In the least surprising news of the week, Gary Coleman is divorcing his wife of 8 months, 22-year-old Shannon Price. Lest you fear Coleman might resort to his typical child-like hysterics, rest assured that the couple is keeping it classy: they’re going to film the end of their marriage on an episode of Divorce Court.

Shortly after their marriage was first revealed to the public, Coleman revealed that he and Price hadn’t yet consummated their then six month old marriage. Price told The Insider that Gary has a terrible temper (as had already been well-documented on various reality television shows… and several police reports) and yells and throws things when he doesn’t get his way. You know, if you’re most famous for your pocket-sized statute and child-like features (and you hate that that’s what you’re known for), it makes sense that perhaps you wouldn’t engage in child-like temper tantrums. Apparently that’s exactly what’s torn the pair apart.

It may not have been the world’s shortest marriage, but in a way… Diminutive Diff’rent Strokes alum Gary Coleman is ostensibly divorcing his wife of just eight months, Shannon Price. The duo is keeping it classy and taking their marital woes to the small screen, having already taped an episode of Divorce Court set to hit syndication May 1-2.

Apparently Price, 22, can’t cotton to Coleman’s temper tantrums, announcing during the show that her 40-year-old mister “stomps the floor and yells, ‘Meehhhh,’ and starts throwing stuff around…He bashes his head in the wall, too.”

Another gripe: Coleman prefers staying at home with his train set to taking her out. Come to think of it, though, his penchant for toy locomotives could just be research. He’s got to do something to prepare for this trainwreck.

[From E! News]

I was under the impression that Gary Coleman was a regular guy who just happened to be short. But when you combine that with the temper tantrums, the love of playing with trains, and the inability to consummate his marriage, it makes you wonder if there’s something else going on with Gary Coleman. Either way, it’s clearly the best thing for Shannon Price. Aside from marrying Gary, she seems relatively normal. Obviously she’s got SOME issues going on, but she didn’t appear as obviously crazy as a lot of the people you see on TV. Maybe she can go on to live a normal life. Or maybe she’ll have her own reality show where she must choose from 30 short men. Now that’s television.