Malcolm LaVergne, who's handling O.J.'s trust and estate in Nevada state court, claims he was present at the event at Palm Mortuary on Wednesday morning, April 17, along with other unspecified people.
- Apr 18, 2024
AceShowbiz - O.J. Simpson has officially been cremated in Las Vegas. Days after the former football star died at age 76 due to cancer, his attorney Malcolm LaVergne confirmed to The Associated Press that there won't be a public memorial.
Malcolm claimed he, along with unspecified other people, was present at the event at Palm Mortuary on Wednesday morning, April 17. "I am able to verify that O.J. Simpson was cremated today," he said. "Others were present, but I'm not disclosing who."
Malcolm, who's handling O.J.'s trust and estate in Nevada state court, went on to divulge that the cremains will be given to his children "to do with as they please, according to the wishes of their father."
"You have to remember that they've shared O.J. with the world their entire lives," the attorney said on Tuesday of O.J.'s surviving adult children. O.J. had Arnelle Simpson, 55, and Jason Simpson, 53, from his first marriage and Sydney Simpson, 38, and Justin Simpson, 35, shared with ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson before she was killed in 1994.
"They have the added burden that he is one of the most famous people on the planet," the lawyer continued, "and who is polarizing and who is surrounded by controversy."
O.J.s passing was confirmed by his family last Wednesday. "On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer," the family's statement read. "He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace."
O.J. was a star football player who won the Heisman Trophy while at USC and played professionally for the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills. After his football career, he transitioned to acting and appeared in films such as "The Klansman," "The Cassandra Crossing," and "The Towering Inferno".
In 1994, O.J. became the subject of a sensational trial after he was accused of murdering his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Despite a not guilty verdict in the criminal trial, O.J. was later found liable for wrongful death and battery in a civil suit brought by the victims' families. He was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages.
O.J. was later arrested and served almost nine years in prison for robbery, kidnapping, and other counts in a Las Vegas sports memorabilia scheme. He was released from prison in 2017.
