LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A probate judge approved a plan Friday to auction off pieces of O.J. Simpson’s personal property, a lawyer involved in the process confirmed to the 8 News Now Investigators.
Simpson died in Las Vegas on April 10 at the age of 76. His long-time attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, was tasked to handle his trust and estate. An attorney representing LaVergne in Friday’s hearing said the auction process would begin “soon.”
Items potentially to be auctioned include a Heisman Trophy, golf clubs, Simpson’s car and driver’s license, LaVergne previously said, adding it was unclear if the trophy was authentic.
Friday’s ruling allows the estate to sell Simpson’s “unique and high-profile personal property through auction houses, waiving the usual requirement for court confirmation to maximize the estate’s value for creditors and interested parties,” documents said.
In 1995, Simpson was tried and acquitted for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. A jury found him liable in a civil suit.
Fred Goldman, the father of Ron Goldman, filed a creditor’s claim Thursday against the estate of O.J. Simpson for $117 million.
In 1997, a California judge found Simpson liable for their deaths in a civil case and ordered he pay the families $33.5 million. Fred Goldman’s claim filed in Clark County District Court on Thursday includes nearly $21 million of interest accrued since a third renewed judgment was filed in the case in 2022. The total consists of the balance and interest – none of which Simpson nor his estate has ever paid.
The judge will allow LaVergne to pick an auction house of his choosing. It was unclear Friday just how many items would go to auction.
