Reggie Wayne Caught Cheating On His Wife

Top wide receiver Reggie Wayne called the FBI – to report that someone had “STOLE” his debit card, and racked up close to $100K in charges.The FBI quickly discovered that the woman who was making the charges was 26 year-old Natasha McKenzie, a woman whom Reggie told agents he DID NOT KNOW.With that information, the FBI conducted a RAID on Natasha’s home, kicking in doors and FRIGHTENING her children. They seized nearly all her assets during the raid.
Now here’s where the story gets messy. Natasha does know Reggie (inside and outside). she’s been his sideline h** for almost a year. According to Natasha, Reggie gave her his DEBIT CARD, and allowed her to buy “whatever she likes.” And that included trips for her and Reggie. Where did he tell his wife he was going? Natasha also claims that Reggie was PAYING HER RENT also. She told reporters that as SOON AS HIS WIFE STARTED SUSPECTING about the affair, Reggie stopped paying the rent, cut off the debit card, and called the FBI. Natasha believes this is all an attempt by Reggie, to LIE TO HIS WIFE about her existence. If what Natasha is saying is true, then Reggie Wayne could face FEDERAL CONTEMPT CHARGES for lying to the agents (remember what happened to Martha Stewart and Lil Kim).
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Video: Nicki Minaj, Gucci Mane, and Rick Ross Performances at Best Of The Best Concert 2010

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Beyonce & Jay-Z: Spotted at The Ocean Club in Nassau, Bahamas [Photo]

 Jay and Beyonce  have been spotted on the gorgeous islands of The Bahamas. This picture was taken at the Ocean Club, a 5 star Hotel. It was also stated earlier today, that Beyonce and Jay are returning there.
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Verdict On Christian Louboutin’s $1,200 Studded Men’s Sneakers

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Spring/Summer 2010 Footwear

This year designers are taking us to new heights- literally.  Sky-high heels (do me just fine, thank you) are only right for the season.  This year there’s two extremes: kitten heel or 6 in pump.  No in betweens.  The structure and body of the shoes have gotten more crazy- from the actual heel to color schemes, these babies have gone wild.  Just peep these Versaces.


Military styles are the trend for Fall 2010 and they crept in just a bit for Spring/Summer; rugged, combat bottoms made their way back (no Ma-no-no’s though) on a pair of Jessica Simpson’s and also on these L.A.M.B. joints.  Gwen even added an exaggerated platform to a normal pump.
Another oldie resurfaced from the 90’s: clogs.  From Louis Vuitton to Chanel, everyone has their own take on the trend.  Alexander Wang combined a classic oxford look and beautiful leather for his.
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Gucci Mane Released From Jail (Video) Gucci Mane Welcome Home Dinner




Gucci Mane Welcome Home Dinner
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THE UNHEALTHIEST DRINKS AND THE GOOD

6: WORST CRANBERRY COCKTAIL
Ocean Spray Cran-Apple (8 fl oz)
130 calories
0 g fat
32 g sugars
Ocean Spray makes a whole line of cranberry juice blends, but there’s only one thing you need to know: They’re all polluted with unruly loads of added sugar. The first two ingredients here are water and sugar, the hallmark of an inferior bottle. In fact, the best juices in this line have only 27 percent juice. This one? A paltry 15 percent. Go with Ocean Spray’s Cranenergy line instead. Compared to Cran-Apple it delivers slightly more real juice, a far weightier package of vitamins, and just over a fourth as many calories. (You’re far better off eating your vitamins than drinking them. Here are 40 foods with scientifically proven superpowers.)
Drink This, Instead!
Ocean Spray Cranergy Raspberry Cranberry (8 fl oz)
35 calories
0 g fat
9 g sugars

#5: WORST MIXED-BERRY BLEND
Welch’s Mountain Berry (8 fl oz)
140 calories
0 g fat
33 g sugars
The flowering bouquet of fruit on the outside of this carton makes it appear to be just one step down from a smoothie, but in truth, it’s just one step up from Sunny Delight. Regardless of what Welch’s wants you to think, this juice is made with only 25 percent real fruit, and with this many calories in each cup, you should expect nothing less than 100 percent. Go with Bolthouse Farms 50/50 Berry blend and you’ll trade out the sucrose for an antioxidant- and flavor-rich blend of purple carrots, blackberries, pomegranates, and blueberries.
Drink This, Instead!
Bolthouse Farms 50/50 Berry (8 fl oz)
120 calories
0 g fat
28 g sugars
#4: WORST LEMONADE
Minute Maid Lemonade (20 fl oz bottle)
250 calories
0 g fat
67.5 g sugars
In 99 percent cases, lemonade contains between 10 and 15 percent lemon juice, meaning that 85 to 90 percent of the calories are added as table sugar or high fructose corn syrup. The reason we pinned Minute Maid as the worst lemonade is that with this bottle, they’ve dropped the lemon juice concentration down to 3 percent, and at the same time, jacked the sugar level up to soda-like proportions. In fact, this bottle has more sugar than a same-sized bottle of Coca-Cola, not to mention a bevy of preservatives, fillers, and artificial colors. The only lemonade we’ve found that can legitimately call itself “juice” is the one below by R.W. Knudson. It replaces the added sugars with a blend of apple and grape juices. (Of course, if you’re looking to lose weight, diet is only half the equation. For the other half, check out our list of the 100 best fitness tips ever written.)
Drink This, Instead!
R.W. Knudsen Lemonade (8 fl oz box)
130 calories
0 g fat
30 g sugars

#3: WORST JUICE IMPOSTER
SoBe Elixir Cranberry Grapefruit (20 fl oz bottle)
250 calories
0 g fat
63 g sugars
With a name that references two fruits, you might expect this bottle to provide a respectable dose of real juice. Unfortunately that’s not the case. The only juice this bottle carries is used as a coloring agent, which means every gram of sugar here is added during processing. That puts it right alongside soda as one of the worst beverages at the supermarket. Cut calories by looking for water-based beverages that use juice as a sweetener and flavoring, like the one from Olade below. The few calories it has come from a blend of lemon, pinapple, mango, and passion fruit. (Speaking of overblown packaging claims, check our roundup of“health” foods that aren’t.)
Drink This Instead!
Olade Tropical Juice Beverage (16 fl oz)
20 calories
0 g fat
4 g sugars
#2: WORST GRAPE JUICE
Tropicana Grape Juice Beverage (15.2 fl oz)
290 calories
0 g fat
72 g sugars
It’s hard to say which is worse, the fact that this bottle has as much sugar as six scoops of Edy’s Slow Churned Rocky Road Ice Cream, or the fact that it looks legit but contains only 30 percent real juice. The thing is, even if this bottle weren’t teeming with high fructose corn syrup, it would still be loaded with sugar. Grapes produce the most sugar-loaded juice at the supermarket—even a 10-ounce bottle of 100 percent grape juice carries more than 200 calories. If you like rich, dark juices, try the one below from Bossa Nova. The acai fruit from which it’s made is one of the most antioxidant-rich fruits on the planet.
Drink This, Instead!
Bossa Nova Acai (10 fl oz bottle)
114 calories
0 g fat
22.5 g sugars

#1: WORST CANNED JUICE
Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz can)
360 calories
0 g fat
84 g sugars
These hulking calorie cannons—5 percent juice, 95 percent sugar water—have the equivalent of 20 teaspoons of sugar! (That makes the 1,800-calorie salad look downright nutritious.) They’re sold at gas stations and convenience stores across America for the low, low price of 99 cents, making this quite possibly the cheapest source of empty calories in the country. Earn more flavor in fewer calories by switching to V8-Fusion instead. The company makes a reasonable line of regular blends and an even better line of light juices.
Drink This, Instead!
V8-Fusion Strawberry Banana (12 fl oz bottle)
170 calories
0 g fat
42 g sugars
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Dream Teams Up With The FBI And Purposely Leaks Song To Catch Online Hackers(Video)

In the ongoing battle to combat internet leaks, The-Dream teamed up with the FBI to find the source of leaks in the hit singer/songwriter’s camp.

The-Dream Wants You To Stop Stealing Music! from the.LIFE Files on Vimeo.

On his Twitter account, The-Dream stated that yesterday’s leak of his collaboration with Diddy, “Champagne,” was encoded with a tag that the FBI could use to track the source of the leak.

He went on to say that three people were identified, and that the song “Champagne” was never intended to be on his forthcoming album, Love King.

Job Done.. As u know there have been several leaks around many records I do I am please to say the Record Champagne which was apart of a FBI investigation, has lead to the three individual’s who’s been hacking us for the last two years. im sorry u guys have to here unfinished music so i took it into my on hands to have every record i make since Nov 2009 logged with a Federal encripted Tag & will also appear on LK.
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Jay-Z Discusses Atlantic Yards Project at Gracie Mansion



Basically Russian Billionaire, Mikhail Prokhor, stopped by NYC to do a little press as the new majority owner of The Brooklyn Nets. Jay-Z has a minority stake in the company.  So they just met up at the Gracie Mansion to talk abut some Boss stuff.That Boy Caking HARD How Many Rapper's You see Like This?
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VH1'S BASKETBALL WIVE ARRESTED IN FRONT OF STUNNED AUDIENCE (DETAILS INSIDE) PULS (CLIPS)


Police were called to the set of VH1’s Basketball Wives on Saturday in Los Angeles and were forced to detain one cast member,
According to an on-set source, Suzie Ketcham -- the ex-girlfriend of NBA star Michael Olowokondi -- was arrested after an ugly on-camera confrontation.
That special guest was “Sandra” -- the infamous “groupie” who had a drink thrown in her face during a fight with Ketcham on an episode of the premiere season.

“Suzie got really p----- off and just got up and left, but not soon after, she came back with a huge bucket of water and threw it at Sandra.”

That’s when it turned ugly.

“Sandra tried to run away, but in the process, she slipped in the water and fell,” recounted the insider.

“The whole audience gasped.”

With Sandra seriously hurt, production staff called paramedics who responded not soon after.

She was treated in front of the studio audience.

“As she was being taken off set, the first words out of her mouth were, "Call my lawyer”,” said the source.


Police were also called and responding officers arrested Ketcham and took her into custody for questioning.

It’s understood Sandra -- whose condition is unknown -- wants charges laid against the mother of two.

“We responded to a reported assault at approximately 5.30pm PT,” the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed

“We dispatched one of our fire engines and a rescue ambulance to the scene.. and a person of unknown condition was taken to an area hospital.”

“Production staff locked the whole audience and crew in the studio for at least 45 minutes -- and no one was allowed to leave,” described the source.

“They continued to tape the show for some time, but they still kept everyone locked in even when they weren't taping."





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Channel Zero mit Redman

HE BRINGING IT BACK

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Pimpulsiv feat. DNP, Sudden & Dana – Wohnwagensiedlung (Video)

THIS IS WILD
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Yukmouth – Smokin’ Treez f. Curren$y

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Lebron James Joins Drake On Stage

Minutes before hip-hop artist Drake took the stage on Thursday night at the Cleveland House of Blues, camera phones and pocket digital cameras flashed like fire crackers as LeBron James and his party made their way to the balcony seats in a private area.
The King was here.
After Drake breezed through his first song, the Toronto native told the sold out crowd that he loved the city of Cleveland. He also thanked the city for supporting his career. Cleveland is the fifth stop on Drake's tour that ends July 27 in Vancouver.
Following cheers and several seconds of applause, Drake turned to his right and looked up toward the balcony.
"I want to thank LeBron James," Drake said. "Thank you man for being there for me. I'll do anything for you."
James nodded and smiled in agreement.
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Common x Biz Markie Invade Houston, TX (PICS)

Friday night was a great night for Houston’s hip hop scene when Common and Biz Markie performed live at The Warehouse. And if that wasn’t enough, after the party was the after party where Common and Biz hosted at The Drake. Check out some of the pics below

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Bizzy Bone Heading To Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony group member Bizzy Bone has joined the cast of Dr. Drew’s VH1 reality show, Celebrity Rehab.

According to TMZ.com, Bizzy will appear on the show to battle his longtime addictions to alcohol and marijuana.
The rapper, born Byron McCane, will join a cast that features former Laguna Beach star Jason Wahler and Tila Tequila, who will be treated for an addiction to prescription pills.
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" KAT STACKS Suicide Attempt (PICS) MUG SHOT (VIDEO INSIDE)

She has 3 suicide attempts under her belt and admits to slitting her wrist. It’s hard to believe she has a kid…that’s somebodies mother! And if all these romors about her getting paid for this type of shit She just need a real job.Cause If She Was Getting Paid She would Be A Little Happier RIGHT OK.


See Got to be the Pointless groupie in the world this is a stupid ass video. She need a talk show, Like Jerry springer,Are GO FIND A FUCKING PIMP REAL TALK!
THE VIDEO IS HERE PRESS PLAY
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Dennis Hopper Dies: Story and Video

He was born to be wild, the last rebel without a cause and a comeback kid. Dennis Lee Hopper, aptly born in Dodge City, Kan., emerged playing baby-faced outlaws in the 1950s, idolized “Rebel” co-star James Dean, directed and co-starred in the 1969 youthquake phenomenon “Easy Rider” and revived his career sucking on a gas mask as the twisted killer Frank Booth in David Lynch’s psych-out classic “Blue Velvet” (1986).
Many people know Hopper, who died yesterday of prostate cancer at 74, as mad bomber Howard Payne with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in “Speed” (1994).
But he was also a veteran of such landmark films as Nicholas Ray’s “Rebel Without a Cause” (1955) and George Stevens’ “Giant” (1956), in which he shared the screen with Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor and the aforementioned Dean. Hopper’s “Rebel” cast members Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo all died prematurely, while Hopper kept working.

The actor was among the cinema’s first juvenile delinquents, a social phenomenon that inspired such films as “Rebel” and “The Blackboard Jungle” (1955), films that uncovered an as-yet untapped American youth audience and a demand for films about it. Like “new sensations” Dean and Marlon Brando, Hopper was also an early devotee of Method Acting.
Born in Kansas on May 17, 1936, Hopper was a fixture in Westerns, co-starring with such icons of the genre as John Wayne in “The Sons of Katie Elder” (1965) and “True Grit” (1969), and Clint Eastwood in “Hang ’Em High” (1968).
According to Hollywood lore, shooting “From Hell to Texas” (1958) with the veteran director Henry Hathaway (“The Trail of the Lonesome Pine”), a twitchy Hopper required 85 takes for one scene, causing Hathaway, with whom Hopper would work again in “True Grit,” to state: “You’ll never work in this town again!”
In 1969, Hopper made screen history with “Easy Rider,” a low-budget effort co-written by Hopper, Peter Fonda and Terry Southern, directed by Hopper and featuring a pair of bikers (Hopper and Fonda) riding across America on choppers in search of “something.” It was a youth-culture boxoffice sensation and earned co-star Jack Nicholson his first Academy Award nomination. “The Last Movie” (1971), Hopper’s writing-directing follow-up to “Easy Rider” (1969), was a movie more notorious for the drugs taken on set than for anything seen onscreen.
In an earlier career resurrection, Hopper played a soulful sailor who falls in love with a sideshow mermaid in Curtis Harrington’s cult film “Night Tide” (1961). Later, he earned arthouse acclaim opposite Bruno Ganz in Wim Wenders’ Patricia Highsmith-based thriller “The American Friend” (1977).
On TV, Hopper acted in “The Twilight Zone,” “Wagon Train,” “Gunsmoke” and “Bonanza.”
Hopper returned to directing in 1980 with “Out of the Blue,” a powerful, imploding-family drama that has influenced such actor-directors as Sean Penn. In addition to “Blue Velvet,” Hopper appeared in the 1986 sports film “Hoosiers,” earning an Oscar nomination.
Hopper, who lived in Venice, Calif., married his fifth wife, Victoria Duffy of Weston, Mass., on April 12, 1996, at Old South Church in Boston’s Copley Square. She was 32 years Hopper’s junior; they had a daughter together, Galen Grier.
I interviewed Hopper in 1979 at the start of my career as a film critic, when he was in New York to promote “Apocalypse Now,” a film in which he plays a photojournalist who falls under the spell of the insane Col. Kurtz (Brando).
This was a deeply troubled time in Hopper’s life, and I honestly thought I was sitting in front of a guy about to self-destruct. Yet he pulled himself together and worked for another 30-plus years. A comeback kid to the end.

Dennis Hopper Gets a Star



Isabella Rosellini and Dennis Hopper - Best performace




Mummy Loves You


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Detail – Tattoo Girl (Foreva) (Feat T-Pain & Travis McCoy) [Official Music Video]

Here is the official music video for Detail’s “Tattoo Girl (Foreva)” single which features T-Wayne (Lil Wayne and T-Pain), and Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes. This is the second dope music video we have got with Weezy in today, and Young Mula’s Mack Maine and Lil Chuckee make cameos.
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Was Gary Coleman's Death . . . An ACCIDENT . . . Or FOUL PLAY???


A member of Gary Coleman's EXTENDED family reached out to us because she has some QUESTIONS surrounding the death of Gary Coleman. According to that family member, the police in Utah are NOT investigating the death of Gary, so that can rule out HOMICIDE as the cause of his death. And that has Gary's kin worried.

Here's why it is potentially a problem. Right now, Gary's wife Shannon Price was reportedly ALONE in the home with Gary when he suffered a VERY SERIOUS head injury. A hew hours later, Gary fell into a coma. And Shannon - being his next of kin - decided to remove him from life support, ending his life.

Why is this problematic? Well because Shannon has a history of VIOLENCE against Gary. Last year, Shannon who is nearly a foot taller than her celebrity husband was ARRESTED for DOMESTIC VIOLENCE against him. She later plead GUILTY to the offense.

Knowing those facts, Gary's family member asked that MediaTakeOut.com do WHAT WE
COULD to make sure that ALL AVENUES are explored in Gary's death. The kin explained, "I don't want to accuse Shannon of anything, but I would like a full investigation before any possible evidence gets cold."

What do you guys think, should the police INVESTIGATE Gary's death???
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Kat Stacks was Slapped Around (Video and Story)

She going to get enough of talking shit and lying.
Peep what she had to say about her sexual encounter with rapper  
I hear see got got a master degree she need to put it to use.

Bow Wow
After the Police took my Baby’s father in custody a week before I gave birth, I couldn’t take the stress anymore so I found a new way to keep my mind clear from my crazy life and it was with Twitter. I set up an account on December 2009, and days later I had @BowWow614 (new username @BowWow) following me. We exchanged numbers through Direct Messages and made plans to go over his house sense I live down the street from him.
I remember in the 4th grade most of the girls in my class were obsessed with him, plus I would tell the DJ to play some of his songs while I pole danced on stage. Meeting him actually brought me back a smile to my face after a horrible year of spending 4 months in jail pregnant and loosing everything I once owned. I was a bit insecure and nervous before I went over to his condo, I had recently given birth and my stomach wasn’t as flat as it use to be plus I had an ankle monitor so I couldn’t wear heels instead I wore boots to hide it so he wouldn’t get scared. When he first opened the door he was only wearing a brown towel wrapped around his waist which ment there was no talking involved just straight to bussiness.
His condo was big and beautifuly furnished, I followed him to his room and he sat on his leather black chair in the corner, we exchanged a few words and I told him to lay on the bed. I kissed his lips and rubbed his body down with my toungue as he massaged my C-Cup breasts with his hands. By the time my toungue reached his dick he was already hard, he wasn’t too big or too small it was just right. The only person I’ve ever gave head without a condom was my Babys father for 5 years but I wanted to make an impression with Bow Wow so he will call me back so I decided to go through with it.
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'The Break Up'Kanye West Life After Amber Rose

Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West
reportedly paid his model girlfriend Amber Rose to keep quiet about their relationship.
Rose recently attended the Maxim's Hot 100 party and when asked about her feelings about the work Kanye has done on his upcoming album, she was forbidden from asnwering any questions.
A representative for West and Rose told Rap-Up magazine, "Kanye has a gag order on Amber Rose. She just told us she doesn’t do interviews. But she was still cool about it.”
West has been busy working on his new album in Hawaii and has kept the details involving his album a secret for the last few weeks. Those close to him were also asked to keep quiet about the details of the album.
Rapper Rick Ross who is featured on some of the album tracks, didn't have much to say about the album either. “I don’t wanna discuss no details of his project, but we got a lot of things accomplished,” Ross said.

Now there no way im paying no to shut up unless I'm HIDING something I think it's some gay shit lol

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Fifth Gen Pontiac T/A - 2011 Trans Am

The Trans Am design cues are everywhere, but nowhere more evident than in the nose and hood. The Camaro front fascia was reshaped with urethane for the distinctive '77- and '78-style beak, and an egg-crate grille insert replaced the Camaro's vertical bar grille. The Shaker scoop is fully functional and made out of two '78 Shakers. And, of course, one can't miss the defining detail, the one that smacks you over the head and insists, "It's a Trans Am, dammit!"-the big screaming chicken on the hood.

Moving aft, we find the appropriate fender ducts, and at the tail end lies the general Camaro shape but with taillights sourced from another GM car, a big lip spoiler, and a few other subtle changes. Combine that with the black and gold paint scheme and the gold snowflake-ish wheels and the look is undeniably Trans Am. The interior was also given the touch with a custom dash treatment, stitching, and sill plates. And it all works seamlessly, as though Pontiac never left us and this is its latest offering to the muscle-hungry masses.

This car was developed by loyal Pontiac fans, but not just to commemorate the past. The plan is to build more of them. Otto Body did the build and all the fabrication off of Kevin Morgan's design, and Trans Am Depot will sell the conversions. All this is very new, so there are a lot of details still to iron out, but complete conversions will be done at Trans Am Depot in Florida and Otto Body in Nebraska. They're considering selling the individual parts, but according to Tod, "The numbered, Kevin Morgan Signature Edition cars will all go through one of the two shops."
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Janet Jackson: Gary Coleman is 'Finally at Peace'

Janet Jackson tweeted her reaction to former child star Gary Coleman's death on Friday.

The pop superstar wrote, "I'm at a loss for words upon learning of Gary Coleman's passing. I want to remember him as the fun, playful, adorable and affectionate man he was. He has left a lasting legacy. I know he is finally at peace."
Gary, who became famous after starring on the '80s sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes," passed away at age 42 on Friday after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage and being taken off life support.
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Gary Coleman Died (STORY) R.I.P. Gary Coleman (1968-2010)

The legacy Of Gary 
Coleman
 


Gary Coleman died today at 12:05 p.m., MT. He was taken off life support; his family was with him when he died. Gary Coleman was rushed to the hospital late Wednesday evening after suffering what doctors said was an intracranial hemorrhage.
At first he remained conscious and spoke, but quickly took a turn for the worse. By May 27, 2010 Gary Coleman had slipped into a coma, was on life support and unconscious. Today, he was taken off life support and passed away.

Gary Coleman is best remembered for his role as Arnold Jackson in the series ‘Diff’rent Strokes.’ He was born Gary Wayne Coleman on February 8, 1968. He portrayed the character of Arnold Jackson from 1978 until 1986. Though Gary Coleman had a strong career as a child actor, things became increasingly more difficult for the actor as he grew. He was well known for filing a successful lawsuit against his parents and won $1.3 million.

On August 28, 2007, Gary Coleman married Shannon Price. The two made several public television appearances, including one on the show Divorce Court. The couple didn’t get divorced but made the appearance as a way to save their marriage. Shannon Price was with Gary Coleman during his final moments.









Race and class relations became topics on the show as much as the typical trials of growing up.

Coleman was an immediate star, and his skeptical "Whatchu talkin' 'bout?" -- usually aimed at his brother, Willis -- became a catchphrase.

In a 1979 Los Angeles Times profile, his mother, Edmonia Sue Coleman, said her son had always been a ham as a small child. He acted in some commercials before he was signed by T.A.T., the production company that created "Diff'rent Strokes."

"Gary remembers everything. EVERYTHING," co-producer and director Herb Kenwith told the newspaper. "His power of concentration is unlike any adult's I know."

Asked by Ebony magazine in 1979 how he learned his lines so easily, young Gary replied, "It's easy!"

But the attention his starring role brought him could be a burden as well as a pleasure. Coleman told The Associated Press in 2001 that he would do a TV series again, but "only under the absolute condition that it be an ensemble cast and that everybody gets a chance to shine."

"I certainly am not going to be the only person on the show working," he said. "I've done that. I didn't like it."

The series lived on after it left television thanks to DVDs and YouTube. But its equally enduring legacy became the former child stars' troubles in adulthood, including the 1999 suicide of Dana Plato, who played the boys' white, teenage sister.

Todd Bridges, who played Coleman's brother, was tried and acquitted of attempted murder.

Coleman had financial and legal problems in addition to continuing ill health from the kidney disease that required dialysis and at least two transplants. As an adult, his height reached only 4 feet 8 inches.

He continued to get credits for TV guest shots and other small roles over the years. But he told the AP in 2001 that he preferred earning money from celebrity endorsements. "Now that I'm 33, I can call the shots. ... And if anybody has a problem with that, I guess they don't have to work with me."

Coleman was among 135 candidates who ran in California's bizarre 2003 recall election to replace then-Gov. Gray Davis, whom voters ousted in favor of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Coleman, who advocated drastic steps for California's faltering economy such as lowering income taxes and raising sales tax, came in eighth place with 12,488 votes, or 0.2 percent, just behind Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt.

Running for office gave him a chance to show another side of himself, he told The Associated Press at the time.

"This is really interesting and cool and I've been enjoying the heck out of it because I get to be intelligent, which is something I don't get to do very often," he said.

Coleman told The New York Times at the time that "I want to escape that legacy of Arnold Jackson. I'm someone more. It would be nice if the world thought of me as something more."

But legal disputes dogged him repeatedly. In 1989, when Coleman was 21, his mother filed a court request trying to gain control of her son's $6 million fortune, saying he was incapable of handling his affairs. He said the move "obviously stems from her frustration at not being able to control my life."

In a 1993 television interview, he said he had twice tried to kill himself by overdosing on pills.

He moved to Utah in fall 2005, and according to a tally in early 2010, officers were called to assist or intervene with Coleman more than 20 times in the following years. They included a call where Coleman said he had taken dozens of Oxycontin pills and "wanted to die." Some of the disputes involved his wife, Shannon Price, whom he met on the set of the 2006 comedy "Church Ball" and married in 2007.

In September 2008, a dustup with a fan at a Utah bowling alley led Coleman to plead no contest to disorderly conduct. The fan also sued him, claiming the actor punched him and ran into him with his truck.

Coleman was born Feb. 8, 1968, in Zion, Illinois, near Chicago. His mother told Ebony his kidney disease was diagnosed when he was 2. He underwent his first transplant at age 5.
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