Shannon Price is the wife of former child star of Different Strokes, Gary Coleman. The couple were married in Nevada on August 28, 2007 after meeting on the set of one of Coleman's projects a movie called ‘’Church Ball’’ a comedy film.
It appears that Shannon Price was not married to Gary Coleman at the time of his death. Coleman’s lawyer has released a statement on June 2, 2010 that the couple had divorce papers dated August 12, 2008 and they were not re-married to his knowledge. http://www.tmz.com/2010/06/02/gary-coleman-divorce-divorced-shannon-price-dies-dead-medical-power-of-attorney/ Without a power of attorney no one can make medical decisions for another person.
On June 8, 2010, it was revealed that the ex-wife of Gary Coleman, Shannon Price has sold photos of Coleman after he passed away at the hospital in "ongoing desperate attempts" to make money from the former child star’s death. This is reported from the person whom Coleman had named as executor of his estate.
The photos will be released in Globe magazine this week (6/11/10) according to the magazine’s publicist. "We bought the photos," according to Samantha Trenk, a spokesperson for Globe parent company American Media.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/07/gary.coleman.death.photos/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Gary Coleman died of a brain hemorrhage at a Provo, Utah hospital, Friday afternoon (05/28/10), according to a hospital spokeswoman.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/obit.gary.coleman/index.html Shannon Price Coleman, his wife, made the difficult decision to remove Coleman from life support after he slipped into a coma. The official time of death was 12:05 Mountain Standard Time. Coleman was surrounded by family and friends as he passed.http://www.zimbio.com/Shannon+Price/articles/k0GdQMYmdgw/Shannon+Price+Coleman
Shannon Price and her dad issued a statement to the press Thursday May 25, 2010 indicating that Gary Coleman had been hospitalized as asked for prayers from her husband’s fans. Coleman was hospitalized on 5/24/2010 for a head injury, which was the result of a fall. He is currently in critical condition for that head injury. http://www.wthitv.com/dpps/entertainment/celebrity_news/child-tv-star-gary-coleman-hospitalized_3384340
Updated 12:45 Pm EST May 28, 2010. According to a spokesman of Gary Coleman's, Coleman is on life support and is suffering from intracranial brain bleeding. This was caused by a fall and he is in the intensive care unit at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. "Due to his condition, Mr. Coleman has not undergone any surgery at this time," the spokesman said.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/gary.coleman.brain.bleeding/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
The former child actor was "conscious and lucid" Thursday morning, but he "was slipping in and out of consciousness and his condition worsened," the spokesman said. Coleman became unconscious and was placed on life support Thursday afternoon, according to the hospital's statement.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/28/gary.coleman.brain.bleeding/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
Marital Troubles
Shannon Price Coleman and her husband went on the popular television show, ‘’Divorce Court’’ in May 2008 to save their marriage. The couple’s marital woes began in July of 2007 before they were married. In July of 2009 the couple were both arrested and booked for disorderly conduct. http://www.zimbio.com/Shannon+Price/articles/efAENA0p9Ve/Shannon+Price+Pics+and+Bio The couple also fought on January 24, 2010 which resulted in Coleman spending the night in a Utah jail. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Coleman
In December of 2008, police released reports of 21 incidents that required them to come out to the family's property. The incidents include an alleged overdose of Oxycontin, attempted domestic abuse and suicide attempts.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9e_gYZf4A6zIHzZVHhotwNNCnyAD95D7NAG1
Police Report Quotes
"Coleman was yelling and pounding his steering wheel for approximately 10 minutes before he jumped out of his truck. He ran out in front of his truck and around to the woman's door, stopping several cars, and then he went to his door and was running around, yelling and screaming and throwing his arms in the air as he did."—During an argument with Price in a local parking lothttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g9e_gYZf4A6zIHzZVHhotwNNCnyAD95D7NAG1
Shannon Price and Gary Coleman
This video is a segment, which appeared on Divorce Court in May 2008, and showing Gary Coleman and his wife Shannon Price talking about their relationship. The couple discuss having children, their love for each other and their intimacy. The host asks if sex can save their marriage, and then the discussion begins to center around the having the babies.