Bitter family feud that plagued John Amos' final days as daughter admits she only learned of his death in the media

John Amos' last days were plagued by a bitter family feud betwixt his 2 children who were fighting complete his care. 

John died connected August 21 at nan property of 84 - but news of his decease didn't look until October 1. 

His son, Kelly Christopher Amos, had been by his broadside arsenic he declined. He announced his decease connected societal media and it instantly garnered nationalist headlines. 

That's wherever his daughter, Shannon, first learned her beloved begetter had died. 

In a shocking Instagram admittance connected Wednesday, Shannon said: 'I americium without words…Our family has received nan heartbreaking news that my Dad, John Allen Amos, Jr., transitioned connected August 21st,' Shannon posted to her Instagram. 

'We are devastated and near pinch galore questions astir really this happened 45 days ago, learning astir it done nan media for illustration truthful galore of you.

'This should beryllium a clip of honoring and celebrating his life, yet we are struggling to navigate nan activity of emotions and uncertainties surrounding his passing. Still, location is immoderate semblance of bid successful knowing my begetter is yet free.

'My family and I profoundly admit nan outpouring of love, calls, and texts. Please proceed to clasp our family successful your thoughts and prayers. Thank you.'

John's son, Kelly Christopher Amos, announced his father's passing connected October 1. The decease was besides confirmed that time by Amos' publicist Belinda Foster. 

'It is pinch heartfelt sadness that I stock pinch you that my begetter has transitioned,' Kelly said successful nan statement. 

'He was a man pinch nan kindest bosom and a bosom of golden … and he was loved nan world over. Many fans see him their TV father. He lived a bully life. His bequest will unrecorded connected successful his outstanding useful successful tv and movie arsenic an actor.' 

John welcomed some Shannon and K.C. during his decade-long matrimony to his precocious ex-wife Noel 'Noni' Mickelson, which ended successful 1975. 

A feud has erupted wrong nan Amos family arsenic of precocious arsenic John's 2 children publically conflict complete his care. 

She antecedently accused her relative of failing to supply their begetter pinch due attraction arsenic he grappled pinch wellness problems.

An investigation was launched into alleged neglect and yet closed. TMZ reported that rule enforcement concluded that nary crime had occurred, aliases astatine slightest location was a deficiency of grounds to show thing had happened. 

Law enforcement wished nan rumor each came from a family dispute.

Last twelvemonth Amos besides accused his girl of 'elderly abuse' but later said he hoped his family would travel together. 

'It is his sibling, that is my daughter, my first child. I emotion her. K.C. loves his sister. We conscionable have, I guess, what mightiness beryllium champion described successful nan tabloids is an acrimonious relationship, but everything heals successful time, and nan emotion is still there,' he told People.  

John died connected August 21 in Los Angeles from earthy causes, his boy said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The character was champion known for his domiciled arsenic Kunta Kinte successful nan landmark mini bid Roots astir nan African-American acquisition of slavery. 

Based connected a real-life ancestor of writer Alex Haley, it tells nan communicative of a young man taken from Gambia and sold arsenic a slave. 

John scored an Emmy information for his domiciled successful the ABC-TV bid which was based connected nan book by writer Alex Haley.

The show became 1 of America's astir watched show successful nan precocious 1970s and received 37 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, 9 of which it won. 

Announcing his father's death, John's boy Chris said successful a statement: 'It is pinch heartfelt sadness that I stock pinch you that my begetter has transitioned. 

'He was a man pinch nan kindest bosom and a bosom of gold… and he was loved nan world over. 

'Many fans see him their TV father. He lived a bully life. His bequest will unrecorded connected successful his outstanding useful successful tv and movie arsenic an actor.' 

A reference to Roots deed Coronation Street backmost successful 2016 aft Ofcom launched an investigation into an section aft nan soap was accused of racism for a remark a characteristic made astir her hair.

The section saw Eva Price, played by Catherine Tyldesley, sojourn Audrey's hairsbreadth salon, wherever she remarked: 'I person much roots than Kunta Kinte.

'No thought who that is, by nan way, conscionable thing my mum utilized to say.' 

Aside from Roots, Amos famously portrayed patriarch James Evans successful nan first 3 seasons of CBS' groundbreaking sitcom Good Times, which aired for a full six seasons betwixt 1974-1979.

He besides played Gordy nan weatherman connected The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Kunta Kinte successful nan melodramatic miniseries Roots, which earned him an Emmy nomination. 

Amos went connected to characteristic successful complete 200 TV shows and films, including The West Wing, Coming to America and Me Time. 

The character infamously near Good Times aft 3 seasons complete disagreements pinch nan writing, which he felt leaned into stereotypes of African Americans.

Amos erstwhile said: 'I wasn’t nan astir negotiated feline successful those days, and nan show’s producers sewage tired of having their lives threatened complete jokes. 

'So they said, "Tell you what, why don’t we termination him off? We tin get connected pinch our lives!" That taught maine a instruction — I wasn’t arsenic important arsenic I thought I was to nan show aliases to Norman Lear’s plans.'