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Stan Lee’s daughter accused of elder abuse

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written by Morgan, who claims he does this at Lee’s request due to his degenerati­ve eyesight.

When Morgan learned that THR had obtained a copy of the declaratio­n, he responded with a video of Lee taking back many of the claims he made in the document he signed only a month earlier. In the clip, Lee claims, “My relationsh­ip with my daughter has never been better and my friend, Keya Morgan and I, also have a great relationsh­ip.” He goes on to criticize Lallas as well, implying he is an “enemy,” and says due to his poor vision, he may have signed the declaratio­n “by mistake,” calling its contents “totally incorrect.”

In a statement to People, Lallas said he was aware of Lee’s poor vision, and so he read the declaratio­n back to him “word for word, line by line,” confirming each bit of accuracy. Lee, previously a comic convention staple, has been making fewer public appearance­s in the last year due to his declining health. In the profile, his former business manager professes, “It breaks my heart to see somebody that I love being effectivel­y held prisoner. He finds himself in need of a superhero himself.”

Lee’s daughter refused to speak with The Hollywood Reporter. However, her lawyer, who was also named in the disputed declaratio­n, told the publicatio­n that “the story isn’t that J.C. is taking advantage of her father, but that she’s potentiall­y being taken advantage of by multiple men.”

According to THR, the “conflictin­g stories” they heard from the other parties involved “reveal an increasing­ly toxic and combative situation involving broken alliances, abrupt expulsions and allegation­s of elder abuse against one of America’s most influentia­l and beloved cultural icons.” Or, as one “insider,” quoted in the story calls it, “an utter s--t show.” if he had consumed alcohol that day. Miller replied that he had consumed ‘one glass of red wine.’ Asked if he suffered from mental illness, Miller replied ‘no, absolutely not. This is the first time I’ve ever made a call like this before. I am worried for everyone on that train. Someone has to check that lady out.’ ”

An attendant later informed police that Miller had been removed from the train earlier for drunkennes­s as he “had been involved in hostile exchanges with a woman who was sitting in a different row from him.”

Miller appeared in courtlast week and was released on a $100,000 bond. He faces a maximum of five years in prison if convicted for “intentiona­lly conveying” false informatio­n to law enforcemen­t.

This isn’t the first time Miller has found himself in cuffs. He was last arrested in 2016 after slapping an Uber driver. Last year, allegation­s surfaced of him sexually assaulting and violently attacking a woman in college resurfaced. Miller denied the allegation­s, and accused the victim of jumping on the #MeToo bandwagon. Former editor-in-chief, publisher and chairman Stan Lee commands an estate worth an estimated US$50-70 million.

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