Lawyer: Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife Lied to Hospital About Marriage
Credit: AP Photo/Richard Drew
Shannon Price was by Gary Coleman's side at a Utah hospital on Friday, when she authorized doctors to take him off of life support. Since Coleman's death that day, she has been making arrangements for his funeral. Yet despite what Price told the hospital, she and Coleman divorced almost two years ago -- calling into question her authority to make a decision to "pull the plug."
Coleman, 42, and Price, 24, were legally divorced in August 2008, Coleman's lawyer tells UsMagazine.com. "I was the attorney" for the divorce proceedings, Randy Kester tells Us. "Out of a respect for Gary's privacy, up until it became public, I didn't want to say anything." (Entertainment Tonight unearthed the divorce papers on Wednesday)
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"Their relationship has been on-again, off-again," Kester says. "I know that there were periods of time where she resided in the home with Gary, and there were periods of time where she didn't."
Perhaps the reconciled couple secretly remarried? "No one's given me any evidence that they remarried," Kester notes. "It would have been a very simple thing to do. So I have to wonder about why he didn't remarry."
The couple met in 2006 on the set of the film Church Ball, and wed in 2007. They appeared on a 2008 episode of Divorce Court in an effort to save their marriage.
This surprising new revelation also leaves Coleman's estate unsettled, Kester says. Coleman's estranged parents Sue and Willie Coleman may "file a probate action which will ask the court to make a determination as to who [Gary's] heirs are," Kester adds.
Complicating matters even more? "No one's come forward with what appears to be a valid will," Kester reveals. "No one's come forward with anything that would indicate that his parents would not end up being his heirs."
Kester muses that his late client and friend would be "sad that there’s all this controversy swirling around his death. It was certainly unexpected. For all the things he went through--he went through some tough times, legally, medically, socially-- to have him be taken by a little slip and fall—it's just devastating."
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30Gary took his parents to court years ago because they were taking money from him and now they want to do it again. They don't deserve to have anything of his. Why is everything always about money? Gary only saw his parents a few times in the last 20 years...doesn't that tell the courts something? They should NOT be the heirs to his estate and either should the divorced wife. It sounds like she was thinking of the money instead of helping him.
Give the money to his lawyer! Looks like his ex-wife is just trying to con them out of his money, and the parents, well, ugh! They can go crawl back under a rock. They robbed him of his millions, so make them go back to the trailer they are living in now.
Okay, I'll be the one that emphathizes a little with her. I once had to call 911 for a person who was having a siesure. At the time, I thought the person might be having a heart attack. I knew this person had a a highly contagious, and incurable disease and I wasn't about to give mouth to mouth. I freaked out, it scared the heck out of me, and stayed in the other room until 911 arrived. The person recovered. Obviously, she feared for her own life with the seizures. However, if she loved him, I think she would have tried to stop the blood no matter what.
great, another media whore...
The relationship and/or marriage may have been on again - off again but Shannon was there when he needed her most.
PLEASE! There is no story here! TMZ posted a 9:50pm yesterday the updated info. Gary had signed an "Advanced Directive" that gave his ex-wife permission to over see his healthcare in the case that he wasn't able to. She did, end of story.
Gary could've done a hell of a lot better than this horse teeth witch! His parents are the most pathetic excuse for human beings out there. In sickness&health huh Shannon. Didn't want to touch GAry because he was so bloody&gross lying there. Her dog was more important,wouldn't want to traumatize the pooch now would we. Let the blood keep pouring out though.Now they want sympaty,after depleting his trust fund. I guess their 20% wasn't enough. They somehow were able to get a court order,allowing them to dip into his 25% allotment for his trust fund. They invested it and put it away for their pension. I hope they rot in hell!
yeah
Sad story. Sounds to me like the only person who really cared for Gary is his damn lawyer.
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What an unattractive pair I must say!!! I thought he was broke and bankrupt anyway--what does it matter who the heirs are? Heirs to what?
WTF?! Listening to the 911 tape, this call is more about what SHE can or can't do to help Gary. HER seizures, HER not being able to deal with blood. Hell, if that were my husband I would do anything I could to help him. She sounds more annoyed with him for not sitting down that truly worried. Even the 911 operator sounds annoyed with her. Very suspicious.
I live in Utah and the local news just released the 911 audio. She's a piece of work. Didn't even try to help him and refused to even give him a towel to stop the bleeding because she didn't want to get near all the "bloody and gross." I don't think she caused his fall, but she certainly didn't lift a finger other than to dial 911 to help him. She's a heartless witch. He just got home. I heard this big bang. I went downstairs. Blood everywhere, uh, I don't know if he's ok. I'm not down there right now. I have seizures. If I get stressed out, I'm gonna seize,"
After reading the article on her refusing to go to him because she had a fever and did not want to be traumatized while he was laying on the ground in a pool of blood I too would wonder about this woman. She REFUSED to help him when he had fallen and was refusing to go to him when she was on the phone with dispatch because she did not want to deal with it. What a selfish person. So she just sat there while he continued to bleed ALONE. You could hear the disbelief from the dispatcher too. This woman is a disgusting pig and since she is NOT married to him then I hope they stop her now. I only hope she meets someone just like her so when she needs someone they refuse to go to her aid.
Can this woman be prosecuted for giving the okay on pulling the plug and lying about still being married? I agree with Sary, Something REEKS like doody and murder in Denmark (and UTAH!)!
His parents are foaming at the mouth to sue someone and get their hands on the rest of his money.
"Pulling the plug" is a misnomer. It simply means, the patient has no viable brain function left, and the only reason they have vital signs is based on a combination of medications and a ventilator, and if you take the meds and the vent away, death is imminent and certain as the brain stem is nonfunctional. It is more humane to "pull" any plug than to let a dead body ruminate via machines.
As bad as this sounds, let's remember the hospital would not even suggest pulling the plug if the situation wasn't hopeless. Yes, this woman should be charged with some crime but I don't think it would have changed the outcome.
Somethings rotten in Denmark. That Cheetah teethed red head is definitely up to no good. I smell a rat!
So what are they going to do now, arrest her for manslaughter or something? Maybe she was the only person they could locate to make a decision. Arrangements have already been made so let the family say their goodbyes and grieve in peace; they don't need to read about how his supposed ex-wife didn't have authority to pull the plug!