Johnny Wactor’s mother doesn’t want his ex-fiancée Tessa Farrell to speak out about his murder following her emotional plea, claiming the pair hadn’t spoken in years.
The ‘General Hospital’ star, 37, was fatally shot while shielding a female co-worker from three armed robbers who gunned him down over his car’s catalytic converter.
In a video Tuesday, Farrell broke down in tears over Wactor’s death, slamming the gunmen for shooting “the wrong guy.”
Now, the actor’s mother Scarlett has given her take on Farrell’s video, telling TMZ that her son’s former lover is just clout-chasing.
Scarlett added that Farrell had not stayed in touch with her son for at least 2 to 3 years before his tragic death.
She says the rest of his family has not maintained contact with Farrell either.
Farrell, for her part, said she met Wactor in 2013 and the pair dated for several years before getting engaged — but they had to “let each other go romantically.”
In her tearful video, Farrell said, “If the person who did this, if you’re watching, I’m sorry, but you shot the wrong guy.”
“You can get a real job. I know the job market’s hard but we’re all in it together. You don’t have to steal — especially take a life over it.”
Farrell has since created a YouTube account to which she uploaded her tearful video.
Visibly distraught, she made a desperate appeal to the criminals, who have been at large since the shooting early Saturday in downtown Los Angeles.
Farrell then made an emotional plea for changes to be made “as a community” regarding rising crime.
“These criminals can’t keep being on the street and they can’t keep being sent back and have no repercussions for their actions,” she said.
“It’s not ok, this can’t keep happening. So many lives are being lost, just us not being smart — we have to be smarter as a community.”
The actor’s mother said his body will be flown to South Carolina — where his family resides. A memorial will be held for him there, as well as in Los Angeles, Calif.
