EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Body -- No Second Autopsy
Posted on Jun 15, 2010 @ 07:00AM - 9 comments
Gary Coleman's body could be cremated as soon as Wednesday, June 16 in a move that will prevent a second autopsy, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
In a major blow to skeptics who disbelieve ex-wife Shannon Price's version of events about what happened leading up to the TV star's sudden death, Coleman's body is set to be cremated at the Utah mortuary where his body has laid for two weeks.
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“Shannon is relieved that the cremation can go forward and is happy for Gary that he will get his wishes, the one he made clear in all of his wills,” her attorney, Todd Bradford, told RadarOnline.com.
EXCLUSIVE: Todd Bridges & Ex-Manager Begged Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife Not To Pull The Plug
Posted on Jun 14, 2010 @ 08:47PM - 26 comments
Gary Coleman wanted to prolong his life -- according to a health care directive -- and so did two of the actor's closest pals, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Coleman's agent, Robert Malcolm, has revealed Todd Bridges and Gary’s ex-manager Dion Mial pleaded with the Diff'rent Strokes star's ex-wife Shannon Price not to take him off life support.
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But neither of them -- or Coleman's own wishes -- were enough to persuade Price to keep her ex-husband alive.
"Dion and Todd both begged her not to pull the plug," Malcolm told RadarOnline.com, in an exclusive interview.
Coleman died, age 42, when Price made the decision to pull him off life support after he fell into a coma.
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His death was the result of head injuries he suffered during a "fall" that happened by "accident" at his Utah home last month, according to the death certificate, released Monday.
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A spokesperson for the Utah Valley Regional Medical Centre said it was investigating the emergence of a new document, purportedly stating Coleman had specifically directed that he did not want anyone to pull the plug on his life support, if he was ever in that situation.
In a 2006 document, Coleman checked a box titled "Choice to Prolong Life" which states, "I want my life to be prolonged as long as possible within the limits of generally accepted health care standards."
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The other option Coleman had -- "Choice Not to Prolong Life" -- was left unchecked.
Hospital spokesperson Janet Frank told RadarOnline.com: "I can't talk about any of this because it's part of his medical record... We have to verify that for ourselves before we would be able to do anything with it."
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Divorce Lawyer, "He Feared Ex-Wife"
Posted on Jun 14, 2010 @ 05:01PM - 4 comments
The attorney who orchestrated Gary Coleman's divorce from Shannon Price has told RadarOnline.com the former TV star feared his ex-wife.
Randy Kester, a lawyer from Provo, Utah, represented the Different Strokes' star during a host of legal battles in the final years of his life.
He was the man who masterminded Coleman's secret divorce from Price and had the documents sealed using the names 'John Doe' and 'Jane Doe'.
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In a twist of fate, Kester is now representing Coleman's former live-in lover Anna Gray, who was named in a 2005 will as the executor and beneficiary to the actor's estate.
Kester told RadarOnline.com that while Price had the potential to cause Coleman harm, he doubted she did during the May 28 incident that lead to the actor's hospitalization.
"As much as I am lead to believe that Shannon would cause Gary harm and that he feared her, I don?t think there is any evidence to prove that she caused it," he said.
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He said Gray, who lives in Oregon, had not yet formed an opinion if foul play was involved in the death, as others have claimed.
The diminutive Different Strokes star died after a head wound at his Utah home led to a brain hemorrhage.
"Anna indicated to me that she wants to be certain that the best investigation that could be done, was done,? Kester said.
"I have no reason to question that State Medical Examiner."
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He said Gray or himself had not yet received a copy of the examiner's report.
Police have not been able to categorically rule out the 42-year-old's death on May 28 as suspicious.
His body was discovered by Price, who later gave permission to turn off his life support machine.
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A tape of her 911 call shows her in a confused state, repeatedly protesting her innocence and having to be persuaded to go downstairs and help him.
The day after she gave permission to turn off his life support machine, Price posed smiling for a series of photos and did a television interview defending herself.
"Anna was completely disturbed by the release of the photographs," said Kester.
"Indeed those of us who knew Gary thought it was so horribly disrespectful."
It has also emerged Coleman had specifically directed that he did not want anyone to pull the plug on his life support, if he was ever in that situation.
In a 2006 document, Coleman checked a box titled "Choice to Prolong Life" which states, "I want my life to be prolonged as long as possible within the
limits of generally accepted health care standards."
The other option Coleman had -- "Choice Not to Prolong Life" -- was left unticked.
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Lovers In Court Battle, Ex-Girlfriend To Ask For Restraining Order
Posted on Jun 14, 2010 @ 10:00AM - 11 comments
Gary Coleman’s former lover will seek a restraining order against his ex-wife, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Anna Gray, the TV star’s former girlfriend who he named as executor and sole beneficiary of his estate in a 2005 will, will go before a Utah judge Monday to ask for an immediate restraining order against Shannon Price.
Gray claims Price, 24, is “invading Gary’s home and disposing of his property”, according to her attorney Randy Kester.
“She has no right to his things,” Kester told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
EXCLUSIVE: Mystery Woman In Gary Coleman's New Will Was His Girlfriend, Says Lawyer
Posted on Jun 14, 2010 @ 08:45AM - 6 comments
Anna Gray, the mystery woman named as executor of Gary Coleman’s estate in his new will, was the TV star’s former girlfriend, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Gray, who was named in a 2005 will as the executor and beneficiary to Coleman’s estate, dated the star of the 1980s sitcom Diff’rent Strokes for
EXCLUSIVE: Gary Coleman's Ex-Wife Searching For Secret FOURTH Will
Posted on Jun 14, 2010 @ 05:55AM - 3 comments
Gary Coleman’s ex-wife Shannon Price is desperately searching for a fourth will that could end the three-way battle for control of the TV star's estate and remains, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Price was rocked by the revelation that a mystery woman, Anna Gray, filed a will dated February 5, 2005 -- naming her as the executor and beneficiary to Coleman’s estate.
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Gray, who lives in Oregon, also filed a petition in court Friday to have Coleman's former manager Dion Mial, named in a 1999 will, removed as the estate's special administrator.
