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Casey Kasem's family and close friends remembered the radio legend at a private memorial service in Bel Air, Calif. Between 100 and 150 mourners attended the memorial on Saturday at Bel Air Protestant Church, including Kasem's adult children, family spokesman Danny Deraney told TheWrap. “The children — Kerri, Mike, Julie and Julie's daughters gave speeches in addition to his close friends and brother,” Deraney said. Also read: Casey Kasem, Legendary Radio Personality, Dead at 82 Many of Kasem's former radio colleagues also attended but his widow Jean and her daughter were not present, according to Deraney. “The day ended with a wonderful video presentation created by Mike Kasem,...

Beloved radio DJ and voice actor Casey Kasem passed away earlier today, at the age of 82, from a condition known as Lewy body disease, a common form of progressive dementia. The passing was confirmed by Casey Kasem's daughter Kerri Kasem, with the following statement on her Facebook page.

"Early this Father's Day morning, our dad Casey Kasem passed away surrounded by family and friends. Even though we know he is in a better place and no longer suffering, we are heartbroken. Thank you for all your love, support and prayers. The world will miss Casey Kasem, an incredible talent and humanitarian; we will miss our Dad. With love, Kerri, Mike and Julie."

Kerri Kasem was involved in a recent legal battle over visitation rights to her father, claiming that Casey Kasem's second wife, Jean Kasem and her stepchildren were preventing Kerri from visiting Casey Kasem. Kerri was ultimately granted visitation,...

Before legendary radio host Casey Kasem went missing on Monday, his kids, Kerri Kasem and Mike Kasem, spoke publicly with Piers Morgan in December about their struggle with their stepmother, Jean Kasem, over visitation rights. A judge ruled Monday that Kerri would become her father's new temporary conservator. During the hearing, Jean Kasem's lawyer, Craig Marcus, told the judge, “I have no idea where he is.” The siblings were emotional about the strain the estrangement was putting them through during their CNN appearance late last year. Also read: Casey Kasem, Legendary Radio Personality, Is Missing “There's been a resistance for so long,...

An ugly family dispute between Casey Kasem's children and their stepmom over access to their ailing father appears to be largely over. In a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing Friday, attorneys for Kasem's daughter, Julie, 38, told a judge that she was withdrawing her request for legal control of her father's healthcare as part of a confidential visitation agreement. "It's been resolved," Julie's attorney Andrew Katzenstein told People following the hearing. "We're glad the case was able to settle." Charles Kreindler, an attorney for stepmom Jean Kasem, stated: "Jeannie is very happy that the court proceeding has been dismissed and...