John Amos has made headlines over the past week after his daughter took to social media and claimed her father was a victim of elder abuse and financial exploitation. After initially denying her claims, he now says she is the person who has been abusing him.
The “Good Times” actor’s only daughter Shannon Amos started a GoFundMe alleging her father was in dire straits on June 7. She said he was in the Intensive Care Unit in Memphis, TN after being hospitalized on May 14.
In response, local authorities in Colorado, where Amos was living, launched an investigation into the daughter’s claim. Amos has since vehemently denied this as well.
On June 15, a new video was posted to the beloved television dad’s Instagram page, featuring himself sitting in a hospital bed. Amos was accompanied by his son K.C. in the video as he spoke to someone on the phone about his rising concerns for his daughter.
A voice can be heard telling him to explain what legal matter he had going on, to which he replied, “OK, I’m an 83-year-old man and I have two children.”
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The “Good Times” actor said, “My son is here with me in the hospital in Memphis. He is at my bedside.”
“I’m not in the hospital as a result of anything that happened recently, other than the fact that about a month ago I was hospitalized because I was suffering from,” he paused before motioning his hand toward K.C., “water retention and a couple of other issues. All of which have been corrected or at least addressed.”
Amos shared that he is “very capable” and “confident” in the medical team that his son has pulled together for him.
But said his “main issues” were his “ongoing issues” with his daughter that started before he was…
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