Legendary actor John Amos has been hospitalized and embroiled in a family scandal, but now heโs speaking out on the controversy. According to TMZ, on May 14, the 83-year-old actor was hospitalized and his daughter, Shannon Amos, alleged that he was a victim of โelder abuse.โ However, the outlet recently spoke with John who says he is not being abused.
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The Good Times star told TMZ that โthe details laid out by his daughter Shannon Amos are a lie...no one is abusing him and he hasnโt been fighting for his life.โ His rep, Belinda Foster, revealed that John was hospitalized because โhis lower body was filling with fluid, all the way to his abdomen, and causing issues with his heart.โ Foster added that โdoctors have been able to drain all of it, and Johnโs recently started to feel 100 [percent].โ
TMZโs initial report states that Shannon claims her father called her from the hospital and they spoke briefly before his pain became too much. She then reveals that the family discovered the Coming to America star โhad fallen victim to elder abuse and financial exploitation.โ Shannon didnโt give details on the situation, but did say that โhis home had been violated, stripped of anything valuable.โ
After revealing the alleged elder abuse, Shannon set up โa GoFundMe with a $500,000 goal,โ explaining โthe money will be used for Johnโs care, legal fees, and aftercare.โ John told the outlet โheโs got no ideaโ why his daughter started the GoFundMe. Following her fatherโs statements to TMZ, Shannon responded in an Instagram postโwhich appears to have since been deletedโthat there is โanother sideโ to the story and she is โnot crazy,โ as there is an open investigation with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations.
Letโs start by celebrating the good news that John Amos is getting better and dealing with issues that led to his hospitalization. And about the rest, I truly hope he is not a victim of elder abuse. Caregivers who take advantage of senior citizens are the lowest of the low. The fact that he says heโs not and his daughter started a mysterious GoFundMe all seems extremely messy, so chances are this wonโt have a happy ending for the family. We just need to pray that an artist whoโs brought so much joy and game-changing representation to our lives gets to enjoy some peace and dignity in his golden years.
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