Gary Coleman’s Ex-Wife Lied About Hitting ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ Star In Peacock Doc, She Says

<p id=”par-1_41″>Shannon Price is trying to set the record straight. The ex-wife of ‘80s TV icon Gary Coleman recently agreed to take a lie detector test in an effort to debunk rumors that she played a role in his <a href=”http://cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-deaths”>tragic 2010 death</a>. </p>

<p id=”par-2_55″>In the July 10 series premiere of <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/mystery-surrounding-gary-colemans-fall-deepens-with-shady-lie-detector-results.html/”>A&E’s new show <em>Lie Detector: Truth or Deception</em></a><em>, </em>Price opens up about her volatile relationship with Coleman and his controversial death before sitting down for a polygraph test administered by ex-FBI agent George Olivo. She also speaks about stunning comments she made in the 2024 Peacock documentary <em>Gary. </em></p>

<p id=”par-3_34″>In that film, Price admitted to striking Coleman during their relationship. But in <em>Lie Detector</em>, she tells a different tale, claiming that she was pressured by the film’s producers to say she hit Coleman. </p>

<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-shannon-price-said-she-slapped-gary-coleman-a-couple-of-times”>Shannon Price said she slapped Gary Coleman ‘a couple of times’  </h2>

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<p id=”par-4_26″>In <em>Gary, </em>Price discussed her relationship with Coleman, whom she married in 2007. She confessed that there were a few times when their relationship got violent. </p>

<p id=”par-5_50″>“It was only a couple of times as far as anything physical,” she said. “I mean, I slapped him a couple of times. I mean, nothing major, nothing like ’red flag.’ Like, people smack each other. They hit each other. People do it. … If you deny it, you’re crazy.”</p>

<p id=”par-6_58″>Price’s comments only added to the speculation that she might have played a role in Coleman’s untimely death. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/diffrent-strokes-star-gary-coleman-stormed-out-of-an-interview-after-he-was-accused-of-domestic-violence.html/”>The <em>Diff’rent Strokes </em>actor</a> sustained a serious head injury as the result of a fall in his Utah home; Price had him taken off life support a few days later. A police investigation determined that his death was an accident.</p>

<p id=”par-7_13″>In <em>Lie Detector, </em>Olivo confronts Price about having previously said she hit Coleman. </p>

<p id=”par-8_24″>“That was a really hard documentary,” she replies. “Because they pressured me into saying that to make me out to be the bad guy.”</p>

<p id=”par-9_16″>She elaborates on her interview in <em>Gary </em>in a conversation with <em>Lie Detector </em>host Tony Harris. </p>

<p id=”par-10_61″>“I was so pressured into saying certain things,” she tells him. “They just kept forcing me to say this and this and this and this. And I said finally, ‘OK. You know what? I’ll say it.’ I thought they had my best interest [in mind]. I never laid my hands on him at all … I’m telling you the truth now.” </p>

<p id=”par-11_25″>Coleman’s friend, Dion Mial, was a creative consultant on <em>Gary. </em>He also appears in <em>Lie Detector </em>and dismissed Price’s claims she was pressured to lie. </p>

<p id=”par-12_9″>“That’s unbelievable,” he says with a laugh. “It’s unbelievable.” </p>

<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-polygraph-test-proves-shannon-price-lied-about-diff-rent-strokes-star-s-death-expert-says”>Polygraph test proves Shannon Price lied about ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ star’s death, expert says </h2>

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<p id=”par-13_40″>Price claims she lied about getting violent with Coleman in the Peacock documentary. But she may have told an even bigger lie in the A&E show. She failed the polygraph test when questioned about her involvement in his fatal fall. </p>

<p id=”par-14_10″>“You failed the exam regarding Gary’s fall,” Olivo tells her. </p>

<p id=”par-15_4″>“That’s false,” she replies. </p>

<p id=”par-16_27″>“I know where I’m at. I’m at peace,” Price adds. “There is a reason I am not in prison … it’s because [police] did a thorough investigation.” </p>

<p id=”par-17_11″>But Olivo remains convinced that Price is not being completely honest. </p>

<p id=”par-18_35″>“It all boils down to this. It was either a mistake or a plan,” he says. “Were you trying to cover up a tragic mistake? Or did you have a plan to kill Gary Coleman?”</p>

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