A feud is ongoing between daughter Kerri Kasem and Kasem's wife, Jean, over legal authority to care for Casey Kasem, 82, who has Lewy body disease, the second most common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer's. In early May, Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem's wife Jean Kasem has been ordered to appear in court in Washington state over the ailing star's care — get all the details.
The back-and-forth drama between Jean Kasem and some of Kasem's kids has been bitter but Kerri was finally allowed to see her dad Friday per a judge's order. The judge also allowed Kerri to have Casey hospitalized if necessary which is why
DJ Casey Kasem, 82, who suffers from dementia and is worth $80 million, was taken from a friend's home in Silverdale, Wash., to a hospital on June 1 as his wife, Jean Kasem, angrily hurled hamburger meat, muttering about King David and dogs.
As the radio pioneer was taken to the hospital, Jean Kasem literally threw a pound of ground beef at his daughter Kerri.