Iconic radio personality Casey Kasem is in critical condition at a Washington State hospital.
“Mr. Kasem is alert and appears comfortable at this time,” Scott Thompson, a spokesman for St. Anthony Hospital, told CNN in a written statement.
The 82-year-old retired host of the weekly Top 40 countdown has Lewy body disease, a serious form of dementia.
His admittance into the western Washington hospital was overshadowed by a showdown — in front of cameras — between his wife Jean Kasem and his eldest daughter from a previous marriage, Kerri Kasem.
Kasem’s daughter and her brother earlier arrived at his home with paramedics, demanding that he be admitted to a hospital.
They have been involved with his wife in a bitter legal battle over visitation rights and right of attorney. Jean Kasem has prevented Kasem’s children from his first marriage from visiting the radio host.
In May, a Washington judge granted Kerri Kasem temporary visitation rights of one hour per day and directed that her father be examined by a doctor. Kasem’s wife was also ordered to hand in his passport and was temporarily forbidden to travel anywhere with him without a court order.
[CNN]
- Essay: The Tyre Nichols Videos Demand Solemnity, Not Sensationalism
- For People With Disabilities, Losing Abortion Access Can Be a Matter of Life or Death
- Inside the Stealth Efforts to Smuggle Starlink Internet Into Iran
- Natasha Lyonne on Poker Face and Creating Characters Who Subvert Leading-Lady Tropes
- How to Help the Victims and Community After the Monterey Park Shooting
- Why Grocery Staples Are So Expensive Right Now
- Quantum Computers Could Solve Countless Problems—and Create a Lot of New Ones
- Where to Watch All of the 2023 Oscar Nominees
- How to Be Mindful if You Hate Meditating
