Famous radio DJ and voice actor Casey Kasem has been out of the public eye for awhile. Since stepping down from hosting his countdown show, he has kept a pretty low profile. A random TV appearance here, or radio guest spot there. I remember getting a call from Casey urging me, as an Arab American, to vote for Obama in 2008. Ummmm...what?

Now clearly Casey might have started to lose his mind back then, because I am not Arab American. Now the word is he is in seclusion due to advanced Parkinson's disease. And his kids are trying to visit him on his deathbed, and are being denied...by Casey's wife, actress Jean Kasem. The UK Daily Mail has this "Police called to DJ Casey Kasem's home after second wife Jean 'refuses to let his protesting children see their seriously ill father'

"According to TMZ, Jean called police in an effort to get get the children, plus a group of Casey's friends and co-workers, away from the property.
The website reports that the children have been attempting to see their father for three months. His oldest daughter Kerri alleges Jean has 'aggressively blocked the kids from the house.'

Kerri, a radio and television host, told the website their stand was not about money, revealing she and her brother and sister already know they have been excluded from Casey's will. In fact, she and her siblings - from Casey's first marriage to Linda Myers - just want to see their father. 'Your children are here for you,' Kerri told the website. 'We have not abandoned you."

Wow. Now if you remember, Jean is kind of crazy to start. Remember her from Cheers? Exactly.

Here's Casey with his famous NSFW rant about dog's dying and needing pictures. Is Don on the phone?

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