Cole Smithey - Revision history

WarnerBro at 11:02, 5 April 2026

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	==Relationship with Barbara and Bob==		==Relationship with Barbara and Bob==
	{{Quote\|The crux of my problem with Barbara comes from two sources. The first is [[Bob Chandler\|Bob]]'s bitter influence on her, which worked to separate our relationship just as Bob did with his own children with whom he has no association. In nearly 44 years of life, I have never met a meaner or more reprehensible {{w\|Republican Party (United States)\|Republican}} cur than Bob Chandler. I hope that you will e-mail me [[~~September 2011~~\|when he dies]] so that I can celebrate. Our mutual hatred has never been a secret, and it points out Barbara's proclivity to isolate herself via scurrilous mates. The second and more compelling issue that permanently ruined my relationship with Barbara is the litany of lies she tells anyone who'll listen about the identity of my biological father and about her marriage history.\|Cole Smithey on his complicated relationship with his biological mother and stepfather.<ref name="Email">[[Cole Smithey E-mails]]</ref>.}}		{{Quote\|The crux of my problem with Barbara comes from two sources. The first is [[Bob Chandler\|Bob]]'s bitter influence on her, which worked to separate our relationship just as Bob did with his own children with whom he has no association. In nearly 44 years of life, I have never met a meaner or more reprehensible {{w\|Republican Party (United States)\|Republican}} cur than Bob Chandler. I hope that you will e-mail me [[Death of Bob Chandler\|when he dies]] so that I can celebrate. Our mutual hatred has never been a secret, and it points out Barbara's proclivity to isolate herself via scurrilous mates. The second and more compelling issue that permanently ruined my relationship with Barbara is the litany of lies she tells anyone who'll listen about the identity of my biological father and about her marriage history.\|Cole Smithey on his complicated relationship with his biological mother and stepfather.<ref name="Email">[[Cole Smithey E-mails]]</ref>.}}
	[[File:Bobcomes home copy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|A likely summary for Bob and Cole's relationship.]]		[[File:Bobcomes home copy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|A likely summary for Bob and Cole's relationship.]]
	[[Image:0467-CWC18th20.jpg\|thumb\|Cole smiles alongside [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]] on Chris's [[My big 18th party (story)\|18th birthday]].]]		[[Image:0467-CWC18th20.jpg\|thumb\|Cole smiles alongside [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]] on Chris's [[My big 18th party (story)\|18th birthday]].]]

WarnerBro at 11:01, 5 April 2026

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KennyOfHrub at 08:07, 23 December 2025

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	'''Joseph Cole Smithey''' (born 24 July 1963)<ref>''[[:Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|A CD For Cole Smithey!]]''</ref> is [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]]'s maternal half-brother, [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]]'s first son~~, and lone ([[Bob Chandler\|living]]) escapee of the [[Chandler Family Tree\|Casa de Chandler]] prior to Chris's [[arrest]]~~. Despite sharing genetics with his [[Christian Weston Chandler\|mentally challenged brother]] and being raised and abused by the same [[Barb\|horrible mother]], Cole leads a relatively normal life. [[Cole Smithey E-mails\|Cole's emails to Chris]] revealed a lot of information about the Chandler family.		'''Joseph Cole Smithey''' (born 24 July 1963)<ref>''[[:Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|A CD For Cole Smithey!]]''</ref> is [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]]'s maternal half-brother and [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]]'s first son. Despite sharing genetics with his [[Christian Weston Chandler\|mentally challenged brother]] and being raised and abused by the same [[Barb\|horrible mother]], Cole leads a relatively normal life. [[Cole Smithey E-mails\|Cole's emails to Chris]] revealed a lot of information about the Chandler family.

	==Life==		==Life==
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	===California (1980-96)===		===California (1980-96)===
			[[Image:6a00d8341c2b7953ef02c8d3ac7527200b-pi.png\|150px\|right\|Cole Smithey, c. early 1990s]]
	Cole left home in 1980 at the age of 16 or 17 and moved to California.<ref>[[:Image:Cole 07-03-06-1.PNG\|6 March 2007 email from Cole to Chris, page 1]]</ref> Not long after moving, he had a sinus infection which came close to killing him.<ref>[[Rental House Tour]]</ref> This was the second of at least three near-death encounters in his life. Cole's LinkedIn profile states that he attended [[wikipedia:San Diego State University\|San Diego State University]] from 1981 and earned a Dramatic Art degree in Music in 1984.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cole-smithey/a/125/9aa</ref> While at college he was the drummer for a [[wikipedia:Poway, California\|Poway]]-based punk rock band called "The Rockin' Dogs" which played shows in the San Diego area. The band was formed in 1981 and broke up in 1985.<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/rockin-dogs/ The Rockin' Dogs \| San Diego Reader]</ref>		Cole left home in 1980 at the age of 16 or 17 and moved to California.<ref>[[:Image:Cole 07-03-06-1.PNG\|6 March 2007 email from Cole to Chris, page 1]]</ref> Not long after moving, he had a sinus infection which came close to killing him.<ref>[[Rental House Tour]]</ref> This was the second of at least three near-death encounters in his life. Cole's LinkedIn profile states that he attended [[wikipedia:San Diego State University\|San Diego State University]] from 1981 and earned a Dramatic Art degree in Music in 1984.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cole-smithey/a/125/9aa</ref> While at college he was the drummer for a [[wikipedia:Poway, California\|Poway]]-based punk rock band called "The Rockin' Dogs" which played shows in the San Diego area. The band was formed in 1981 and broke up in 1985.<ref>[http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/rockin-dogs/ The Rockin' Dogs \| San Diego Reader]</ref>

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	\|label8 = Spouse		\|label8 = Spouse
	\|data8 = Katherine Kyle (~~2013 – present~~)		\|data8 = Katherine Kyle (2013–present)
	\|label11 = Father		\|label11 = Father
	\|data11 = [[Ran Coleman Yeatts]] (alleged biological father)<br>[[Jack Dale Smithey]] (biological father, as claimed by Barb)<br>[[Jerry Harmon]] (stepfather)<br>[[Bob Chandler\|Robert Chandler]] (stepfather)		\|data11 = [[Ran Coleman Yeatts]] (alleged biological father)<br>[[Jack Dale Smithey]] (biological father, as claimed by Barb)<br>[[Jerry Harmon]] (stepfather)<br>[[Bob Chandler\|Robert Chandler]] (stepfather)
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	'''Joseph Cole Smithey''' (born 24 July 1963)<ref>''[[:Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|A CD For Cole Smithey!]]''</ref> is [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]]'s half-brother, [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]]'s first son, and lone ([[Bob Chandler\|living]]) escapee of the [[Chandler Family Tree\|Casa de Chandler]] prior to Chris's [[arrest]]. Despite sharing genetics with his [[Christian Weston Chandler\|mentally challenged brother]] and being raised and abused by the same [[Barb\|horrible mother]], Cole leads a relatively normal life. [[Cole Smithey E-mails\|Cole's emails to Chris]] revealed a lot of information about the Chandler family.		'''Joseph Cole Smithey''' (born 24 July 1963)<ref>''[[:Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|A CD For Cole Smithey!]]''</ref> is [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]]'s maternal half-brother, [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]]'s first son, and lone ([[Bob Chandler\|living]]) escapee of the [[Chandler Family Tree\|Casa de Chandler]] prior to Chris's [[arrest]]. Despite sharing genetics with his [[Christian Weston Chandler\|mentally challenged brother]] and being raised and abused by the same [[Barb\|horrible mother]], Cole leads a relatively normal life. [[Cole Smithey E-mails\|Cole's emails to Chris]] revealed a lot of information about the Chandler family.

	==Life==		==Life==

KennyOfHrub at 05:56, 6 December 2025

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Master: /* Gallery */

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Gallery

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	Image:Colesmithyrockingdogs.jpg\|1984 - Cole playing drums.		Image:Colesmithyrockingdogs.jpg\|1984 - Cole playing drums.
	Image:0425-CwcvilleBandStand2.jpg\|Chris's gift to Cole in [[1998]]		Image:0425-CwcvilleBandStand2.jpg\|Chris's gift to Cole in [[1998]]
			File:0726-1-JColeSmithey-Movie Critic.jpg
	Image:045-ColeCD.jpg\|''A CD For Cole Smithey!''		Image:045-ColeCD.jpg\|''A CD For Cole Smithey!''
	Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|As if Barbara had any involvement with the CD.		Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|As if Barbara had any involvement with the CD.

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Ayumu Kasuga: /* Gallery */

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<center><gallery>		<center><gallery>
			File:YoungCole1.jpg\|"He was a really handsome boy before he became a closed-off, distant type of movie critic."<ref>[[May 2019 social media posts#Chris Shares Some old Pictures of Cole]]</ref>
			File:YoungCole2.jpg
	File:Jerry&ColeWithPlane.jpg\|Young Cole with his stepdad [[Jerry Harmon]] with a plane.		File:Jerry&ColeWithPlane.jpg\|Young Cole with his stepdad [[Jerry Harmon]] with a plane.
	File:JerryBarb&ColeDisasterHeadquarters.jpg\|Jerry, young Cole & Barbara at a backstage of "Disaster Headquarters."		File:JerryBarb&ColeDisasterHeadquarters.jpg\|Jerry, young Cole & Barbara at a backstage of "Disaster Headquarters."

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Identity of Father

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	It remains unknown how Cole reacted to the news that Chris was committing [[Affair with Mother\|incest]] with Barb, except for the fact that he stopped allowing [[Twitter]] users to reply to his tweets and deleted one tweet from [[July 2021]] which had been flooded with replies about incest.		It remains unknown how Cole reacted to the news that Chris was committing [[Affair with Mother\|incest]] with Barb, except for the fact that he stopped allowing [[Twitter]] users to reply to his tweets and deleted one tweet from [[July 2021]] which had been flooded with replies about incest.

	==~~Identity of Father~~==		==Biological father==
	As stated above, Cole was kept in the dark about the identity of his true father. Jerry Harmon was Cole's stepfather and father figure for almost the entirety of his childhood.		As stated above, Cole was kept in the dark about the identity of his true father. Jerry Harmon was Cole's stepfather and father figure for almost the entirety of his childhood.

	According to Barb, the elusive Jack Dale Smithey was his biological father, whom she allegedly was married to before Cole was born.		According to Barb, the elusive Jack Dale Smithey was his biological father, whom she allegedly was married to before Cole was born.

	At one point, Cole would make a trip to Richmond to get all of Barb's marriage certificates. As he suspected, there was no marriage certificate for a marriage to Jack Dale Smithey, ~~not even~~ Jerry Harmon. There was, however, one to a Ran Coleman Yeatts, whose middle name ~~coincidentally~~ matched with Cole's first name. They divorced 2 months before he was born. In fact, he used to visit Cole as a "family friend.".		At one point, Cole would make a trip to Richmond to get all of Barb's marriage certificates. As he suspected, there was no marriage certificate for a marriage to Jack Dale Smithey, nor Jerry Harmon. There was, however, one to a Ran Coleman Yeatts, whose middle name matched with Cole's first name. They divorced 2 months before he was born. In fact, he used to visit Cole as a "family friend.".

	Cole went even further and tracked Jack Dale Smithey down all the way to Florida, who confirmed Cole's suspicions. When Cole confronted Barb about the Jack's revelations, she promptly hung up the phone.		Cole went even further and tracked Jack Dale Smithey down all the way to Florida, who confirmed Cole's suspicions. When Cole confronted Barb about the Jack revelations, she promptly hung up the phone.

	While there is no definitive proof that Ran Coleman Yeatts is his biological father, such as a DNA test (he was dead by the time Cole found out), considering the similarities in their appearance and the timeline of Cole's birth, it can stand to reason that Ran is Cole's biological father.		While there is no definitive proof that Ran Coleman Yeatts is his biological father, such as a DNA test (he was dead by the time Cole found out), considering the similarities in their appearance and the timeline of Cole's birth, it can stand to reason that Ran is Cole's biological father.

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	Image:Colesmithyrockingdogs.jpg\|1984 - Cole playing drums.		Image:Colesmithyrockingdogs.jpg\|1984 - Cole playing drums.
	Image:0425-CwcvilleBandStand2.jpg\|Chris's gift to Cole in [[1998]]		Image:0425-CwcvilleBandStand2.jpg\|Chris's gift to Cole in [[1998]]
			File:0726-1-JColeSmithey-Movie Critic.jpg
	Image:045-ColeCD.jpg\|''A CD For Cole Smithey!''		Image:045-ColeCD.jpg\|''A CD For Cole Smithey!''
	Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|As if Barbara had any involvement with the CD.		Image:046-ColeCDIn.jpg\|As if Barbara had any involvement with the CD.

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	By [[March 2007]], Cole was in a relationship with a woman named Katherine (no, not [[Catherine\|her]]).<ref name="Email" /> This is most likely the same Katherine he married in [[March 2013]].<ref name="JohnKyleVid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aitxArbd0o John Kyle - Three Love Songs at Katherine and Cole's Wedding] (retrieved on 24 February 2014)</ref> Given that Cole mentioned an earlier wedding during his correspondence with Chris, it appears that Katherine is his second wife, unless the "wedding" in 2013 was actually a renewal of vows.<ref name="Email"/> His brother-in-law, John Kyle, sang at his wedding. John later commented on [[Message for John Kyle]], where he mentions Cole.		By [[March 2007]], Cole was in a relationship with a woman named Katherine (no, not [[Catherine\|her]]).<ref name="Email" /> This is most likely the same Katherine he married in [[March 2013]].<ref name="JohnKyleVid">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aitxArbd0o John Kyle - Three Love Songs at Katherine and Cole's Wedding] (retrieved on 24 February 2014)</ref> Given that Cole mentioned an earlier wedding during his correspondence with Chris, it appears that Katherine is his second wife, unless the "wedding" in 2013 was actually a renewal of vows.<ref name="Email"/> His brother-in-law, John Kyle, sang at his wedding. John later commented on [[Message for John Kyle]], where he mentions Cole.

	{{quote\|He's a great guy. He's my brother in law, and he's never mentioned Chris to me. I think he's doing his best to distance himself from this. You all should too.\|John Kyle<ref>[[Message for John Kyle]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|He's a great guy. He's my brother in law ''[sic]'', and he's never mentioned Chris to me. I think he's doing his best to distance himself from this. You all should too.\|John Kyle<ref>[[Message for John Kyle]]</ref>}}

	According to an article written by his friend, syndicated cartoonist {{w\|Ted Rall}}, Cole once came close to death from {{w\|Necrotizing fasciitis\|necrotizing fasciitis}} after an ER nurse made a misdiagnosis,<ref>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/emergency-rooms-live-gunshot-wounds/#.VR7L5vnF-So</ref> and believes that 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's rise can be attributed to the "failure of propaganda."<ref>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/22/commentary/world-commentary/sanders-rise-fueled-by-the-failure-of-propaganda/#.Vq1dJrIrI8o</ref>		According to an article written by his friend, syndicated cartoonist {{w\|Ted Rall}}, Cole once came close to death from {{w\|Necrotizing fasciitis\|necrotizing fasciitis}} after an ER nurse made a misdiagnosis,<ref>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/emergency-rooms-live-gunshot-wounds/#.VR7L5vnF-So</ref> and believes that 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's rise can be attributed to the "failure of propaganda."<ref>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/22/commentary/world-commentary/sanders-rise-fueled-by-the-failure-of-propaganda/#.Vq1dJrIrI8o</ref>
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	In December 2017, Cole repeated his ''Toy Story'' trick by being the first critic to give ''{{w\|Lady Bird (film)\|Lady Bird}}'' a negative review, ruining its perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from 196 previous reviewers. Cole added fuel to the firestorm of criticism he received by admitting to spoiling the film's score on purpose.<ref>https://thenextweb.com/opinion/2017/12/14/film-critic-spoiled-lady-birds-perfect-rotten-tomatoes-score-basically-admits-hes-troll/</ref>		In December 2017, Cole repeated his ''Toy Story'' trick by being the first critic to give ''{{w\|Lady Bird (film)\|Lady Bird}}'' a negative review, ruining its perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from 196 previous reviewers. Cole added fuel to the firestorm of criticism he received by admitting to spoiling the film's score on purpose.<ref>https://thenextweb.com/opinion/2017/12/14/film-critic-spoiled-lady-birds-perfect-rotten-tomatoes-score-basically-admits-hes-troll/</ref>

	On 30 September 2020, Cole allegedly sent flowers to Barb for her 79th birthday. Many people believe, however, that it wasn’t actually Cole, but a [[ween]] pretending to be him. After the flowers were received, Chris made a video, showing Barb’s gratitude for the flowers, and claiming that in Dimension C-197, Cole and Iron Man hang out a lot, and that he’ll get to meet Batman in New Jersey when the [[Dimensional Merge]] happens.		On 30 September 2020, Cole allegedly sent flowers to Barb for her 79th birthday. Many people believe, however, that it wasn’t actually Cole, but a [[weens\|ween]] pretending to be him. After the flowers were received, Chris made a video, showing Barb’s gratitude for the flowers, and claiming that in Dimension C-197, Cole and Iron Man hang out a lot, and that he’ll get to meet Batman in New Jersey when the [[Dimensional Merge]] happens.

	It remains unknown how Cole reacted to the news that Chris was committing [[Affair with Mother\|incest]] with Barb, except for the fact that he stopped allowing [[Twitter]] users to reply to his tweets and deleted one tweet from [[July 2021]] which had been flooded with replies about incest.		It remains unknown how Cole reacted to the news that Chris was committing [[Affair with Mother\|incest]] with Barb, except for the fact that he stopped allowing [[Twitter]] users to reply to his tweets and deleted one tweet from [[July 2021]] which had been flooded with replies about incest.
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	==Relationship with Barbara and Bob==		==Relationship with Barbara and Bob==
	{{Quote\|The crux of my problem with Barbara comes from two sources. The first is [[Bob]]'s bitter influence on her, which worked to separate our relationship just as Bob did with his own children with whom he has no association. In nearly 44 years of life, I have never met a meaner or more reprehensible {{w\|Republican Party (United States)\|Republican}} cur than Bob Chandler. I hope that you will e-mail me [[September 2011\|when he dies]] so that I can celebrate. Our mutual hatred has never been a secret, and it points out Barbara's proclivity to isolate herself via scurrilous mates. The second and more compelling issue that permanently ruined my relationship with Barbara is the litany of lies she tells anyone who'll listen about the identity of my biological father and about her marriage history.\|Cole Smithey on his complicated relationship with his biological mother and stepfather.<ref name="Email">[[Cole Smithey E-mails]]</ref>.}}		{{Quote\|The crux of my problem with Barbara comes from two sources. The first is [[Bob Chandler\|Bob]]'s bitter influence on her, which worked to separate our relationship just as Bob did with his own children with whom he has no association. In nearly 44 years of life, I have never met a meaner or more reprehensible {{w\|Republican Party (United States)\|Republican}} cur than Bob Chandler. I hope that you will e-mail me [[September 2011\|when he dies]] so that I can celebrate. Our mutual hatred has never been a secret, and it points out Barbara's proclivity to isolate herself via scurrilous mates. The second and more compelling issue that permanently ruined my relationship with Barbara is the litany of lies she tells anyone who'll listen about the identity of my biological father and about her marriage history.\|Cole Smithey on his complicated relationship with his biological mother and stepfather.<ref name="Email">[[Cole Smithey E-mails]]</ref>.}}
	[[File:Bobcomes home copy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|A likely summary for Bob and Cole's relationship.]]		[[File:Bobcomes home copy.jpg\|thumb\|left\|250px\|A likely summary for Bob and Cole's relationship.]]
	[[Image:0467-CWC18th20.jpg\|thumb\|Cole smiles alongside [[Barbara]] on Chris's [[My big 18th party (story)\|18th birthday]].]]		[[Image:0467-CWC18th20.jpg\|thumb\|Cole smiles alongside [[Barbara Chandler\|Barbara]] on Chris's [[My big 18th party (story)\|18th birthday]].]]

	Cole was not on good terms with [[Bob]] or [[Barbara]]. According to Cole, Bob worked his "bitter influence" on Barbara to separate her from Cole. He has "never met a meaner or more reprehensible Republican cur than Bob Chandler."<ref name="Email" /> In multiple emails to Chris, Cole asks to be informed when Bob dies so he can celebrate.		Cole was not on good terms with [[Bob]] or [[Barbara]]. According to Cole, Bob worked his "bitter influence" on Barbara to separate her from Cole. He has "never met a meaner or more reprehensible Republican cur than Bob Chandler."<ref name="Email" /> In multiple emails to Chris, Cole asks to be informed when Bob dies so he can celebrate.