John Amos’ dying wish was to delay his death announcement to avoid daughter turning it ‘into a circus’: rep
nypost.comthe announcement of his death delayed because he believed his daughter would turn his passing into a “circus,” according to the late actor’s longtime publicist.
Amos’ death was revealed by his son, Kelly Christopher Amos, aka K.C., in an Instagram post on Tuesday, more than 40 days after the “Roots” star passed away at the age of 84 from congestive heart failure.
In the hours following the announcement, Amos’ daughter, Shannon, shared her own Instagram post, saying she found out about her father’s death through the media reports.Amos’ goddaughter, Amy Gaudy, then posted a lengthy statement via Facebook on behalf of several members of the “Good Times” actor’s family, including Shannon, accusing the star’s publicist, Belinda Foster, and KC of isolating them from Amos over the past year.
She also suggested Foster and KC “may have taken advantage of [Amos’] vulnerability as an elder.”On Thursday, Foster refuted all the accusations made against her by Gaudy, Shannon and other family members in a statement first provided to People and confirmed by The Post.“I represented John Amos for over 30 years as his publicist of record.
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