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New York Post
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Todd Bridges claims Gary Coleman's dad tried to get him ‘fired' from ‘Diff'rent Strokes'
Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis? Todd Bridges recently appeared on 'The Patrick LabyorSheaux' podcast and opened up about the issues he had with his late co-star Gary Coleman's father, Willie Coleman, during 'Diff'rent Strokes.' 'The first three years, me and Gary were close,' Bridges, 60, said. 'Tight like brothers. Just like brothers.' Advertisement 8 Todd Bridges attends the 2023 Power of Influence Awards in LaPlace, Louisiana. Getty Images 'When his father came, everything changed,' the actor added. 'It wasn't a fun set to be on.' Bridges explained, 'Gary's father tried to have me fired, because at 13 years old, Gary slapped me, and I slapped him back, and [he was] like, 'We've got to fire him. He slapped the star!'' Advertisement 8 Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' ©Columbia Tristar/Courtesy Everett Collection 8 Conrad Bain, Charlotte Rae, Todd Bridges , Gary Coleman in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection However, the producers of the beloved sitcom refused to axe Bridges. 'They were like, 'We can't fire him, Willie. We can't fire Willis. The show is about Willis and Arnold. We'd be done,'' Bridges recalled. Advertisement 'Diff'rent Strokes,' which aired from 1978 to 1986, starred Bridges and Gary as two boys from Harlem who are taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter. 8 Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' Courtesy Everett Collection 'I knew, for me, I was okay,' Bridges said about his role on the show. 'Because Gary was the star, I was okay with that. But I got all the girls, so I didn't care. The audience was predominantly young girls. When I came out, they would lose it. So yeah, you can be the star.' 8 Gary Coleman at the 8th Annual Tribeca Film Festival in 2009. WireImage Advertisement 8 Todd Bridges at the 5th Annual TV Land Awards in 2007. WireImage Bridges noted that he and Gary — who died in 2010 — 'had a great relationship' until Willie got involved. 'Willie Coleman separated us for a few years. When the show ended, I didn't talk to Gary because I was having my own issues. Then he started having issues,' Bridges recalled. However, the pair eventually reconnected and 'became very close again.' 8 Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' ©NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection 'Because now Gary didn't want anything to do with his parents because he knew what they were doing to him,' Bridges stated. 'And so we became very, very close.' Gary was 42 when he died after suffering a brain hemorrhage on May 28, 2010. 8 Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges in 'Diff'rent Strokes.' Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement The child star was estranged from both of his parents before his death. They were accused of misusing Gary's money when he was a kid and tried to gain a conservatorship over Gary when he became an adult. But in the 2024 Peacock documentary 'GARY,' his parents claimed that they always protected Gary's money. When the doc came out, Bridges told PEOPLE that Gary's mom and dad were 'shady' and 'did not protect their kid in any way.'
Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Eddie Murphy enlisted Rick James for Todd Bridges intervention
Eddie Murphy staged an intervention for Todd Bridges by enlisting singer Rick James to talk to him about the dangers of drugs. The Diff'rent Strokes actor, 60, has revealed Eddie tried to help him when he was battling addiction issues by asking Super Freak star Rick - who spent years battling his own drug problems - to go over to his house to help set him straight but Todd insists it was a baffling encounter because Rick left with half of his stash. Speaking on the The Patrick LabyorSheaux with Patrick Labyorteaux, Todd explained: "I knew Eddie Murphy for a while. And Eddie was like: 'Man, we gotta get Todd some help, man. He's trippin'. We gotta find somebody who knows about drugs' ... "They send Rick James to my house. Now, if any of you guys know anything about Rick James, Rick James was getting higher than I was at the time. "So Rick comes to my house, you know, he opens his car door up, and all this smoke comes out. And I'm like: 'What's going on?'" Rick told Todd they needed to have a chat and the actor admitted he was prepared to hear the singer out, saying: "When Rick spoke, you listened. Rick was wild, so when Rick spoke, you listened." However, the visit took a turn when Rick asked to see Todd's drug stash. He explained: "I showed him, he goes: 'Man, that's too much. I don't want you killing yourself. That's too much. Let me take a half of that so you don't kill yourself' ... "And then he started talking to [this] girl on my couch and she went with him! And I'm like, I'm ready to kill Rick at this point. So Rick leaves, and I'm like ... what kind of drug intervention was that?" Todd went on to insist Eddie probably didn't realise Rick - who died in 2004 aged 56 - was also taking a lot of drugs at the time. He said: "Eddie didn't know. No one knew that Rick was getting high either. They knew that he smoked weed, but they thought that's all it was." Todd did eventually clean up his act and he's now been sober for more than three decades. During an appearance on the Allison Interviews podcast in January 2025, he said of his sobriety: "I've been sober for 32 years. The mistake I don't make is relapsing. I won't make that mistake again ... "I couldn't be the same guy anymore. I got tired of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, and getting the same results. "I remember when I was in the rehab program, and this light came over me and God said: 'I'm going to put people in your path and you just listen to what they tell you, do what they tell you to do and don't question it, and you will be sober for a long time.' "That's exactly what happened and I finally got it. You have to surrender to win the program. That's tough for people who don't like to surrender."
7NEWS
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Diff'rent Strokes actor Gary Coleman's ex-wife fails polygraph over his 2010 death
Gary Coleman's former wife has failed a voluntary lie detector test about the circumstances surrounding his death. The late Diff'rent Strokes actor - who died in 2010 from an intracranial haemorrhage aged 42 after falling at home - married Shannon Price in 2007 but they divorced the following year, though she continued living together and in May 2010, she claimed she had found Coleman in a pool of blood following his fall. The actor's death was ruled accidental and Price was never charged with a crime, but she has faced questions over her involvement with Coleman's passing, and a 911 recording of her emergency call revealed her refusing to listen to the operator's instructions to help. Speaking in upcoming series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, People magazine reports she said: 'I literally, my whole life, have had the odds working against me. 'And so I'm hoping, I'm really hoping, for a good outcome. Not everyone is perfect at taking a polygraph test, but I have a glimmer of hope that this will work out in my favour, and people will be like, okay, you know what? She's just a normal girl that had an unfortunate situation happen.' Price - who had Coleman removed from life support after two days in a medically-induced coma following his fall - admitted she was a 'little nervous' to hear the results of the 'stressful' polygraph test, which was administered by former FBI agent George Olivo. The examiner explained he evaluated the results, then ran the data through a computer system before getting another analysis from a fellow retired FBI tester. He said: 'All three independent results are the same.' Price was first asked if she had ever struck Coleman during their relationship, and though she said no, the findings were inconclusive. Olivo said: 'I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't.' Price insisted: 'I would never hurt him in that manner or that sense, because his life was so fragile. Daily life was a struggle for him, and I would never want to hurt him.' She then received another inconclusive result when she denied having intentionally withheld proper aid from her former spouse after his fall. The examiner said: 'That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow. 'Then again, you're the same person sitting there who's still nervous and who's still a bit distracted. But here's the way I look at it, this question having to do with you doing everything that you could possibly do for Gary when he fell, when you called 911, is an issue that you've had in your mind for 14 years, and it's still not resolved in your mind.' Price admitted: 'As far as rendering aid, I could have helped him a little bit more. 'I will say, the operator could have helped as well a little bit by asking me more specific questions.' But Olivo said: 'Forget the 911 operator, you were there. Little bit of tough love now. You're not the victim here, he's the victim.' Finally, Price 'failed the exam' when asked directly if she physically caused Gary's fall, with the lie detector finding 'deception indicated' when she said no.
The Advertiser
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Gary Coleman's ex-wife fails polygraph over his death
Gary Coleman's former wife has failed a voluntary lie detector test about the circumstances surrounding his death. The late Diff'rent Strokes actor - who died in 2010 from an intracranial haemorrhage aged 42 after falling at home - married Shannon Price in 2007 but they divorced the following year, though she continued living together and in May 2010, she claimed she had found Coleman in a pool of blood following his fall. The actor's death was ruled accidental and Price was never charged with a crime, but she has faced questions over her involvement with Coleman's passing, and a 911 recording of her emergency call revealed her refusing to listen to the operator's instructions to help. Speaking in upcoming series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, People magazine reports she said: "I literally, my whole life, have had the odds working against me. "And so I'm hoping, I'm really hoping, for a good outcome. Not everyone is perfect at taking a polygraph test, but I have a glimmer of hope that this will work out in my favour, and people will be like, okay, you know what? She's just a normal girl that had an unfortunate situation happen." Price - who had Coleman removed from life support after two days in a medically-induced coma following his fall - admitted she was a "little nervous" to hear the results of the "stressful" polygraph test, which was administered by former FBI agent George Olivo. The examiner explained he evaluated the results, then ran the data through a computer system before getting another analysis from a fellow retired FBI tester. He said: "All three independent results are the same." Price was first asked if she had ever struck Coleman during their relationship, and though she said no, the findings were inconclusive. Olivo said: "I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't." Price insisted: "I would never hurt him in that manner or that sense, because his life was so fragile. Daily life was a struggle for him, and I would never want to hurt him." She then received another inconclusive result when she denied having intentionally withheld proper aid from her former spouse after his fall. The examiner said: "That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow. "Then again, you're the same person sitting there who's still nervous and who's still a bit distracted. But here's the way I look at it, this question having to do with you doing everything that you could possibly do for Gary when he fell, when you called 911, is an issue that you've had in your mind for 14 years, and it's still not resolved in your mind." Price admitted: "As far as rendering aid, I could have helped him a little bit more. "I will say, the operator could have helped as well a little bit by asking me more specific questions." But Olivo said: "Forget the 911 operator, you were there. Little bit of tough love now. You're not the victim here, he's the victim." Finally, Price "failed the exam" when asked directly if she physically caused Gary's fall, with the lie detector finding "deception indicated" when she said no. Gary Coleman's former wife has failed a voluntary lie detector test about the circumstances surrounding his death. The late Diff'rent Strokes actor - who died in 2010 from an intracranial haemorrhage aged 42 after falling at home - married Shannon Price in 2007 but they divorced the following year, though she continued living together and in May 2010, she claimed she had found Coleman in a pool of blood following his fall. The actor's death was ruled accidental and Price was never charged with a crime, but she has faced questions over her involvement with Coleman's passing, and a 911 recording of her emergency call revealed her refusing to listen to the operator's instructions to help. Speaking in upcoming series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, People magazine reports she said: "I literally, my whole life, have had the odds working against me. "And so I'm hoping, I'm really hoping, for a good outcome. Not everyone is perfect at taking a polygraph test, but I have a glimmer of hope that this will work out in my favour, and people will be like, okay, you know what? She's just a normal girl that had an unfortunate situation happen." Price - who had Coleman removed from life support after two days in a medically-induced coma following his fall - admitted she was a "little nervous" to hear the results of the "stressful" polygraph test, which was administered by former FBI agent George Olivo. The examiner explained he evaluated the results, then ran the data through a computer system before getting another analysis from a fellow retired FBI tester. He said: "All three independent results are the same." Price was first asked if she had ever struck Coleman during their relationship, and though she said no, the findings were inconclusive. Olivo said: "I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't." Price insisted: "I would never hurt him in that manner or that sense, because his life was so fragile. Daily life was a struggle for him, and I would never want to hurt him." She then received another inconclusive result when she denied having intentionally withheld proper aid from her former spouse after his fall. The examiner said: "That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow. "Then again, you're the same person sitting there who's still nervous and who's still a bit distracted. But here's the way I look at it, this question having to do with you doing everything that you could possibly do for Gary when he fell, when you called 911, is an issue that you've had in your mind for 14 years, and it's still not resolved in your mind." Price admitted: "As far as rendering aid, I could have helped him a little bit more. "I will say, the operator could have helped as well a little bit by asking me more specific questions." But Olivo said: "Forget the 911 operator, you were there. Little bit of tough love now. You're not the victim here, he's the victim." Finally, Price "failed the exam" when asked directly if she physically caused Gary's fall, with the lie detector finding "deception indicated" when she said no. Gary Coleman's former wife has failed a voluntary lie detector test about the circumstances surrounding his death. The late Diff'rent Strokes actor - who died in 2010 from an intracranial haemorrhage aged 42 after falling at home - married Shannon Price in 2007 but they divorced the following year, though she continued living together and in May 2010, she claimed she had found Coleman in a pool of blood following his fall. The actor's death was ruled accidental and Price was never charged with a crime, but she has faced questions over her involvement with Coleman's passing, and a 911 recording of her emergency call revealed her refusing to listen to the operator's instructions to help. Speaking in upcoming series Lie Detector: Truth or Deception, People magazine reports she said: "I literally, my whole life, have had the odds working against me. "And so I'm hoping, I'm really hoping, for a good outcome. Not everyone is perfect at taking a polygraph test, but I have a glimmer of hope that this will work out in my favour, and people will be like, okay, you know what? She's just a normal girl that had an unfortunate situation happen." Price - who had Coleman removed from life support after two days in a medically-induced coma following his fall - admitted she was a "little nervous" to hear the results of the "stressful" polygraph test, which was administered by former FBI agent George Olivo. The examiner explained he evaluated the results, then ran the data through a computer system before getting another analysis from a fellow retired FBI tester. He said: "All three independent results are the same." Price was first asked if she had ever struck Coleman during their relationship, and though she said no, the findings were inconclusive. Olivo said: "I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't." Price insisted: "I would never hurt him in that manner or that sense, because his life was so fragile. Daily life was a struggle for him, and I would never want to hurt him." She then received another inconclusive result when she denied having intentionally withheld proper aid from her former spouse after his fall. The examiner said: "That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow. "Then again, you're the same person sitting there who's still nervous and who's still a bit distracted. But here's the way I look at it, this question having to do with you doing everything that you could possibly do for Gary when he fell, when you called 911, is an issue that you've had in your mind for 14 years, and it's still not resolved in your mind." Price admitted: "As far as rendering aid, I could have helped him a little bit more. "I will say, the operator could have helped as well a little bit by asking me more specific questions." But Olivo said: "Forget the 911 operator, you were there. Little bit of tough love now. You're not the victim here, he's the victim." Finally, Price "failed the exam" when asked directly if she physically caused Gary's fall, with the lie detector finding "deception indicated" when she said no.
Toronto Sun
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Gary Coleman's ex-wife fails lie-detector test about actor's death from fall
Actor Gary Coleman arrives at Video Games Live at the Hollywood Bowl in Hollywood, Calif., July 6, 2005. Photo by Kevin Winter / Files / Getty Images Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Actor Gary Coleman's ex-wife wasn't able to pass a lie-detector test when questioned about the circumstances surrounding his death. Whatcha talkin' 'bout? Shannon Price is set to appear on A&E's Lie Detector: Truth or Deception series after she was asked yes or no questions about Coleman's death by a retired FBI agent and polygraph examiner George Olivo. Price married the Diff'rent Strokes actor in 2007 after they met on the set of the film Church Ball . However, the following year they divorced and Coleman was granted a restraining order to keep her away from his home when he was hospitalized. Despite the restraining order, Coleman and Price lived together in a common-law relationship until his death in May 2010 after he fell down the stairs at his Utah home. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account According to A&E, Price took the test to 'address persistent public suspicion regarding her potential involvement in his death, even though she was never charged in connection with it.' She answered Olivo's questions while hooked up to the machine, according to The Hollywood Reporter , which obtained a copy of the episode before it aired. 'Did you ever strike Gary during your relationship?' 'No,' she answered. 'Did you intentionally decide to withhold help to Gary when he fell?' 'No,' she replied again. RECOMMENDED VIDEO The polygraph determined her answers to those two questions were inconclusive, meaning she didn't score high enough to pass or low enough to fail. 'Did you physically cause Gary's fall? Did you physically cause Gary to fall that day?' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'No,' she said. That response was rated a failing grade with deception. Olivo asked her what she thought about the results. 'That's false,' she said. Read More Olivo said he doesn't know what exactly happened the day Coleman fell down the stairs and injured his head, resulting in a brain bleed that ultimately led to his death at 42. 'I don't know what happened in that house, but what could have happened is that she and Gary got into a shouting match or an argument that turned into a shoving match, he fell and hit the ground,' Olivo told The Hollywood Reporter . 'It doesn't have to be any more sinister than that.' He added that she may not want to explain how the events unfolded in the home if Coleman's head injury happened by accident. 'All I know for sure, what I'm 100% certain of — at least through my process — is that there is more to the story than she's telling.' The two-hour premiere airs Thursday night on A&E. Olympics Canada Uncategorized Toronto & GTA Ontario
