Was Good Times’ Star John Amos’ Will Forged? Daughter Charges Brother Tampered With Document FIVE TIMES to Change His Final Wishes
John Amos' kids are in a legal battle over the 'Good Times' star's death, elder abuse, and will tampering.
Oct. 25 2024, Published 8:00 a.m. ET
TV legend John Amos' two children are locked in a bitter feud over the tragic final days of the late Good Times dad – and his daughter, Shannon Amos, is demanding a police probe and claiming "foul play" may have been responsible for his death, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
In an exclusive interview, Shannon, 58, accused her brother, Kelly Christopher "K.C." Amos, 54, of changing their father's will at least five times to cut her out of the inheritance after draining the 84-year-old star's accounts — and quickly having his corpse cremated to hide any evidence of alleged abuse.
John Amos’ death punctuates a long-running sibling dispute over the senior's care following his 2016 stroke and subsequent dementia diagnosis.
The Emmy–nominated Roots actor passed in August of congestive heart failure at Inglewood's Centinela Hospital Medical Center, where Shannon claimed "he died alone" because K.C. didn't notify family of his deteriorating condition.
She also charged her brother kept the frail performer "isolated" from loved ones for years.
John Amos' two children are locked in a bitter feud over the tragic final days of the late ‘Good Times’ dad.
According to John's death certificate, no autopsy was performed.
"I want an investigation," Shannon told RadarOnline.com. "The hard part is they had my father cremated immediately – and that was strategic.
John Amos’ daughter Shannon wants his mysterious death investigated.
"A concerned Los Angeles doctor contacted me, reporting severe neglect – including an instance where my father's body was filled with fluid and he developed an infection in his foot, which was left unclean and untreated until maggots began infesting the wound."
John's death punctuates a long-running sibling dispute over the senior's care following his 2016 stroke and subsequent dementia diagnosis that sparked elder abuse investigations in Colorado, New Jersey and Los Angeles, Shannon said.
Emmy-nominated John Amos passed in August of congestive heart failure.
Wellness expert Shannon claimed K.C., John's assistant turned publicist Belinda Foster and another man shuttled her ailing pop from state to state to stay ahead of probes by police and social service agencies.
A Facebook post from eight friends and family members of John – other than K.C. – said they learned of his death from media reports – 45 days after he was gone.
Some of John Amos' friends and family members said they 'suspect these actions may have been taken to alter potential wills and collect life insurance or other benefits.'
The entry stated, "We fear he was likely cremated to avoid any potential investigation into the conditions surrounding his final days.
"We suspect these actions may have been taken to alter potential wills and collect life insurance or other benefits."
John's estate is estimated to be worth $300,000 — but Shannon believes most of her dad's dough was spent.
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Earlier this year, John Amos defended his filmmaker son, K.C. Amos vowed they were working on a documentary to ‘shed light on the real truth as to the motives of those who have painted a false narrative about me!’
K.C. has vehemently denied all of the allegations and accuses his sister of publicly trying to portray him as an "unfit" caretaker.
Earlier this year, John – who portrayed weatherman Gordy Howard on The Mary Tyler Moore Show – defended his filmmaker son and vowed they were working on a documentary to "shed light on the real truth as to the motives of those who have painted a false narrative about me!"
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