DISGRACED OJ Simpson was quietly cremated in Las Vegas yesterday following his loss of life from prostate most cancers.
The ex-NFL star was mentioned to be “content material” earlier than he handed away aged 76 final week surrounded by household.
His ashes will likely be scattered at a secret location and a personal memorial service is being deliberate, his lawyer Malcolm LaVergne mentioned.
Mr LaVergne advised The Mail: “OJ would not need anybody to really feel unhappy for him.
“He’d inform you straight up, man, he is had an excellent life, pleased life, definitely, he had his trials and tribulations.
“However his final seven years have been incredible, so he would not need anybody feeling sorry for him.”
OJ Simpson is taken into account one of many biggest runner backs in NFL historical past.
His triumphs on the Buffalo Payments and San Francisco 49ers noticed him voted the sport’s Most worthy participant in 1973.
He later grew to become one of many world’s most highly-paid sports activities commentators after his retirement in 1979.
OJ was additionally the face of Hertz automobile rental adverts and launched a movie profession, starring within the Bare Gun franchise and No Place To Conceal alongside Drew Barrymore.
However his success on and off the sphere was overshadowed by his trial and controversial acquittal of the homicide of his ex-wife Nicole Brown, 35, and her good friend Ron Goldman, 25.
The pair have been discovered stabbed to loss of life at Nicole’s Los Angeles rental shortly after midnight on June 13, 1994.
Two days later, OJ took cops on a two hour lengthy slow-speed automobile chase by LA in his white Ford Bronco after refusing to drag over.
The pursuit was broadcast on dwell TV and OJ, who was a passenger within the automobile and had a handgun on him, was arrested.
He denied any involvement within the murders and a trial was opened.
The trial was the primary of its variety to be televised and have become one of the sensational felony hearings in US authorized historical past.
Previous to their 1993 divorce, Simpson had overwhelmed Nicole on a number of events, which resulted in a two years suspended jail sentence.
Cops have been later referred to as when Simpson broke into her residence in a jealous rage and “went nuts”.
The prosecution’s case centred on blood samples, however the defence argued “racist” cops planted these on OJ.
Regardless of mounting circumstantial proof, nothing tied the NFL star to the killings and he was acquitted.
LATER LIFE
OJ later served 9 years in a Nevada jail in 2008 after being convicted on 12 counts of armed theft and kidnapping two sports activities memorabilia sellers at gunpoint.
The NFL star was repeatedly hauled again to court docket over the damages awarded for the murders of Nicole and Ron.
He ordered to pay $33,500,000 in complete: $8.5m in compensatory damages to the Goldman household, and $25m in punitive damages.
He by no means paid and died owing greater than $100m to the Goldman and Brown households.
Each households are anticipated to pursue claims in opposition to OJ’s property.
Mr LaVergne mentioned the claims are more likely to be accepted, establishing a brand new court docket combat.