Casey Kasem's family and close friends remembered the radio legend at a private memorial service in Bel Air, Calif. Between 100 and 150 mourners attended the memorial on Saturday at Bel Air Protestant Church, including Kasem's adult children, family spokesman Danny Deraney told TheWrap. “The children — Kerri, Mike, Julie and Julie's daughters gave speeches in addition to his close friends and brother,” Deraney said. Also read: Casey Kasem, Legendary Radio Personality, Dead at 82 Many of Kasem's former radio colleagues also attended but his widow Jean and her daughter were not present, according to Deraney. “The day ended with a wonderful video presentation created by Mike Kasem,...
- 6/22/2014
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Before legendary radio host Casey Kasem went missing on Monday, his kids, Kerri Kasem and Mike Kasem, spoke publicly with Piers Morgan in December about their struggle with their stepmother, Jean Kasem, over visitation rights. A judge ruled Monday that Kerri would become her father's new temporary conservator. During the hearing, Jean Kasem's lawyer, Craig Marcus, told the judge, “I have no idea where he is.” The siblings were emotional about the strain the estrangement was putting them through during their CNN appearance late last year. Also read: Casey Kasem, Legendary Radio Personality, Is Missing “There's been a resistance for so long,...
- 5/13/2014
- by James Crugnale
- The Wrap
An ugly family dispute between Casey Kasem's children and their stepmom over access to their ailing father appears to be largely over. In a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing Friday, attorneys for Kasem's daughter, Julie, 38, told a judge that she was withdrawing her request for legal control of her father's healthcare as part of a confidential visitation agreement. "It's been resolved," Julie's attorney Andrew Katzenstein told People following the hearing. "We're glad the case was able to settle." Charles Kreindler, an attorney for stepmom Jean Kasem, stated: "Jeannie is very happy that the court proceeding has been dismissed and...
- 12/20/2013
- by Ken Lee
- PEOPLE.com
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