Two months after a disturbing video unveiled acontentious battle over her conservatorship, Nichelle Nichols has returned to the spotlight.
Nichols broke a major race barrier when she was cast as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi series.When the show first aired in 1966, she was one of the first black women to play a major role on primetime television. She is popularly cited as having the first interracial kiss on American television, when her character famously locked lips with white leading manWilliam Shatner‘s Captain James T. Kirk.
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“I knew [Nichols and her son] had a bad relationship,” she said. “I’ve never seen Nichelle scream like that. It’s like, what is going on behind closed doors every day?”
Fawcette, a movie producer, said she met Nichols in 2012 and has remained extremely close with her ever since, visiting her twice a month in recent years. And while Nicholsreportedly suffers from dementia, Fawcette insisted she was “not a victim of delusions.”
In the documents, Fawcette alleged that Johnson’s “primary purpose” in becoming his mother’s conservator was to obtain access to her estate, “including, but not limited to, her income and personal and real property.”
On Thursday, Bell told PEOPLE that he is still “striving to have Kyle removed as conservator” and Fawcette told PEOPLE she is continuing to fight for Nichols’ rights.
A rep for Nichols did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Johnson was unable to be reached.
source: people.com
