Gary Coleman Busted!
More bad news today for Diff’rent Strokes child actor turned late night infomercial spokesman Gary Coleman. Gary has gotten himself embroiled in some new legal drama this week after getting into an altercation with with a guy at a bowling alley in Utah. Apparently, there was an incident with a cameraphone which led to an incident where Coleman allegedly hit a guy with his car before speeding off. Tho Coleman has not been taken into custody, he has since been charged with misdemeanor reckless driving and disorderly conduct and is currently at large:
Gary Coleman was formally charged Wednesday with reckless driving and disorderly conduct following an altercation at a bowling alley in Utah. “Mr. Coleman was notified today of the charges through his attorney,” said Lt. Bill Wright of the Payson, Utah, Police Department. “(Coleman) never spoke to us about what happened, but we gathered evidence after speaking to witnesses and the other party involved.” Both charges are misdemeanors. Coleman, 40, was backing out of a bowling alley around midnight on Sept. 6 when his truck hit Colt Rushton, 24, as well as another car. Rushton was taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. Witnesses said Coleman became irritated after Rushton photographed him. The two argued in the bowling alley and then moved outside, Lt. Wright said. Rushton’s attorney, Dustin Lance, said in a statement: “This wasn’t a situation of paparazzi or stalker-razzi, this was a fan snapping two photographs with a cell phone.” Rushton has since filed a lawsuit against Coleman, seeking damages for medical bills, pain and suffering, and punitive damages. A rep for Coleman wasn’t immediately available for comment.
The way I understand it, Gary Coleman really can’t afford to have these sorts of lawsuits brought against him as the poor guy barely has two nickles to rub together. Despite the fact that he was a wildly successful child actor in the ’80s who made a lotta money, his unsavory parents not only worked him to death but they also took all of his money and pilfered it away … leaving the poor kid essentially broke for most of his adult life. These days, Coleman makes money doing commercials and infomercials for the money lending company Cash Call. This isn’t the first time that Gary Coleman freaked out on a fan … but, as far as I know, this was his most severe reaction. Hitting someone with your car is a very bad idea.
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September 18th, 2008 at 7:19 am
While it bites that his parents/accountants took advantage of him and left him broke, GC really doesn’t seem to have done anything as an adult to get his life in order. It’s obvious his career in The Biz has been long Over, but he could have gone to college and landed himself a decent Out-of-the-Biz career, like alot of former child actors have done. I have no sympathy for him. He’s made bad choices and that’s his own fault.
September 18th, 2008 at 7:40 am
LOL!!! Good old Gary…We can always count on him to put a smile on our face in the am.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:30 am
“the two argued in the bowling ally”. that is. awesome.
September 18th, 2008 at 11:54 am
gary coleman seems like a complete asshole.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I agree with Jane. It was horrible what Gary’s parents did to him, but once you’re an adult there’s no reason to not get a JOB, even without college you can get a job that serves to support you. I work too hard myself to feel sorry for someone who’s making money doing commercials.
September 18th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
prolly the first time ever that gary coleman has been “at large” LOL
September 18th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Would someone please hire him in Hollywood!? There are far worse people and worse actors who are working. Give the guy a break! It’s a miracle he’s still alive considering all the health problems he’s had.