Casey Kasem's daughter has said she hopes to 'ruffle some feathers' with a new podcast about her father's controversial death and the bitter legal battles with his widow.
Kerri Kasem, 48, told Fox News she is still hoping for her 'day in court' over the radio legend's death as she denied accusations that she and her siblings filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Casey's wife Jean Kasem because they were 'in it for the money.'
'All we wanted was to see our father… I don't care where the money goes,' she said.
Kerri is the executive producer of a new Audible series called 'Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem' which promises to bring never-before-seen evidence and testimony from family friends and medical staff speaking about the circumstances surrounding Casey's death.
Kerri and her siblings accused Jean of causing their father's 2014 death aged 82 by mistreating him and refusing to allow them to see him.
However, Jean claimed the kids wanted to get their hands on his wealth after he cut them off financially when they turned to Scientology.
She countersued and the two sides finally reached a settlement in 2019 after a five-year legal battle.
Casey Kasem's daughter Kerri Kasem (above) has said she hopes to 'ruffle some feathers' with a new podcast about her father's controversial death and the bitter legal battles with his widow
Casey Kasem with his wife of 34 years Jean Kasem in 2004 - 10 years before his death in 2014
Kerri told Fox she had not wanted to settle the legal battle calling it 'one of the most horrific days of my life' and said she still hopes to see her stepmother in court.
'The settlement is not what I wanted at all,' she said.
'It was one of the most horrific days of my life. That mediation agreement was not anything I would have agreed to.
'Let's just put it this way — there is litigation going on because of that. I hope [this podcast] ruffles some feathers. I hope I do get my day in court.'
Kerri denied that she and her siblings were motivated by their father's fortune to file the suit insisting that she had 'enough money' and did not 'care' where the money went.
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Share'We were never in it for the money,' she said.
'I can't tell you how many times I told the court in front of the cameras, 'Take the money.' We just wanted to see dad. I have a great job. I have enough money. We all support ourselves.'
She continued: 'Whenever it was suggested we stole money, my response was, 'Here's our bank account.' I'm an open book.'
She insisted her primary focus was to see her father who she described as 'my hero, my life.'
Kerri is the executive producer of a new Audible series called 'Bitter Blood: Kasem vs. Kasem' which promises to bring never-before-seen evidence and testimony from family friends and medical staff speaking about the circumstances surrounding Casey's death
'All we wanted was to see our father… I don't care where the money goes,' she said.
'That's what we were fighting for, to be with our father. He was my hero, my life. I would have done anything for him.'
The 48-year-old said the fallout with her father's wife of 34 years started long before his health declined and he died.
'She called us 'the old family' whereas she was 'the new family.' It was a divide that she created. She could have had a family who loved her, but she didn't want that,' she said.
She said the children always feared Jean would cut them out of their father's life the moment he fell ill.
'We felt that if my dad ever got sick, we would never see him again,' she said.
'We knew she would keep him from us because she tried that during her entire marriage.'
Kerri said the new podcast will reveal never-before-seen evidence and testimony from family friends and medical staff as she vowed to put 'the truth out there'.
Radio Personality Casey Kasem, wife Jean Kasem, daughter Kerri Kasem, son Michael Kasem and daughter Julie Kasem in 1985
Kerri Kasem, 48, with her father Casey in an undated photo. She told Fox News she is still hoping for her 'day in court' over the radio legend's death
Casey, Jean and their daughter Liberty in 1991. Kerri and her siblings accused Jean of causing their father's 2014 death aged 82 by mistreating him and refusing to allow them to see him
'I wanted the doctors, the nurses, the caretakers and my father's friends who knew what was going on to share their perspective,' Kerri said.
'I wanted to get this story out there. And this is closure for me. I don't want to make this my whole life. People have heard my voice for seven years.'
She said she was speaking out because she wanted to help other people in a similar situation.
'There are many people out there who can't see their loved ones because they're being taken advantage of. There needs to be consequences,' she said.
Jean, 67, did not return Fox's request for comment on Kerri's latest allegations.
However the former Cheers star released a statement in 2019 saying Casey's adult children were trying to frame her with a 'vicious character assassination campaign' after they were cut off by their father for joining Scientology.
'When Kerri, Julie and Mike became involved with Scientology, Casey and I financially cut them off,' she said at the time.
'They then attempted to frame me with a vicious character assassination campaign, seeking media attention to disseminate a false narrative and extort money from me.'
Jean appears in court in May 2014 during the ongoing dispute with her stepchildren over Casey's medical care. He died soon after
Casey's adult children and brother sued Jean after his death. Julie Kasem, Mouner Kasem, Kerri Kasem, Mike Kasem in 2015
Jean claimed Kerri and her sister Julie 'weaponized the Los Angeles Adult Protective Services and Police against me' and tried on multiple occasions to file for guardianship of their father - efforts that were denied.
'Appearing anything but grief-stricken, the Kasem sisters' monetary motive became clear when they immediately filed a claim for a $2,100,000 life insurance policy, insuring Casey's life,' she said.
'Every single allegation made by the co-conspirators against me was proven to be completely false.'
Casey and Jean were married for 34 years and had a daughter together named Liberty.
Casey had three adult children Kerri, Julie and Mike from his first marriage.
The longtime 'American Top 40' host had a form of dementia and a severe bedsore when died at age 82 at a hospital in Gig Harbor, southwest of Seattle.
His death then became the center of a years-long legal battle between Jean and her three stepchildren with both sides accusing the other of causing his death.
Jean claimed the kids wanted to get their hands on his wealth after he cut them off financially when they turned to Scientology
Kerri denied accusations that she and her siblings filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Casey's wife Jean Kasem (pictured with Casey) because they were 'in it for the money'
The opposing sides had fought over visitation access to Casey as his health deteriorated before his death.
Jean had moved him to Washington state after checking him out of a Los Angeles-area medical facility where he was receiving round-the-clock care.
Jean said her decision to relocate her ailing husband was made to protect his privacy but the move led to her being stripped of control of his medical care in his final days.
Control was instead handed to Kerri. Casey died soon in hospital in June 2014.
Kerri, Julie and Mike, along with Casey's brother Mouner Kasem, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his widow claiming her neglect and physical abuse led to his death.
They claimed that she also inflicted emotional distress on his children by restricting their access to him before his death.
Jean denied the allegations and filed a countersuit making similar claims against them.
She claimed the children were motivated by their desire to get his money after he cut them off financially in 2012, and that they had brought emotional distress to her and her father.
In 2018, police in Washington state opened an investigation into his death after Jean submitted a private investigator's report claiming her stepchildren were responsible for the radio host's death.
Police later concluded there was no evidence of wrongdoing in Casey's death.
In 2019, both sides agreed to a settlement bringing to an end their dueling lawsuits.
The eight-part podcast launched on Audible on June 15 and features first-hand accounts from Kerri, close friend Mike Curb and protégé Ryan Seacrest.
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