Former director of Stan Lee accused of mistreatment of seniors

By Joshua Yehl

A case involving the late Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee was closed several months after his death. As reported by CNN, a man named Keya Morgan, claiming to be Lee's manager and guardian, has been charged with abuse.

The case was closed on Friday and Morgan was charged with "several counts of elder abuse, including an alleged sentence of unlawful imprisonment" and a "arrest warrant of $ 300,000 for the arrest of Morgan According to a Los Angeles Superior Court representative who spoke with CNN.

Morgan would have been close to Lee in 2017 after the death of his wife, Joan Lee. This led Lee to apply for a temporary restraining order against Morgan, which was granted in August 2018. The motion to quash this order stated that Morgan "improperly influenced Mr. Lee and isolate him ".

Morgan denied the charges by saying to TMZ: "I have been very good with Stan Lee in recent years and I have never had any direct problems with Stan, I have a fantastic relationship with him. years and he has said several times in the record and I have literally saved my life once, I will prove 100% that the allegations against me are false. "

CNN created a profile on Morgan in 2011, highlighting his role as a collector of rare historical artifacts, ranging from a statuette of King Tut's grave to Muhammad Ali's personal writings, to somebody else. one who had contacted many public figures, such as Michael Jackson, with whom he had become friends. and Buzz Aldrin.

The charges against Morgan date back to June 2018, when he was working closely with Lee. Lee died in November 2018 at the age of 95.

Joshua is senior editor of articles and news at IGN.