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EXCLUSIVE: Bob Barker's Suicide Heartbreak - Wife's Death Nearly Led TV Icon to Pay the Ultimate Price · Fresh Intelligence

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  [SPEAKER_00]: A devastated Bob Barker contemplated suicide after his wife Dorothy Joe's death in 1981, a former producer has revealed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: RadarOnline.com reports that Barker was married to his high school sweetheart for 36 years and considered her his biggest cheerleader.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Stark Bob really went into a funk after her death, said former producer Barbara Hunter.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He was ready to take his own life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's what he shared with me.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Barker and Joe had vacationed in Hawaii in August 1981, but she died two months later from lung cancer, according to Hunter.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: After a prolonged morning period, Barker entered a new phase as Mr. Man about town, remarked Holly Holstrom, a former Barker's beauty model.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He knew he was the star of the biggest show in daytime, and Dorothy Joe wasn't there anymore, keeping him rained in,holstrum noted.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It was like he was unleashed and turned into this narcissistic egomaniac.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Barker became embroiled in numerous scandals beginning in 1994 when model Diane Parkinson sued him for sexual harassment, alleging a force three-year affair.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Although she dropped the suit, Halstrom sued him in 1995 for wrongful firing and immediate attack against her, that case settled in 2005.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Two other female employees also filed harassment and discrimination suits against him, resulting in out-of-court settlements.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: never forgot love or despite the controversies, Joe remains central to his heart and Barker continued to mourn her decades after her passing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: On October 19, 2017, the 93-year-old was spotted visiting her grave with daisies, marking the 36th anniversary of her death.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That year, he began telling friends, I'm ready to die.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Nearly six years later, Barker passed away from
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