O.J. Simpson's estate forced to auction

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Help pay off $117 million debt to the Goldman family

O.J. Simpson's lawyer, Malcolm LaVergne, insisted that the Goldman family would not receive anything from Simpson's estate after he passed away on April 10. However, it has been decided that some of Simpson's valuable and high-profile items will be auctioned off to benefit the Goldman family, as per a probate judge in Nevada.

As the Los Angeles Times reported, the auction will include items such as a Heisman Trophy, an SUV owned by Simpson, his golf clubs, and even his driver's license. The proceeds from the auction will be used to compensate Ronald Goldman's family.

In 1994, Simpson faced charges for the double murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. Despite his acquittal in October 1995, Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in civil court. Following a ruling against him in wrongful death lawsuits, he was ordered to pay $33.5 million to the victims' families.


For a long time, Simpson hardly paid anything to the Goldman family. When he passed away in April, he still owed the family more than $100 million due to accrued interest after the original judgment. As of July 2024, Simpson's estate owes the Goldman family a total of $117.04 million, according to Fred Goldman, Ronald Goldman's father. 

The Times reported that the Goldman family submitted a creditor claim to Simpson's estate in Clark County, Nevada, which is why the family is expected to receive some money from the auction. LaVergne, acting as the attorney for the Simpson estate, stated in April that if it were his decision, the Goldmans wouldn't receive any payment.

"It's my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing," he told the Review-Journal at the time. "Them specifically. And I will do everything in my capacity as the executor or personal representative to try and ensure that they get nothing."

LaVergne later backtracked on his comments, and now, it looks like the Goldman family will be getting something from the estate. LaVergne will now pick out an auction house to hold the sale, and once that choice is made, things will start moving forward. 


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