O.J. Simpson’s body will be cremated on Tuesday and his brain will not be removed first to preserve it for CTE research, according to the executor of his estate. new york post.
Malcolm LaVergne, who has represented Simpson since 2009 and is the executor of the infamous former NFL star’s estate, has completed the necessary paperwork for Simpson to be cremated and has confirmed that Simpson’s brain was removed from chronic traumatic encephalopathy. (CTE), the family refused. ) study.
On December 8, 1994, O. J. Simpson, sitting in open court in Los Angeles Superior Court, responds to a media lawyer’s request to release the court records of a December 7 closed session involving prospective jurors.・Judge Ito refused. (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
CTE is a degenerative brain disease that is associated with athletes who suffer repeated brain trauma or concussions.
Some people link the presence of CTE to depression, suicide, and violent behavior.
Lavergne said he has received multiple requests to donate Simpson’s brain for CTE research.
“Everything is wild with O.J., but we got a call from a medical center doing CTE testing asking for O.J.’s brain… That’s not happening,” LaVergne asserted.
“I might consult with the kids, but I haven’t heard anything so I don’t think that’s possible. O.J. wants all of his body cremated so the kids can do what they think is appropriate.” is.”
Lavergne and doctors have agreed to cremate Simpson, but the former player’s children have reportedly not given consent yet.
“Tuesday is exactly as predicted… the day he will actually be cremated,” LaVergne said. “That’s what O.J. wanted. That’s what O.J. wanted, and that’s what the kids are telling me.”
Mr. Lavergne did not say whether a funeral would be held. However, he hinted at the possibility of holding a private “celebration of life” ceremony at some point.
“At this time, there are no concrete plans regarding the funeral,” LaVergne said. “However, a celebration of a lifetime of service may be held at a later date, but it will be limited to Mr. Simpson’s close friends and family.”
Simpson passed away last week after a battle with prostate cancer. According to some reports, he was diagnosed with the disease in February. LaVergne said he had been battling the disease for some time before his death due to a recurrence of cancer that started earlier this year.
In 1997, two years after being acquitted of criminal murder charges in the deaths of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, Simpson was found civilly responsible for their deaths and awarded $3,350 to the victims’ families. ordered to pay $1,000.
Fred Goldman, father of Ronald Goldman, hears testimony at the preliminary hearing in the murders of Ronald Simpson and O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson in Los Angeles on July 7, 1994. (center), daughter Kim (left), and wife Patty. Angeles. (Lee Serrano/Wire Image)
But Mr. LaVergne vows to prevent the Goldmans from receiving any money.
“I hope Goldmans gets zero, nothing,” LaVergne said. “Especially them. And as executor or personal representative, I’m going to do everything in my power to make sure they don’t get anything.”
