The daughter of the late John Amos has reportedly hired a lawyer to investigate lingering questions about her father’s final days.
Shannon Amos has hired James H. Davis III, Esq., to investigate a number of concerns she still has about her father, from his stay in the hospital before his death to a complaint she filed about concerns that her father was the possible victim. of elder abuse, according to TMZ.
The Good Times star died on August 21, at the age of 84, but his death was not announced until October 1, when Shannon, 58, and other members of his family say they were shocked to learn of the devastating news through the media.
His brother Kelly Christopher ‘KC’ Amos, 54, had been the only family member in contact with John in the months before his death, following a public dispute in which she previously accused her brother of sexual abuse. seniors.
Shannon, co-trustee of her father’s estate, remains concerned about why he was admitted to a medical facility and wants to know exactly when he was admitted to Centinela Hospital Medical Center, the Los Angeles facility where he died.
She is also seeking clarity about why someone who was not her caregiver left her father in the hospital.
The daughter of the late John Amos has reportedly hired an attorney to investigate outstanding issues surrounding her father’s death; Shannon and John in the photo
At the time, KC was taking care of her father, however, Shannon alleges that her father was taken there by someone falsely claiming to be his “daughter.”
Shannon previously accused Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, of pretending to be her daughter the night of her death. Foster later clarified that Amos was “like a father” to her and that he referred to her as his daughter.
Shannon also has questions about her father’s health and medical condition when he entered the medical center.
She believes the hospital has not cooperated with her in her attempts to find out how she was doing just before her death.
Shannon’s attorney claims that none of the three formal requests his client made to obtain his father’s hospital medical records have been recognized.
The alleged silence has only increased Shannon and her attorney’s concerns about her father and what allegedly may have occurred during his final days at the facility.
Shannon is also seeking to know if the Adult Protective Services agency was rigorously investigating possible elder abuse against her father since February 2024, after she filed a complaint.
She is also not convinced that the Los Angeles police investigated the circumstances of her father’s death.
Amos has hired James H. Davis III, Esq., to investigate a number of concerns he still has about his father, from his stay in a hospital before his death to a complaint he filed about possible elder abuse; Shannon with her father
In a statement, his attorney told TMZ: “The family deserves to know all of the circumstances surrounding Mr. Amos’ care and the events leading up to his passing.” We are committed to pursuing all available avenues to ensure these questions are answered.
‘EM. Amos and his legal team emphasize the importance of transparency in healthcare and the rights of families to access critical medical information. “The investigation will continue to seek answers and accountability in this deeply personal and significant matter.”
Amos, best known for his roles in Roots and Good Times, passed away on August 21, although it was not reported until October 1, and members of his family revealed that they had no idea of his death until it was reported.
Several members of Amos’ family, including his daughter Shannon and goddaughter Amy Goudy, issued a statement claiming that his brother KC Amos had isolated the actor from the rest of his family.
Shannon recently said TMZ who believes that his brother KC, Belinda Foster and Eugene Brummet had Amos’ will changed before his death.
While KC has not publicly addressed these claims, Foster has refuted the family’s claims.
Several members of Amos’ family, including his daughter Shannon and goddaughter Amy Goudy, issued a statement claiming that his brother KC Amos (right) had isolated the actor from the rest of his family.
Shannon said for the first time in the interview that they couldn’t find any documents naming Foster as her father’s official publicist.
He added that KC, Foster and Brummett lived with his father and called them all “con artists” who came into his father’s life at his brother’s request.
“We believe the three conspired together to take advantage of my father, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016 and Lewy body dementia,” he said, adding that he received it in writing from the hospital.
However, he said Amos “recovered” and “was doing very well until about 2022,” which was when they realized he “really couldn’t take care of himself.”
His brother KC moved there at the time and then “began making accusations that a caretaker was stealing money from him.”
Her father was cremated nine days after his death, something the family was unaware of until recently, and when asked what the motivation is for excluding her and the rest of the family and cremating him just nine days after death, she said she believes there are “many reasons” at play.
She added that he had “the best insurance” through the actors union SAG-AFTRA and that he should have been at Cedars-Sinai, but instead he was simply left at a hospital in Inglewood, which she said “didn’t It makes sense.” ‘
Shannon adds that they are going to “look for a police investigation,” adding that she heard from a doctor, her father’s primary care doctor, that when her brother moved there, he was withholding medication.
Amos had roles in Coming To America and Roots.
He starred in the successful series Good Times.
He added that he was also battling cancer and was supposed to receive cancer treatments, but that never happened.
When asked about her father’s will and whether it had been changed, Shannon said her uncle was in charge of his estate, adding, “he had to make five wills because my brother would come… asking him to sign the documents.” . and he would undo it all.’
She added that her uncle “constantly” had to redo wills, adding that she has a statement from her brother that she “made him sign” after their mother’s death, that he “knowingly manipulated my father, made him change the wills and that he… could never get my father to re-sign a document without his relatives being present and he still managed to do it.’
Belinda Foster since Shannon’s claims that her father was a victim of elder abuse in a statement to People.
‘I represented John Amos for over 30 years as his official publicist. The media knows this along with John’s registered agencies. As the years went by, we got closer to the point of establishing a family relationship,” he began.
‘In recent years, he often referred to me as his “daughter.” This was not fraud on the part of John, KC or myself. He was like a father to me. I deeply regret his passing,’ he said.
‘Shannon’s claims that John was abused are false. “KC, Eugene and I, along with many others, took care of him,” she said, referring to the elder abuse allegations Shannon came forward in 2023.
“On several occasions when Shannon claimed he had been abused, law enforcement sat down with John and confirmed his well-being,” Foster added.
He was also supposedly battling cancer and was supposed to receive cancer treatments, but that never happened; Amos in the photo from 2012
Foster adds that the same 2023 elder abuse allegation was the reason KC didn’t tell the family that John had died, because it would have violated a court order.
“At the time of John’s death, KC was under a strict no-contact order from the Superior Court of New Jersey based on the complaint his sister Shannon filed against him in 2023,” Foster said.
“As a condition of his pretrial release, KC cannot establish any contact with Shannon directly or indirectly by telephone, social media or any method of communication,” he said.
‘At the time of his death, John was concerned that Shannon might turn his death and burial into a circus as she had done with other aspects of his life. “It was John who requested the delay to announce his death to Shannon and the rest of the world,” Foster insisted.
Foster added that he regrets that Shannon “chose this path,” adding, “Medical authorities have interviewed him in the last year and found that he is mentally healthy.”
“In the interest of preserving John’s well-earned reputation as an excellent actor and community activist, we hope to put an end to these meaningless claims that Shannon offers out of her own grief as a result of her estrangement from her father,” he said. he concluded.