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Toronto Sun
4 hours ago
- 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
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Gary Coleman's ex-wife's lie detector test results revealed
Shannon Price is putting herself to the test. After years of speculation about Price's possible involvement in her ex-husband Gary Coleman's sudden death, Price takes a lie detector test in the upcoming A&E show A&E show 'Lie Detector: Truth or Deception.' In the Sunday premiere episode, former FBI agent George Olivo asked Price if she caused Coleman's fatal fall — and the lie detector test indicated 'deception' after she denied it. 'You failed the exam regarding Gary's fall,' he said, per People. 'There's two things I know for sure, Shannon One, you were not completely honest with me yesterday during this polygraph section.' 'And two, the other thing I know that's 100% certain, is that there is more to this story that hasn't been told. The body never lies. The body always tells the truth. And your body on that lie detector test spoke loud and clear, there's something that caused you to fail this test.' 11 Gary Coleman (r) and his wife Shannon Price (l) on NBC News' 'Today' on February 26, 2008. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images 11 Shannon Price, ex-wife of actor Gary Coleman, attends an estate court hearing on June 14, 2010 in Provo, Utah. Getty Images Coleman, who was below five feet tall due to treatment for a lifelong kidney disease, was best known for 'Diff'rent Strokes.' He married Price in 2007, but divorced in 2008. Following their split, the exes continued living together. In May of 2010, when Coleman was 42, he fell in their Utah home and had an intracranial hemorrhage. Price alleged that she found him after his fall. It was ruled an accident, and Price was never charged with a crime. In the Peacock documentary 'Gary,' several of Coleman's friends spoke out. Darren Nord said Coleman's death was 'suspicious,' while his former manager, Dion Mial, said of the tragedy, 'We were absolutely stumped because there were way too many questions with no answers.' 'The fact that people come out and say, 'She murdered Gary. She pushed him down the stairs.' That really hurt me,' Price said in the film. 11 Shannon Price, former wife of actor Gary Coleman, arrives for a court hearing on the status of Coleman's body and estate June 14 2010 in Provo, Utah. Getty Images 11 Gary Coleman (c) with wife Shannon Price (l) speak with Weather and Feature Reporter Al Roker on NBC News' 'Today' on February 26, 2008. NBC Newswire/NBCUniversal via Getty Images When Coleman was rushed to the hospital after his fall, Price did not accompany him. 'I was not in the right frame of mind to have gone with him,' she explained. 'I was frantic. I was stressed. Anxiety. Sad. Just stuff like that, that any normal person would feel.' Two days after being placed in a medically-induced coma, Price removed Coleman from life support. Coleman's ex-girlfriend, Anna Gray, said Price 'was more worried about herself than the person she was calling 911 for.' 11 Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Dana Plato, Gary Coleman on 'Diff'rent Strokes.' ©Columbia Tristar/Courtesy Everett Collection 11 Gary Coleman, on 'Divorce Court' in 2008. Gray also questioned why Price let doctors take Coleman off life support after just two days, saying that Coleman's wishes were to be kept alive for two weeks in the event of an incident like that. However, Price countered that claim. 'On the medical directive, he said if there were two or more doctors that stated that he's not gonna come out of it, then to take him off life support,' she alleged. 'There were enough doctors and medical staff that told me his condition and told me he wasn't gonna get better.' On the new A&E series, Price said she was 'nervous' to hear the results of her polygraph test. During the test, former FBI agent Olivo asked if she ever struck Coleman. 11 Gary Coleman in 2001. AP 11 Gary Coleman with Tood Bridges and Muhammad Ali in 1979. SUPPLIED BY GLOBE PHOTOS, INC. While she replied 'no,' the findings were inconclusive. 'I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't,' Olivo said. Price replied, '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.' 11 Shannon Price, former wife of actor Gary Coleman, arrives for a court hearing on the status of Coleman's body and estate June 14 2010 in Provo, Utah. Getty Images 11 Gary Coleman in 1978. Everett Collection / Everett Col Olivo also questioned Price about whether she intentionally withheld proper aid from Coleman in the aftermath of his fall. She denied it, but the lie detector test results were not conclusive, either. 'That, statistically, raises a little bit of an eyebrow,' Olivo said. 'Then again, you're the same person sitting there who's still nervous and who's still a bit distracted.' 11 Gary Coleman and Shannon Price appear on 'Today' in 2008. AP He added, '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.' Although she failed the polygraph test, Price told host Tony Harris that she is at 'peace.' 'There is a reason I am not in prison. There is a legit reason for that,' she explained. 'It's because they did a thorough investigation.' We're Tracking Prime Day Live! Unlock exclusive NYP codes and real-time deals on everyday must-haves. See Your Deals 'There's also a thing called lack of evidence,' Olivo noted. 'You say you have nothing to hide. I say you know exactly why you failed this test. Sadly, my professional opinion is the truth is not on your side today.' Price said she wasn't surprised. 'I figured it wouldn't be.' Olivo quipped: 'Because you already knew you were gonna fail, and you know why you did.' 'Lie Detector: Truth or Deception' premieres Sunday, July 10 at 9 p.m. on A&E.
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Gary Coleman's ex-wife FAILS lie detector test when quizzed over his death
Gary Coleman's ex-wife has failed a voluntary lie detector test about the circumstances surrounding his death. The late Diff'rent Strokes actor - who died from an intracranial haemorrhage at the age of 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 Gary in a pool of blood following his fall. The actor's death was ruled accidental and Shannon was never charged with a crime, but she has faced questions over her involvement with Gary'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.' Shannon - who had Gary 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." Shannon was first asked if she had ever struck Gary during their relationship, and though she said no, the findings were inconclusive. George said: 'I'm not going to say that you passed that test, because you didn't." Shannon 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.' Shannon 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 George 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, Shannon "failed the exam" when asked directly if she physically caused Gary's fall, with the lie detector finding "deception indicated" when she said no. George said: 'There's two things I know for sure, Shannon. One, you were not completely honest with me yesterday during this polygraph section. And two, the other thing I know that's 100% certain, is that there is more to this story that hasn't been told. The body never lies. The body always tells the truth. And your body on that lie detector test spoke loud and clear, there's something that caused you to fail this test... 'You say you have nothing to hide. I say you know exactly why you failed this test. "Sadly, my professional opinion is the truth is not on your side today.' Shannon insisted she was "not surprised" by the results because they relied on "a machine". She added: 'I know where I'm at. I'm at peace. There is a reason I am not in prison. There is a legit reason for that. It's because they did a thorough investigation.'
