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Wha'choo Talkin' 'Bout? Gary Coleman and Wife Getting Divorced

Actor Gary Coleman and his wife are going their diff'rent ways and will appear on Divorce Court on May 1 and 2 to settle things.Coleman, 40, married 22-year-old Shannon Price last August after the two met on the set of the 2006 movie Church Ball.The Associated Press reports that on the TV show Price told Judge Lynn Toler that Coleman "throws a temper tantrum like a 5-year-old" if he doesn't get his way, and that "he stomps on the floor and yells, 'Meehhh.'"Coleman described their marriage as "mediocre" but said their divorce is "not [Shannon's] fault. I always feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders every day I get up.... There are days I don't even want to get up." — J.R. WhalenUpdate: Divorce averted, for now. Both Coleman and Price told Judge Lynn Toler they'd work hard to appreciate each other and be less angry. Each said the do not want to end their marriage. The couple also promised to return to Divorce Court in six months (hello, November sweeps) to give...

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Actor Gary Coleman and his wife are going their diff'rent ways and will appear on Divorce Court on May 1 and 2 to settle things.
Coleman, 40, married 22-year-old Shannon Price last August after the two met on the set of the 2006 movie Church Ball.
The Associated Press reports that on the TV show Price told Judge Lynn Toler that Coleman "throws a temper tantrum like a 5-year-old" if he doesn't get his way, and that "he stomps on the floor and yells, 'Meehhh.'"
Coleman described their marriage as "mediocre" but said their divorce is "not [Shannon's] fault. I always feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders every day I get up.... There are days I don't even want to get up." - J.R. Whalen
Update: Divorce averted, for now. Both Coleman and Price told Judge Lynn Toler they'd work hard to appreciate each other and be less angry. Each said the do not want to end their marriage. The couple also promised to return to Divorce Court in six months (hello, November sweeps) to give Judge Toler a progress report.