John Amos' Daughter Reveals She Learned About His Death From The News: 'Devastated'

Shannon Amos is sharing that, despite her father reportedly having passed away in August, she only heard the news on Tuesday — “through the media,” like the rest of the world — after her brother K.C. Amos announced it. K.C. confirmed in his announcement Tuesday that his father died of natural causes at 84 years old in his Los Angeles home. K.C. himself has been embroiled in a bitter battle with his sister since at least last summer.

Shannon reportedly launched a GoFundMe in June 2023 in what she said was an effort to raise money for her father’s care, claiming that he had “fallen victim to elder abuse and exploitation” by a “trusted caregiver.” In March, she filed a complaint with the Los Angeles Police Department. Law enforcement sources told TMZ at the time that these accusations regarded K.C. K.C. and his father denied these claims (John Amos told Parade in a statement that he was “doing well”), but Shannon told The Hollywood Reporter in November that she provided Colorado and New Jersey police with documentation proving otherwise.

She also reportedly alleged that K.C. was exerting control over his father and his business affairs, had impersonated the actor in various communications, and had disregarded his medical needs while isolating the elderly actor from the rest of his family. K.C. told the Reporter in November that his sister was lying in an effort to make their father appear “unfit.” He also announced that he was developing a documentary about the actor titled “American Dad,” a moniker he earned from his iconic “Good Times” performance.

For more information see Marco Margaritoff "John Amos' Daughter Reveals She Learned About His Death From The News: 'Devastated'" The Huffington Post, October 2, 2024. 

Special thanks to Laura Galvan (Attorney, San Antonio, Texas) for bringing this article to my attention.