Gary Coleman was riding high while he was on "Diff'rent Strokes." According to Biography, during that time, he entrusted his salary to his adopted parents, who were employees of his production company. The problem was, they were taking his money from him, and when it was time for him to turn to that trust fund, he found there was only $220,000 of what should have been $18 million. He did get $3.8 million, but the whole thing sent him into a downward spiral; he even reportedly tried to commit suicide a few times. Ultimately, he wound up filing for bankruptcy and working as a security guard.
Feeling wounded, his temper got bad and he had several run-ins for assault, including with Shannon Price, who was his girlfriend and, later, his wife. Their relationship was a tumultuous one; they even appeared on "Divorce Court" at one point.
Further compounding Coleman's troubled reputation, "SNL" star Molly Shannon later opened up on "The Howard Stern Show" in 2022 and accused him of sexual harassment.
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