The executor of O.J. Simpson’s estate, Malcolm LaVergne, who also served as Simpson’s longtime legal professional, has announced that the previous NFL star will be cremated, with no parts of his body, which include his brain, becoming donated for scientific study. This selection arrives amidst conversations about studying Simpson’s brain for indicators of continual traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative mind condition linked to repeated head trauma often identified in former football players. Regardless of recommendations from scientists interested in analyzing his mind, LaVergne firmly said, “Which is a hard no. His complete body, such as his brain, will be cremated.”
Loved ones and Legal Issues
In addition to handling the preparations for Simpson’s cremation, LaVergne is arranging a personal celebration of lifetime, minimal to close pals and household. Simpson, who experienced little ones with his initially and next wives, remains a determine of significant general public fascination even in loss of life. LaVergne also tackled ongoing tensions with the Goldman relatives, who received a $33.5 million wrongful dying judgment towards Simpson in 1997. He expressed a drive to lessen confrontations and tackle estate issues extra diplomatically, stating, “Now that I understand my part as the executor and the individual consultant, it is time to tone down the rhetoric and seriously get down to what my part is as a private consultant.”