Shannon Amos, the actor’s daughter, launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking $500,000, saying her dad was a victim of elder abuse and fighting for his life. The actor and his rep refute the need for financial help.
John Amos, perhaps best known for his roles as James Evans on “Good Times” and as Kunte Kinte in “Roots,” denies that he’s fallen victim to elder abuse as his daughter claimed in a fundraising effort, according to an entertainment outlet.
Shannon Amos, the actor’s daughter, reportedly wrote in a GoFundMe solicitation that her 83-year-old father was “fighting for his life” in a hospital, CBS Colorado reported. The news outlet said Shannon Amos described his health struggle in the text of the GoFundMe campaign last week and added that “His home had been violated, stripped of anything valuable.”
However, TMZ reported that its staff had spoken to John Amos, and the actor and his representative said he today!
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