Molly Shannon Claims Late Gary Coleman Sexually Harassed Her

Molly Shannon Claims Late Gary Coleman Sexually Harassed Her
Molly Shannon Claims Late Gary Coleman Sexually Harassed Her

Molly Shannon and Gary Coleman.
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Talking out. Molly Shannon accused the late Gary Coleman of sexually harassing her during a assembly when she was young.

The Saturday Night Live alum, 57, specific the alleged come upon during a Tuesday, April 12, interview on The Howard Stern Display. The comic experienced not long ago signed with the sitcom star’s agent, and at a single place, she was supplied the chance to satisfy Coleman, who died in May 2010 at age 42.

“I think he was like, ‘Sit down [on the bed].’ It was pretty sweet,” she alleged on Tuesday. “And then he’s, like, tickling me a very little. This and that.”

The Superstar actress went on to declare that she was “trying to be polite” to the Diff’rent Strokes alum, but he did not decide up on her unease.

“He was relentless,” she alleged. “Then, he was, like, hoping to kiss me and get on top rated and I was like, ‘No, Gary. Cease.’ So, I force him off. Then, I would get off the mattress. Then, he would bounce on the bed. Bounce, bounce, leap. And wrap himself about me. Then, I would fling him off. And then he received on major of me. I guess for the reason that of his dimension I did not truly feel physically threatened. But … it was going on and on. Repeating. I would toss him off, he would get again on.”

The Wet Incredibly hot American Summer star also described the alleged incident in her new memoir, Hi, Molly!, which hit merchants on Tuesday. The Ohio indigenous claimed she inevitably managed to “throw” Coleman off of her.

“He grabs me on to my leg and I was, like, [trying to] kick him off,” she alleged. “And then, I go lock myself in the toilet and then he sticks his hands beneath the doorway. And he’s like, ‘I can see you.’”

At that place, Shannon explained she left the space and explained to the agent that he should really “watch” Coleman far more closely. “I want I could have stood up for myself a lot more,” she included.

The previous baby star experienced from a number of healthcare challenges just before his 2010 loss of life. A lifelong kidney issue stunted his growth, which resulted in him standing at 4′ 8″ as an adult. He underwent many unsuccessful kidney transplants in his lifetime, and he later claimed he had two times tried suicide.

Coleman died soon after slipping at dwelling and developing an epidural hematoma. He was admitted to a clinic next the incident, but his issue worsened, and he died two days afterwards.

If you or a person you know have been sexually assaulted, get hold of the Countrywide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).

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