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The Globe Magazine Angers Todd Bridges Over Gary Coleman Death Photos

By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jun 9th 2010 11:30PM
Filed under: News

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There has been a great deal of public speculation of the role that Shannon Price, Gary Coleman's ex-wife, played in the actor's death. To make matters worse, some are wondering how The Globe Magazine got a hold of pictures of a dying Gary Coleman that are set to be released on Friday. Todd Bridges (pictured below), who co-starred with Gary Coleman on the popular sitcom, "Diff'rent Strokes," was allowed to see the photos in advance of their being published. Bridges was not happy.

"It's horrible. It's absolutely horrible. And I hope that whoever is responsible for this, and the people that are involved in this, people that are in the pictures, I hope they burn in hell," said Bridges, when appearing to discuss the issue on Entertainment Tonight.
The Globe Magazine

What was most shocking was that even TMZ, a place known for the dirtiest of dirty celebrity gossip, refused to publish the photos. The Globe Magazine apparently has no such standard. A representative of Shannon Price has stated that Shannon is "very hurt by the pictures getting out there," but the problem for Price is that she is actually in the pictures that were taken.

Bridges was very blunt in his criticism of Price, saying, "Her face is in the photo but she doesn't know anything about the photos? You know who took the darn pic. How are you going to sit there and lie?"
The Globe Magazine
Gary Coleman's existence was sad in life and appears to be just as complicated in death. To see both he and fellow 1980s icon Michael Jackson go out in this way has been sad and painful for everyone watching. I personally do not want to see Gary Coleman's deathbed pictures in The Globe Magazine or anywhere else, and I hope that the rest of America refuses to look at the pictures as well. We all know that Gary Coleman is dead, and that's where we need to leave it. Let's try to remember him for the good times.

Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and the author of the new book, "Black American Money." To have Dr. Boyce commentary delivered to your email, please click here.

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