‘Hulk’ star Lou Ferrigno accuses his daughter of elder abuse against her own mother who suffers from dementia by ‘trying to get her to withdraw $500,000 despite being deemed medically unfit to handle her finances’

The star of 1970s TV series The Incredible Hulk has accused his own daughter of elder abuse and accused him of abusing his wife, her mother, who is in advanced stages of dementia.

Lou Ferrigno, 71, was a bodybuilding rival of Arnold Schwarzenegger before he became an actor: their competition was the subject of the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron.

Last month, Ferrigno confirmed that his wife of 43 years, Carla, 74, was suffering from dementia.

“She has a severe memory disorder and psychosis, and is no longer the same person Lou knew for decades,” his spokesperson said.

“Even the Hulk must deal with life’s challenges while caring for a husband with advanced dementia. Carla’s dementia has progressed significantly.’

But now Ferrigno – who has three children with Carla: Shanna, 42, Louis Jr., 38, and Brent, 33 – is taking legal action against Shanna.

Shanna Ferrigno, 42, works as a fitness trainer. She has not responded to her father’s legal complaint and allegations of elder abuse

Ferrigno played the Hulk in the CBS series, which ran from 1977 to 1982

He claims that Shanna, a fitness trainer, and her aunt, Carla’s sister Pam Vog, are trying to gain access to Carla’s assets and accuses them of “financially exploiting” Carla.

In court documents obtained by The bladderFerrigno alleges that his wife was “financially exploited to attempt to withdraw $500,000 even though she is medically determined incapable of managing her affairs.”

Ferrigno says his daughter and Vog drove Carla to a bank to try to access her money.

“The bank called Lou to inform him,” court documents state.

Lou rushed to the bank and was able to temporarily flag the account, but court assistance is needed to maintain the status quo and prevent Shanna and Pam from absconding with $500,000, which would irreparably harm Carla if Lou subsequently had to send them chase to try. to get the money back.”

Ferrigno claims that his daughter and sister-in-law are working to turn Carla against him.

Brooklyn-born Ferrigno was a bodybuilder before becoming an actor

Ferrigno can be seen in a still from the film Pumping Iron, in which he starred alongside his great rival Arnold Schwarzenegger

“She is isolated from her husband Lou and has been unduly influenced to villainize and be hostile to Lou,” the court documents said.

‘These emotional and psychological tactics are elder abuse, harmful to Carla and likely to promote her already advanced dementia.’

The Brooklyn-born bodybuilder and actor is the trustee of the family trust, and the lawsuits point out that he should be solely responsible for their finances.

Ferrigno claims his daughter “opportunistically tried to claim Carla,” taking her to her own home for the day “and poisoning her mind with vitriol about Lou.”

Ferrigno says, “When Carla returns, she is hostile and triggered toward Lou. Pam Vog also feeds Carla lies about Lou.”

He claims that his daughter turns off the cameras in the rooms where Carla is, and will overrule Ferrigno to change caregivers and their shifts without asking him.

Ferrigno says his daughter and sister-in-law were initially angry when he made the original request to take control of the couple’s finances.

Lou and Carla Ferrigno are pictured in Los Angeles in 1985. They married in 1980

He said the couple became “unhinged” after receiving the paperwork.

“They began harassing Carla with lies that Lou was trying to steal Carla’s money,” the court papers state.

Ferrigno claims he took control of the money to ensure there was money for her care.

“Carla has advanced dementia and is easily manipulated and influenced,” the court documents said.

“Carla became hostile towards Lou as a result of Shanna and Pam’s triggers.”

He demands a restraining order, banning anyone but himself from accessing their bank accounts.

The actor claims that if the money is taken by anyone else, including his daughter, “that money will not be available for Carla’s care, much to her detriment.”

DailyMail.com has reached out to Shanna Ferrigno for comment and has yet to receive a response.