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O.J. Simpson’s lawyer has refuted a widely reported claim about the former NFL running back’s death.

Simpson passed away from prostate cancer at the age of 76 on April 10. His children broke the news via social media, with claims that he was surrounded by family members at the time of his passing.

However, his longtime attorney, Malcolm LaVergne, has said that this is not true and that there was only one person with Simpson when he died.

While LaVergne did not identify that person, he told the Associated Press that it was a close family member.

“Longtime Simpson lawyer Malcolm LaVergne told the Associated Press that an April 11 post on X from Simpson’s family that said he died surrounded by family was inaccurate,” the New York Post notes.

“Instead, Simpson had with him only one person — a “close family member” whom LaVergne refused to identify.“

Simpson has four children, two of whom were with his ex-wife Nicole Brown, who he was accused of murdering in 1994 along with her friend, Ronald Goldman. He was acquitted after a lengthy, publicized trial.

Reports claimed that both sets of his kids were with him during his final days.

“At first they shared good O.J. But still he was famous,” LaVergne said. “And then, in 1994 on, they kind of had to share bad boy O.J. with the world.

“But at the end of the day, these children just lost a father. And they have the added burden that he is one of the most famous people on the planet, and who is polarizing and who is surrounded by controversy.”

OJ Simpson Did Not Offer A Deathbed Confession

Following OJ Simpson’s death earlier this month, there was some speculation over a possible deathbed confession from the former star running back.

His attorney, now in charge of his estate, has confirmed that no such thing occurred.

Malcolm LaVergne has also disclosed that Simpson was insistent on the Goldman family not getting any of his money after his passing despite civil proceedings finding him liable for the deaths in 1997.