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O.J. Simpson’s Estate to Pay Ron Goldman’s Family Almost $58 Million
O.J. Simpson’s estate will be making the payment that is long overdue.
Almost three decades after the family of Ron Goldman was awarded a civil wrongful death judgment against the late NFL star—who was acquitted of the 1994 murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron—Simpson’s estate has agreed to a multimillion-dollar creditor claim.
Executor Malcolm LaVergne authorized the Goldmans’ claim for $57,997,858.12, “plus judgment interest on the approved amount,” as per the documents dated Nov. 14 and obtained by People.
Fred Goldman, Ron’s father, had initially demanded more than $117 million, which he claimed was a true representation of the $33.5 million civil judgment for the year 1997 plus interest accumulated over the years. However, LaVergne, in his Approval of Creditors Claim, pointed out that the interest calculation was incorrect, though he consented to the almost $58 million amount.
Executor Says O.J. Simpson Estate Is Selling Assets to Fund Goldman Payout
LaVergne emphasized in court documents that Fred Goldman’s calculation of the initial interest was “in good faith,” and indicated that he would cooperate with the family to establish a “more accurate” amount.
He shared with TMZ on Nov. 15 that the estate is selling off Simpson’s stuff, among which is a Bible given to him by a longtime friend and attorney Kim Kardashian’s late father, Robert Kardashian Sr., to cover the multimillion-dollar payout.
Besides Goldman’s claim, LaVergne, who has been in charge of the estate since Simpson’s passing in April 2024, decided to prioritize the tax debts as well, including an “approximately $636,945” claim from the State of California and some amounts that are due to the IRS.
O.J. Simpson Estate Executor Moves Away From His Earlier Promise That Goldmans Would Receive “Zero”
While the Goldman and Brown families received a judgment for millions in damages in 1997, the majority of the civil judgment was not paid during O.J. Simpson’s lifetime. LaVergne had mentioned to the Las Vegas Review-Journal in April 2024 that there had never been a court order for the payment of the judgment.
Their fresh triumph is almost two years after LaVergne publicly promised to prevent them from getting money from Simpson’s estate. “I wish the Goldmans get zero, nothing, was what I hoped,” he had said to the publication then. “Specifically them. And I will do everything within my power as executor or personal representative to try and make sure that they get nothing.”
Malcolm LaVergne, Executor, After Extremely Negative Comment about Goldmans, Says It’s “Time to Tone Down the Rhetoric”
After a few days, Malcolm LaVergne, the executor, of the estate said that he thought his father’s comment was “too harsh” and that he had got back to his father’s remarks.
“Looking back, to that statement my response was: ‘it’s my hope that they get zero, nothing,’ I think that was a pretty harsh thing to say,’ LaVergne said to NBC News. ‘Now that I am more aware of the role of the executor and the personal representative, it is definitely time to calm down the rhetoric and focus more on my role as the personal representative.’