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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kevin E G Perry

Gary Coleman’s ex-wife reveals details of actors final days

  • Shannon Price, the ex-wife of late actor Gary Coleman, asserts in a new docuseries that she had "no choice" but to remove him from life support in 2010.
  • Coleman died at 42 following a fall and intracranial haemorrhage, with a 2024 documentary previously labelling his death as "suspicious."
  • Price made the decision to withdraw life support after two days, despite Coleman's living will requesting he be kept alive for 15 days.
  • During a polygraph test for the docuseries, Price's denial of physically causing Coleman to fall was flagged as "failed, with deception indicated."
  • Doctors were reportedly unaware Price and Coleman had secretly divorced, though Price possessed a document designating her as the decision-maker for his advanced medical care.

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