John Amos' longtime publicist, Belinda Foster, addressed his family members' latest statement surrounding the actor's death. In a Facebook post shared on Oct. 2 by John's goddaughter Amy Goudy on behalf of herself,

Actor John Amos died in August, but his daughter has revealed she only learned about it when his passing was reported by the media on October 1.

Shannon Amos says she found out about her father's death “through the media” more than a month after it happened.