John Amos and BernNadette Stanis.Photo:Rob Kim/Getty Images;Paras Griffin/Getty Images
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BernNadette Stanis, who starred inGood TimeswithJohn Amos, is hoping for a peaceful resolution amid the elder abuse claims John made regarding his daughter, Shannon Amos.
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Stanis cited the difficulties of caring for an aging parent.
“John knows I love him from the core of my heart,“The Family Businessactress says. “His children were lovely and have always been lovely. It just happened so that when you have a parent that you have to take care of or they’re aging, there’s a lot of fear amongst the siblings because you don’t know — it’s the first time and maybe the only parent. It hurts.”
Stanis, 69, believes words exchanged among the family members may have been misconstrued, with disagreements blowing “a little out of proportion.”
“So I think that sometimes things are said, and things are misunderstood because you’re going through so much or they’re going through stuff, so it hurts you,” she says. “And I think a lot of times, siblings, you know, they may fight amongst themselves. Or they may not agree with what one sibling is doing over the other sibling.”
“John’s happy to see it,” she says. “I don’t understand the Shannon thing or what’s going on with it, but she’s the oldest and sometimes the oldest feels like they should be in control. But K.C. is the boy, so it could be a tug of war, a little bit like that.”
Stanis says John, whom she considers “a wonderful parent,” looks to be in good health.
“[He] looks fabulous every time I see him. The kids are fine,” she says.“He’s taking care of his children,” she continues. “And he has to understand that they’re both sad that their parent is in the hospital. Sometimes feelings come up, and things are said that don’t mean anything. Individuals hurting, you know. That’s what I think is going on. I think everything will be settled.”
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Shannon continued, “The past two weeks shattered our world. My dad, a victim of elder abuse and financial exploitation. We are collaborating with the Colorado Bureau of Investigations and local authorities, determined to bring the perpetrators to justice. Legal assistance is crucial to ensure their prosecution and protect my father’s future. His home, stripped bare, necessitates a safe space for his return.”
Shannon also set up a GoFundMe campaign with the goal of raising $500,000 for “legal, medical, future housing, and care expenses” for her father.
“She would be the primary suspect — if you would,” John claimed in the video filmed from his hospital bed. “I don’t know if that’s the right term to use or not. But she’s the one that I would attribute my elderly abuse to. It’s definitely a case of elderly abuse.”
“To all of my fans, I want to share this video with you to show you that I am not in the distressed condition as described in the GoFundMe page,” John told PEOPLE exclusively of the video. “As a matter of fact, I am doing well.”
John claimed he was not in the ICU. “Nor was I ever fighting for my life,” he said.
“First, I want the GoFundMe campaign about me to stop immediately and the funds subsequently returned to those who made donations,” he added. “My son and I will reveal more information at the appropriate time.”
According to the phone call from the hospital bed in the video, John said he was hospitalized because he “was suffering from water retention and a couple of other issues — all of which have been corrected, or at least addressed.”
source: people.com
