By Boyce Watkins, PhD on Jun 9th 2010 11:30PM
Filed under: News
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.
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?"
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.
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By: Power on 6/17/2010 10:35AM
According to the report, Shannon told officers that the two had been in bed ... when she asked Gary to go downstairs and fix her some food. Shannon claimed Gary fell shortly after leaving the room. However in the 911 call, she said he just got home. Whenever trauma and domestic violence is involved the cause of death should always be investigated by police(that's law). Also in 2008 on Divorce Court video, she stated she always had good health. This was when they were talking about having a baby, but now she's sickly, seizes, in a wheelchair and needs throw up bin. If Shannon wasn't spending all Gary's money in Las Vegas being pampered she would have money for his funeral. Police need to do their job. I wonder why their not. Utah this is 2010 not 1950.
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By: rh on 6/18/2010 10:26PM
Good unbiased information.
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By: PeteRocks on 6/19/2010 2:40AM
GREEDY MONEY HURRY LOSER, HOPE SHE SPENDS IT FAST, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND.
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By: ic on 6/20/2010 9:41PM
seeeeeeeeeee? or ceeeeee her. thanks willis for caring.
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By: Philj on 6/21/2010 8:09AM
Coleman was a guy who lived life to the max,its sad that he end his life, and that those who allged to care about him seek total custody of his profits in life.
Rest in Peace Gary, all that physical and monetary stuff no longer matters.
You can be dirt poor or Lavishly Rich, but when your dead ,your just as dead, as all those laiyng beside you in the ground
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By: CMG on 6/21/2010 8:10AM
WHAT SOMEONE WILL DO FOR MONEY, THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL,(M0NEY) YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT RED HEAD'S, RED IN THE HEAR FIRE IN THE HOLE, IN THIS CASE (WHORE). HOW CAN SHE LIVE WITH HERSELF KNOWING SHE TOOK THOSE PICTURE'S, AND GOT PAID FOR THEM,(SHE WAS THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THERE),SO YOU KNOW SHE TOOK THEM PICTURE'S OF HIM DIEING ON THE FLOOR, SHE NEED'S JAIL TIME!!!
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