{"id":2221009,"date":"2024-04-15T00:59:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oj-simpsons-brain-being-donated-for-science-a-hard-no-estate-executor-says\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T01:02:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T05:02:12","slug":"oj-simpsons-brain-being-donated-for-science-a-hard-no-estate-executor-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oj-simpsons-brain-being-donated-for-science-a-hard-no-estate-executor-says\/","title":{"rendered":"OJ Simpson&#8217;s estate executor firmly rejects the idea of donating his brain for scientific research"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foj-simpsons-brain-being-donated-for-science-a-hard-no-estate-executor-says%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>O.J. Simpson&#8217;s\u200d brain will not be donated for \u2064scientific study on \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-mass-shooter-had-significant-brain-damage-likely-caused-from-exposure-to-over-10000-grenade-blasts-reports\/\" title=\"Maine mass shooter suffered 'severe' brain damage 'possibly' due to 10,000+ grenade blasts: Reports\">chronic\u2064 traumatic encephalopathy<\/a> \u200c(CTE), \u2063as confirmed by the estate executor.\u200d CTE is a brain disorder linked \u200bto \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antonio-brown-alleges-former-teammate-james-harrison-caused-his-cte-and-super-aggressive-behavior\/\" title=\"Antonio Brown Alleges Former Teammate James Harrison Caused His \u201cCTE\u201d and \u201cSuper Aggressive\u201d Behavior\">repeated head injuries<\/a> \u2062prevalent \u200damong boxers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jimmy-kimmel-says-wallstreetbets-might-be-russian-disruptors\/\" title=\"WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Says WallStreetBets Might Be \u2018Russian Disruptors\u2019\">football players<\/a>. \u2063Despite Simpson&#8217;s\u2062 history in football, his brain donation for research in this area has been declined. Your\u2063 summary effectively captures the \u200ckey points regarding O.J. Simpson&#8217;s brain \u2064donation \u2062decision and its connection to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).\u2064 The information \u200bis concise and informative, providing a clear understanding of the situation. Great\u200c job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2962422\/oj-simpson-dead-at-76\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O.J. Simpson\u2019s<\/a> brain will not be donated for scientific efforts to study it for signs of CTE, according to the executor of his estate.<\/p>\n<p>CTE, or chronic traumatic encephalopathy, is a<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20370921#:~:text=Overview,an%20autopsy%20of%20the%20brain.\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> brain disorder<\/a> often caused by repeated head injuries. The disorder has been found in boxers and football players; Simpson was well-known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clemson-qb-partners-with-dr-pepper-in-major-brand-endorsement-deal-for-college-athlete\/\" title=\"Clemson QB Partners With Dr. Pepper In Major Brand Endorsement Deal For College Athlete\">playing college football<\/a> and then in the NFL until 1979.<\/p>\n<p>Malcolm LaVergne, the chief executor of Simpson\u2019s estate and an attorney for the former NFL and movie star,<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/oj-simpson-will-cremated-estate-executor-says-hard-no-controversial-ex-rcna147756\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> told NBC News<\/a> that he was called by \u201cat least\u201d one person claiming to be a \u201cCTE guy who studies the brain,\u201d inquiring about Simpson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a hard no,\u201d LaVergne stated. \u201cHis entire body, including his brain, will be cremated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 In this Oct. 3, 1995, file photo, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, as defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., stand with him. Bailey, the celebrity attorney who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, but whose legal career halted when he was disbarred in two states, has died, a former colleague confirmed Thursday, June 3, 2021. He was 87. (Myung J. Chun\/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simpson was one of the most famous people in the United States when, in 1994, he was accused of killing his wife Nicole Brown, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Simpson was acquitted in perhaps the most contentious trial to ever grip the nation, with many people blaming the prosecution\u2019s ineptitude for the verdict. A separate civil trial jury in 1997 found him liable for the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson died on Wednesday of prostate cancer at the age of 76. The reactions to his death<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2962946\/ron-goldmans-father-kato-kaelin-and-caitlyn-jenner-react-to-news-of-oj-simpsons-death\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> widely varied<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The executor of O.J. Simpson&#8217;s estate has confirmed that his brain will not be donated for scientific research on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a brain disorder linked to repetitive head injuries, commonly found in boxers and football players. Despite Simpson&#8217;s history in college football, his brain donation for this purpose has been ruled out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2734,"featured_media":2221010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP21169859123556-1024x704.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP21169859123556-1024x704.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}