“We are devastated and have many questions”

John Amos' daughter Shannon has revealed that she found out about her father's death through the media.

“We are devastated and have many questions about how this happened 45 days ago since, like so many of you, we found out about it through the media,” wrote Shannon Amos in a caption to a post on her official Instagram account .

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Amos, best known for playing the role of patriarch James Evans Sr. in “ Good timesdied on August 21st in Los Angeles at the age of 84. His son KC announced his death from natural causes on October 1st.

Shannon Amos added on Instagram: “This should be a time to honor and celebrate his life, but we are struggling to cope with the wave of emotions and uncertainty that his death brings.” Still, there is some semblance of it Peace in knowing my father is finally free.”

The Hollywood Reporterrevealed the bitter battle between Amos' children as they fought each other over their father's care and his inheritance in a November 2023 feature, with Shannon Amos publicly accusing her brother KC of elder abuse, a claim he denied.

In this November story, Shannon Amos, an entertainment executive turned medical healer, shared THR She submitted extensive documentation to law enforcement in Colorado and New Jersey to investigate her allegations of elder abuse by KC, that over time her brother consolidated authority over their father and his affairs and isolated him from members of his inner circle: “This has impacted not only me, but his grandchildren, his nieces, the people he worked with and the friends he has had for decades.”

Shannon Amos claimed her brother impersonated her father in communications, disregarded his medical needs, mishandled his finances and exploited and undermined his inheritance – all of which her brother has denied.

KC, who has developed a documentary about his father titled America's fathertold THR that his sister had engaged in a baroque character assassination crusade, hoping to make him appear, as he puts it, “unfit.”

The full message from Shannon Amos on Instagram is below.

I'm at a loss for words… Our family received the heartbreaking news that my father, John Allen Amos Jr., made the transition on August 21st.

We are devastated and have many questions about how this happened 45 days ago, as we, like so many of you, found out about it through the media.

This should be a time to honor and celebrate his life, but we are struggling to cope with the wave of emotions and uncertainty that his death brings. Still, there is a semblance of peace knowing my father is finally free.

My family and I really appreciate the outpouring of love, calls and text messages. Please continue to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you very much.

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