Molly Shannon Details Creepy Hotel Room Encounter With 'Relentless' Gary Coleman
13.04.2022 - 22:31
/ perezhilton.com
Gary Coleman wasn’t always as “cute” as he seemed, according to Molly Shannon.
While speaking to Howard Stern on his SiriusXM show Tuesday, the Saturday Night Live alum opened up about an encounter with the “relentless” late actor, which she recounted in her new memoir, Hello Molly!
The alleged incident went down in the late ‘80s when the comedienne thought she’d get a big break in her career by meeting with agent Mark Randall at a swanky hotel. Sadly, the night went in a completely different direction when she had a run-in with another one of Mark’s clients: Gary Coleman.
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The diminutive Diff’rent Strokes star invited her up to his hotel room, but Molly said she didn’t think much of it, since Mark was coming up with them. When the shock jock asked her if she suspected anything sexual was going to happen, The Other Two star explained:
Once they entered the suite, Mark disappeared, Molly claims, and Gary continued to be cute — until he started acting aggressive with her.
Describing the actor as “relentless,” Molly remembered:
OMG, what a nightmare! Only one thing kept this from being a Harvey Weinstein-type story that scarred Molly forever:
When the creepy situation didn’t end, Molly said she hid in the bathroom, sharing:
Eeek!
When Howard asked how she got out of the room, the Ohio native said:
Polite?! After that?? Although she did tell Mark to keep an eye out for his client on her way out of the room, she lamented:
Hopefully, opening up about this bizarre encounter years later will be cathartic for the performer.
Watch the clips (below) to hear the full story, as well as some lighter anecdotes from the SNL alum’s career,