Attorney Malcolm LaVergne, who was named the executor of O.J. Simpson's estate, backtracked on previous comments saying he will fight efforts from the families of Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ron Goldman to collect payouts from the $33.5 million judgment that was previously awarded to them.

"I can tell you in advance, Fred Goldman's [Ron Goldman's father] claim will be accepted," LaVergne told Kevin Dolak of the Hollywood Reporter. "And his claim will be handled in accordance with Nevada law."

The attorney also said he will be "hypertransparent" and "show my homework" when it comes to Simpson's estate, who died Wednesday.

Simpson was charged with the murders of Brown, who was his ex-wife, and Ron Goldman in 1994 but was controversially found not guilty during the criminal trial. However, a civil jury found him liable for wrongful death in 1997.

ESPN noted Simpson had not paid "the lion's share of the civil judgment that was awarded in 1997" upon his death. ESPN also pointed out Fred Goldman said "the hope for true accountability has ended" after Simpson died.

Prior to his latest comments, LaVergne told Katelyn Newberg of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "It's my hope that the Goldmans get zero, nothing. Them specifically. And I will do everything in my capacity as the executor or personal representative to try and ensure that they get nothing."

Yet he told Dolak he no longer stood by those comments.

"Within an hour of knowing that O.J. died, he started talking s--t. My advocate instinct was, 'Oh, you're gonna keep s--tting on him even after he's dead?'" he said. "'Fine, you know? You get nothing.' And so, those were my remarks then. But I backtracked, and they were pretty harsh remarks. And now I'm going in the other direction."

The Simpson family announced Thursday that the former NFL player died at the age of 76 and "succumbed to his battle with cancer."

In addition to the criminal and civil trials regarding the murders of Brown and Goldman, he was found guilty of armed robbery and conspiracy to kidnap in October 2008. He was eventually discharged from parole in December 2021 after being released from prison four years earlier.

On the field, Simpson was the 1968 Heisman Trophy winner at USC and No. 1 overall pick of the 1969 NFL draft.

He played nine seasons for the Buffalo Bills and two for the San Francisco 49ers during his Hall of Fame career.