Sad news ILOSM family, Nichelle Nichols, the 85 year old iconic actress, who broke barriers by becoming the first African American to star on “Star Trek,” is in a severe health decline, according to her son. Nichols is best known for playing the role of communications officer “Lieutenant Nyota Uhura” aboard the ‘USS Enterprise’ in the 1966 NBC sci-fi series. To make matters worse, her son says she’s being taken advantage of for profit from her longterm career on “Star Trek.”

Nichelle Nichols’ Son Speaks Out

Kyle Johnson, son of Nichelle Nichols, spoke to TMZ to let the world know about his mother’s current health status and the foul business dealings he claims are happening to her, as a result:

Via TMZ: Nichelle Nichols…is suffering from severe short-term memory loss and needs protection from being taken advantage of … according to her son. Nichols’ son, Kyle Johnson, filed legal docs Friday nominating 4 fiduciaries to become his 85-year-old mom’s conservators — which would give them control of her finances and decisions related to her health.

According to Johnson, this is necessary because her dementia is “impacting her executive functioning” and makes her “susceptible to undue influence.” He adds … “Certain individuals have unduly exerted themselves into Ms. Nichols’ life to her detriment.”

Despite Ms. Nichols’ severe memory loss, she’s still managing to work and do what she does for a living. In fact, it’s just been reported that she has three new projects releasing this year alone. Incredible! We just hope that whatever foul practices are going on behind her back, are eliminated as soon as possible.

Previous Health Emergency & Bounce Back

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about serious health issues regarding Nichelle Nichols. In 2015 we reported that she’d been rushed to a Los Angeles hospital following a stroke. At that time, an official statement was released by her company, Galactic Productions LLC.

Then, to the surprise of many, Nichelle Nichols made a great recovery and bounced back like she never left in 2017, lookin’ just as beautiful as ever. The remarkable thing is that she STILL looks like this today…

Nichols still has that same naturally regal presence she had back in the day, when she was gracing Trekkies with it on TV every week. She also hasn’t slowed down whatsoever. As we also previously reported, in spite of her health issues, she has been working through it all.

Nichelle released a NEW album in 2016, and her first single was a remake of “Fly Me To The Moon,” which is available on Spotify! Who knew she could sing?!!

But that’s not all, a few months ago (in mid 2016) she appeared on the “Young & The Restless” soap opera, as the estranged mother of Kristoff St. John’s character, “Neil” (pictured below, 2nd from right)…

This sci-fi queen also still makes many appearances at various sci-fi events around the country and her fans always show up to show her love.

Through it all, Nichelle Nichols is a true representation of the old school saying, ‘Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.’ Thankfully, she has her son by her side, fighting off the drama and vultures that come with being a part of the entertainment industry. Wising Nichelle Nichols the best with her health and sending uplifting energy her way.