O.J. Simpson’s Remains Turned into Sparkling Jewelry
O.J. Simpson’s final resting place has been revealed.
Nearly five months after the American footballer’s death following a prostate cancer diagnosis, his long-time lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne, told TMZ that a part of him remains….in cremation jewelry.
LaVergne told the tabloid that Simpson was cremated following his death in April. According to the Las Vegas attorney, The Juice’s kids signed off on transforming their father’s ashes into an assortment of jewelry—a process he had to provide written consent for in his last will and testament.
Though LaVergne didn’t offer specifics about the jewelry, he did share that memorial pieces were divvied up among his four kids: Arnelle (55), Jason (54), Sydney (38), and Justin (36).
And no, the lawyer did not get a piece for himself because he wasn’t interested.
LaVergne also revealed the cost of pressing Simpson’s ashes into jewelry: $4,243.06. This includes the cost of cremation and drawing up the death certificates!
As reported earlier this month, LaVergne is trying to liquidate some of Simpson’s assets to settle his insane debt, which includes the $33.5 million he owed to the families of Ronald Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson for the wrongful death judgment.
Malcolm LaVergne previously expressed his opinion on the subject in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I will do everything in my capacity as the executor or personal representative to try and ensure that they [the Goldmans] get nothing,” he stated.
Apparently, he has had a change of heart, so there may be hope for the grieving families!
In a recent interview with The Times, LaVergne said that a claim filed by Goldman’s father against Simpson’s estate is “going to be a valid claim that’s going to be accepted.” He said that he will deal with it “in accordance with Nevada law,” and that he plans to be as transparent as possible with the Goldman family.
He doubled down on his comments in his statement to PEOPLE on Sunday,
“I’m kind of backtracking from those remarks. They were pretty harsh. Because you’ve got to understand, there’s a learning curve to everything,” LaVergne explained.
“And I was an advocate for Mr. Simpson so long, and he was able to live a really great last seven years of his life out because I was his attorney and advocate for all that time, but now my attorney hat is off, and my executor hat is on,” he continued.
