by Jorge Arenas
A GoFundMe page has been opened to help Star Trek legend Nichelle Nichols raise money for her ongoing elder abuse lawsuit against her former manager.
The GoFund me page was started by Nichelle Nichol’s sister, Marian Smothers, on behalf of the Star Trek actress.
Nichols is currently entrenched in an going legal battle with her former manager, Gilbert Bell.
According to the GoFundme, Bell infiltrated Nichols’ life beginning in 2010, on the premise that “he was a producer and that he was developing a feature film in which he hoped to have Nichelle co-star as well as be a 50-50 partner in the enterprise and its profits.”
Bell would continue to “[insinuate] himself into her life”, most egregiously by moving into a “property adjacent to her residence” and “compelling Nichelle to pay all his utilities”.
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That same year, Nichols was diagnosed with dementia and short-term memory loss.
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Smothers states that this “was the final act that triggered the Petition for Conservatorship eventually granted to her son, Kyle Johnson.”
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Since Johnson “returned to Los Angeles to be Nichelle’s full time
caregiver and subsequently, Conservator of her Person and Estate” in
2018, Smothers claims Bell “has slandered Kyle’s good name in numerous
publications.”
Johnson, as many remember, was at the center of some controversy last year when a video surfaced of his mother screaming for help during an altercation.
In the video, which depicts Johnson’s attempt to take his mother home, he can be heard telling Nichols, “Mother, we’re going home,” to which Nichoes starts to yell, “Hell! No! No!…Get your hands off me…You’re trying to get rid of me!”
However, Smothers clarifies that this was a “staged encounter” and notes
that Bell “[released] the video to media outlets and the LAPD, and
filed suit demanding the continued fraudulent possession of her adjacent
property under onerous terms.”Johnson, as many remember, was at the center of some controversy last year when a video surfaced of his mother screaming for help during an altercation.
In the video, which depicts Johnson’s attempt to take his mother home, he can be heard telling Nichols, “Mother, we’re going home,” to which Nichoes starts to yell, “Hell! No! No!…Get your hands off me…You’re trying to get rid of me!”
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Smothers and Nichols’ family
“believe that Bell has taken financial advantage of Nichelle to the tune
of well over a million dollars, but we have only scratched the
surface.”
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The GoFundMe page concludes with an
endorsement of the campaign and message of support from fellow Star
Trek: The Original Series actor Walter Koening.
He urges everyone who knows what a beautiful person she is to support the GoFundMe established in her name.
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The GoFundMe has currently raised $64,110 from over just over 1,700 donors. The campaign is aiming to raise $100,000.
GoFundMe Launched To Raise Funds For Star Trek Legend Nichelle Nichols’ Elder Abuse Lawsuit
See Also:
Star Trek Actress’ Son Named His Mother’s Permanent Conservator
Friend Opposes Bid by Actress’ Son For Permanent Conservatorship
‘Star Trek’ Actress Court Battle: Judge Won’t Go
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Star Trek‘s Nichelle Nichols Goes to Court Over Guardianship Issues
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