O.J. Simpson's Estate Agrees To Pay $58M To Ron Goldman's Father Decades After Murders

O.J. Simpson's estate has agreed to pay nearly $58 million to the father of Ron Goldman, three decades after Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson, according to reports.

Simpson was found not guilty in 1995 in the criminal case. Two years later, the jury in a civil case found the former football star liable for the deaths of Brown Simpson, his ex-wife, and her friend, Goldman.

Simpson was ordered to pay their families $33.5 million.

Simpson died from cancer in 2024 in Nevada without having paid the judgment.

After Simpson's death, Goldman's father, Fred Goldman, field a claim against Simpson's estate in Nevada. The claim consists of the balance of the original 1995 civil judgement, along with interest, KLAS reported.

In court papers filed Friday in Nevada, the executor of Simpson's estate, Malcolm LaVergne, wrote that the estate was accepting Fred Goldman's financial claim in the amount of nearly $58 million. Goldman initially sought more than $117 million, but LaVergne contended that Goldman had miscalculated the amount of accrued interest.

In response to the estate's acceptance of the claim, the Goldman family issued a statement saying, "The executor's acceptance of the claim is a positive acknowledgement of the debt. It does not constitute payment. This acceptance allows the administration of the claim to move forward in probate. We will continue to monitor the probate process as it progresses."

The move marks a major about-face from LaVergne, who said shortly after Simpson's death that he didn't want the Goldman family to see any money from the Hall of Famer's estate.

“It’s my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing,” he told the Review-Journal. “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 told NBC that Simpson's estate is evaluated at between $500,000 and $1 million. He said the state will pay Goldman what it can after administrative expenses and tax debts; Simpson owed money to the IRS at the time of his death.

City News Service contributed to this report.