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate, attorney Malcolm Lavergne, is taking back some recent remarks about the slain Ron Goldman’s family.
“Extra’s” Billy Bush spoke with LaVergne, who told The Las Vegas Review-Journal that he would do everything he could to ensure the Goldmans would “get zero, nothing” from Simpson’s estate.
He told Billy, “I’ve walked back those comments… Those are pretty harsh comments. He added, “That is the past.”
LaVergne blamed Fred Goldman’s lawyers for comments that triggered his remarks.
LaVergne said he does have sympathy for the Brown and Goldman families. “Absolutely… and I have for many many years.” Referring to the Goldmans specifically, he said, “They lost their son.”
When Billy asked if the Goldmans lost their son at the hands of Simpson, Malcom answered, “That’s the debate that has consumed the public for 30 years.”
“As far as the L.A. thing, Mr. Simpson never spoke about that.”
The last will and testament of Orenthal Simpson — just filed on Friday — was updated in January, and leaves everything to his trust, which lists his four kids.
As for what his kids thought of Simpson, LaVergne emphasized, “His children are private and I’m not gonna engage in what they said or did or what’s going on with them. I think that’s their story to tell if they want to come out and tell it.”
It has been reported that Simpson owed $114 million to Goldman family — but what’s LaVergne’s take?
He argued, “First, I don’t think that number that you’re talking is accurate? I think the Goldmans botched their accounting and undervalued the money that’s owed. Now that I’m the executor, I think they’re owed more like $201 million.”
LaVergne doesn’t know how much money Simpson had at the time of his death. He elaborated, “I’ve done sweeps of his home… This is obviously in the beginning phase… Mr. Simpson passed away Wednesday night and I didn’t know till Thursday evening I was the executor… I’m gonna have to find his bank account… and then there will be a number tabulated, but that could be months and months, even years.”
He added, “I’ll be blunt — I’m not seeing much, but I’m remaining hopeful.”
LaVergne also shed some light on O.J.’s final days, revealing, “His family was around, a bunch of his friends came to see him. He was a father, he was a grandfather, he was very happy and content with his life — we knew the end was near.”
He elaborated, “For the last few days, he was pretty much out of it… People would give him a rise, if someone would enter the room that he saw… He couldn’t communicate… the way you and I are communicating… It was just resting, watching TV, watching his favorite shows… That was what it was about in the final few days.”