Back on May 28, we learned the shockingly sad news that actor Gary Coleman, who famously starred in the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes in the 80’s, passed away at the age of 42 after his ex-wife Shannon Price made the decision to take him off life support just one day after he suffered a massive head [...]
Back on May 28, we learned the shockingly sad news that actor Gary Coleman, who famously starred in the sitcom Diff’rent Strokes in the 80’s, passed away at the age of 42 after his ex-wife Shannon Price made the decision to take him off life support just one day after he suffered a massive head injury in their Utah home. Today, Price — who was NOT married to Coleman at the time of his death — made a televised appearance on Good Morning America to talk about the circumstances surrounding Gary’s death and to answer some pointed questions about the tragic night that he died. Here are a few screencaps from her appearance and some excerpts from her interview:
Gary Coleman’s ex-wife emphatically denied contributing to the fall that would lead to the former child star’s death last month, saying she “would take my own life before I would ever, ever harm him.” Shannon Price, who arrived for her interview in a wheelchair and had to stop speaking when she thought she might be suffering a seizure, told “Good Morning America” she said is happy that Coleman is no longer suffering. “We discussed death a few times and he always said he would be very unfair if he left me and I really respect that,” Price said “because I loved him and he loved me and we just can’t live without each other.” Coleman, who shot to fame on the television show “Diff’rent Strokes” and struggled as an adult with substance abuse and anger issues, died May 26 of intracranial hemorrhage. Price was by his side as he was removed from life support. In a panicked 911 call, Price can be heard describing the scene after Coleman apparently fell and split the back of his head open, spilling blood “everywhere” and causing her to fear for his life. “His head is bloody. There’s blood all over the floor. I don’t know what happened. I really don’t know what happened,” she told the dispatcher. Coleman can be heard groaning in the background. “Sit down, sit down, Gary sit down! Look at the floor, sit down!” she said on the tape. Then later, she told the dispatcher, “I can’t be here with the blood, I really can’t. I have blood on myself. I can’t deal.” Price said that speculation that she pushed Coleman is untrue. “I asked him if he could make me some food,” she told “Good Morning America.” “He went down there and I heard this big smack. I went down there and found him in a pool of blood.” “People can say whatever they want. I know the truth,” she said. “I would never hurt my husband, ever.” “I was with him down there the whole time. Seeing him in a pool of blood was difficult,” she said. “If it was someone else in my situation I am sure they wouldn’t know what to do either” … Price has been feuding with Coleman’s parents since his death. His funeral was postponed while the two sides argued over where he should be laid to rest. His parents have said they’ve tried contacting Price to get more information about their son’s last hours, but that she has not responded. “My brother called them and talked to the mother and said if you have any questions let me know and she didn’t have anything to say,” Price said. It was recently revealed that the couple had actually divorced in 2008, just shy of their one-year anniversary. Price said they had been meaning to re-new their vows, but their respective health issues got in the way. “We decided that wasn’t what we wanted. We just had a disagreement,” she said. “After we filed and it went through we decided that wasn’t the right choice” … Price said that despite financial struggles, arguments aired on television and the infamous “Divorce Court” appearance, the two were always in love. “Yeah, we had our disagreements, but it was golden,” she said. “Nothing could come between us.” Price said her life is now “up in the air.” “I have had a lot of health issues. I have seizures, I have anxiety,” she said. “I miss my husband a lot. I can barely get around. It’s been a trial.”
Man … I dunno … something about this woman has got me really suspicious of her actions. The fact that the couple were legally divorced in under a year and they never remarried seems clear proof to me that the couple were not as happy as Price would have us believe. I still do not understand how Price had the legal authority to take her ex-husband off life support. Gary Coleman may have been estranged from his parents but the fact that they were not notified of the decision to end his life is very troubling. I also find it very suspect that we have never seen Shannon Price in a wheelchair before … so why now? She was being filming for a television interview, why did she need to be shown in her wheelchair? I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, sometimes way too much, but I simply neither trust nor wholly believe Shannon Price. After the jump, check out video of her interview with Good Morning America and judge for yourselves …
Despite my suspicions, I highly doubt that anything will come of Price’s actions as they pertained to Gary’s death. Police have already stated that no foul play took place and that Shannon Price is not under any criminal investigation. I don’t necessarily think that she did anything wrong (tho, I still cannot understand how the decision was hers to take Gary off life support) but everything about her behavior since his death has rubbed me the wrong way … which just adds to the mounting tragedy of Gary Coleman’s tragic life — and death.
UPDATE: TMZ is reporting that Shannon Price is now shopping around photos of Gary Coleman in the hospital, including one of him after he passed away. I have no words for how utterly disgusting this behavior is … just … gross.
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