O.J. Simpson will be cremated; estate executor says 'hard no' to controversial ex-athlete's brain being studied for CTE
Source: NBC News
O.J. Simpson will be cremated; estate executor says 'hard no' to controversial ex-athlete’s brain being studied for CTE
The executor, Malcolm LaVergne, who was Simpson's longtime lawyer, said he also wants to "tone down the rhetoric" with the Goldman family after Simpson's death.
April 14, 2024, 3:17 PM EDT / Updated April 14, 2024, 4:06 PM EDT
By Erik Ortiz
A lawyer who represented O.J. Simpson, who died from cancer last week at 76, said Sunday that the former NFL star’s body will be cremated in the coming days, and there are no plans to have his brain donated to science.
“On at least one occasion, someone has called saying he’s a CTE guy who studies the brain,” said attorney Malcolm LaVergne, referring to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that has been studied in former football players and is associated with behavioral and cognitive issues related to repeated head injuries.
“That’s a hard no,” LaVergne added. “His entire body, including his brain, will be cremated.”
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