Todd Bridges Dead? Just Rumors
By Naiwrita Sinha, Gaea News NetworkSaturday, May 29, 2010
LOS ANGELES (GaeaTimes.com)- It has been just one day that Gary Coleman, the former child star of the wildly popular sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” passed away, rumors have begun circulating on the internet about the sad demise of yet another child star of the same show, Todd Bridges. Todd Bridges essayed the role of the elder of the two kids that the family had adopted, and his screen name, Willie Drummond, made him so very popular that it became a tag on him, and the name sticks to him to this day. Even in celebrity circles, the former child actor is better known by the name given to his screen persona than name he was christened with.
It cannot be denied, though, that the cast members of the popular television series have been dying off one after the other. Gary Coleman was the second one of the three members cast of the series, leaving out only Todd Bridges. He is, in fact, very much alive, completely contrary to the reports that have been circulating on the internet right after the news of the death of Gary Coleman began to do the rounds. Todd Bridges is very much alive, and quite hale and hearty, despite the fact that he has been facing quite a lot of drug related and legal problems, which he spoke at length about in the “Oprah Winfrey Show” which he appeared in a few days back.
In fact, the fact that the Todd Bridges dead rumors are completely baseless can be proved by the fact that he spoke on the demise of his friend and co-star, Gary Coleman, after he got to know the news. Despite all his troubles with his heath and the law, Todd Bridges is very mush alive.
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May 29, 2010: 9:36 am
I personally think that celebrities should have more privacy! Sometimes it seems the only thing that hasn’t been posted is the brand of their toilet paper (wouldn’t be suprized to see that posted). People are going to start rumors, celebrity or not. Think about all the high school drama. Some people wouldn’t have a life if they couldn’t start some kind of crap…. Who knows why people lie about their deaths or take their own lives? It is probably so people will stop looking for them and just accept the fact they are gone (more of a leave me alone message). In some cases, I’m sure all the publicity can be a bit overwhelming and could play another role in why someone might fake their death or commit suicide. It’s a shame how people look up to celebrities so much but when it comes time to respect their privacy, it don’t happen! |
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