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Gary Coleman’s Final Wishes and Another Will Pops Up

It seems as if this story will never end. This week, we learned of Gary Coleman’s final wishes – at least for his funeral. One of the many wills that has popped up since the actor’s death was filed Tuesday in Provo, Utah. The two-page will read that Gary wished to be cremated, but his funeral wishes were far sadder. He stated that only “those who have no financial ties to me and who can look each other in the eyes and say they really cared personally for Gary Coleman” be allowed at the wake. It is not known if … Continue reading →

Gary Coleman Secret Will and Death Photos Sold

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When I wrote about child star Gary Coleman dying on May 28th, I had no idea it would turn into a continuing blog series. But, I love crazy Hollywood stories and it doesn’t get much crazier than this one, so I feel compelled to continue updating it. First off, Coleman’s parents, Sue and Willie, and Coleman’s ex-wife, Shannon Price, have been arguing over who has control of Coleman’s body. Coleman’s parents have since dropped the fight, but the funeral has still been postponed. Todd Bridges, who co-starred with Coleman and Dana Plato in “Diff’rent Strokes,” has told the media that … Continue reading →

More on the Gary Coleman Story

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Poor Gary Coleman – it seems that even death cannot separate him from drama. The former “Diff’rent Strokes” star was taken off life support last week after falling in his home. Today, the 911 call by his “wife” (and I put that in quotes – I’ll talk about that in a minute) was released and it almost made me sick to read it. Shannon Price called 911 after hearing a bang. She told the operator “He just got home, I heard this big bang, I went downstairs. Blood everywhere. I don’t know if he’s okay. I’m not down there right … Continue reading →

Celine Dion Expecting Twins and Gary Coleman’s Parents Question Death

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Mama Mia – Celine Dion is expecting twins! The singer found out she was pregnant after undergoing a sixth in-vitro fertilization. Her first in-vitro try resulted in she and hubby/manager Rene’s 9-year-old son Rene-Charles, so it has been a long road for the couple. It’s been no secret that Celine and Rene have always wanted more children and the couple has been very public about their pregnancy struggles. Celine had announced last August she was pregnant, but that pregnancy ended in miscarriage. Of the news of the twins, Rene told PEOPLE, “We’re estatic. Celine is just hoping for a healthy … Continue reading →

Gary Coleman Dead at 42

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News broke this morning that child actor Gary Coleman had suffered a brain hemorrhage after a fall in his home and was on life support. I had planned to blog about that, along with the passing of Art Linkletter, but before I could get the blog done, Coleman passed away at the age of 42. I’d like to say this is a tragic story, but most of Coleman’s life seemed tragic. He rose to stardom at an early age when he played the lovable Arnold Jackson, one of the adopted sons on “Diff’rent Strokes.” Just one line, “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout … Continue reading →

How You Can Watch Gary Coleman’s Divorce Unfold on National TV

When 40-year-old actor Gary Coleman married his 22-year-old wife, Shannon Price last August no one questioned if the union would last, but rather when it would end. Well, we got the answer. If you guessed eight months then consider yourself the winner in this losing partnership. According to Coleman, the honeymoon was over a long time ago, but he and his wife only got around to filing for divorce a few weeks ago. It’s probably because they were waiting for May sweeps. Yeah, you read right—-May TV sweeps. That all important time when networks vie for as many viewers as … Continue reading →

Different Strokes for Different Folks

She’s more than a foot taller and nearly 20 years younger than he is, but actor Gary Coleman is convinced his new wife is the person he will remain with for the rest of his life. For those of you who didn’t get a wedding invitation, the former “Different Strokes” star—-who is now 40—-recently wed 22-year-old aspiring actress Shannon Price in a “romantic” ceremony on a mountaintop. Coleman says he decided not to publicly announce his big news until just a few weeks ago so he and his new wife could get used to married life without cameras following them … Continue reading →

Celebrities and Sleeping Pills – Part One

While we will not know exactly what killed Heath Ledger for another 10 days or so, we do know that the police have reported that sleeping pills were found in the room. Maybe not “scattered around” as originally reported, but he did have prescription sleeping pills in his room with his name on the bottle. What is certain is that if he did take an overdose of sleeping pills, he certainly would not be the first celebrity to do so. Here is a list of celebs who tried to take their life with sleeping pills: Actress Mary Astor starred along … Continue reading →