Nichelle Nichols, the actress who played Nyota Uhura in Star Trek, is stuck in the middle of a years-long conservatorship battle. The 88-year-old actress suffers from dementia and her son, Kyle Johnson, was led to believe her former manager, Gilbert Bell, would take advantage of her while ill, so in 2018 he filed for a conservatorship and won, the Los Angeles Times reported . Nichols’ friend Angelique Fawcette, who was named the actress’ successor, does not agree with the conservatorship and strongly believes the Star Trek star is capable of taking care of herself. In 2018, she also accused the son of filing for a conservatorship so that he could gain access to the actress’ finances. Bell has recently filed a lawsuit against Johnson, who has been staying at the actress' guest home, accusing the son of trying to have him removed from the residence. In response, Johnson filed a countersuit stating that Nichols’ illness worsened and accused Bell of committing elder abuse by trying to...
