Gary Coleman, who was recently arrested in Utah for failing to appear at an important court date [because he was hospitalized with a heart condition] and then was released from jail in a wheelchair, appeared on The Insider last night to talk about his legal woes and was, IMHO, ambushed on national television by a lawyer who kept pressing him to answer accusations that he physically abused his wife. Here are a few screencaps from the encounter:

I can’t help but feel bad for poor Gary Coleman … the guy is set up like a punching bag and in this interview is berated to the point that he storms out of the interview which I think was the original intent of the Insider interview. The Insider makes it a habit of ambushing their interviewees just so they can capture these sorts of responses for their show. After the jump, check out the video clip in full and see for yourselves …

It’s clear that Gary Coleman has some anger issues but to ambush him like this, on national TV, seems like a bit much. I cannot believe that he abuses his wife but I would not be surprised if abuse of some sort goes on in their home. Whatever the case may be, I find it really pretty crappy that the folks at The Insider would lay into him like this. I just can’t help but feel sorry for the little guy.

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