Celebrities
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We tend to think that company spokespeople get a better deal in showrooms than the rest of us. For example, GM gave Tiger Woods a free ride -- many of them, in fact -- when he was Buick's shill. And although we can't say for sure, we have to believe that Mike Rowe gets more than a firm handshake when he wanders into his local Ford dealership. But such wasn't the case for actor Dennis Singletary, who stars in a national commercial for Honda's "Really Big Deal" sales event. Singletary recently visited his local Honda dealership in LA to buy a 2011 Civic sedan and told the salesperson that he...
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David Beckham Crashes Cadillac Escalade On California’s 405 FreewayCelebrity soccer player David Beckham is no stranger to this site, having turned up in reports surrounding his ever-changing collection of luxury and performance cars since 2007. Now the Los Angeles Galaxy star has suffered a crash, managing to rear end another driver on one of the country’s...
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This Week In DUIs: Rick Springfield Isn't So Hard To Hold (In Jail)First, they called him Bruce, now they call him jailbird: the former pop star and soap star known as Rick Springfield was pulled over in Malibu, California Monday night and hauled in for driving under the influence. Law enforcement agents saw Springfield speeding down the Pacific Coast Highway...
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Rapper Flavor Flav Arrested In Las Vegas For String Of Driving OffensesYesterday we saw news about one rapper, Birdman, reportedly spending $8 million on the one-off Maybach Exelero Coupe and today we have news about another rapper, Flavor Flav, who was arrested Friday night for a string of alleged driving offences. Flavor Flav, also known as William Jonathan Drayton...
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Rapper Birdman Spends $8 Million On Maybach Exelero Coupe?Rapper Birdman, also known as Bryan Williams, has reportedly spent $8,000,000 on the one-off Maybach Exelero coupe that was built back in 2005 by tire manufacturer Fulda as a rolling test-bed for high-performance rubber. The Exelero has previously starred in a video clip for rival hip-hop star...
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Fast Five Cars Visit Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoThe fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, Fast Five, is now screening in cinemas all across the country so what better time than to see a couple of the film’s stars pay a visit to Jay Leno’s Garage. No, we’re not talking about the likes of Vin Diesel or Paul...
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We’ve always been fans of the Gumball concept here at MotorAuthority--driving fast cars across countries while hanging out with celebrities and generally having a good time. In fact, we even got in on the action at the similar Fireball Run right here in the States last year, but the Gumball is the original and still the best. The long wait is now over for Gumball 3000 fans around the world as the official route for this year’s rally has been announced. The starting point will be at Covent Garden in London on Thursday May 26. Participants will then travel some 3,000 miles, visiting...
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2011 Chrysler 300S: Powered By Dr. DreWhile stock Chrysler 300 sedans ride with V-6 or HEMI power, and the new 2012 SRT8 storms along with 465 hp, there's only one new Chrysler powered by rap. At the 2011 New York auto show, Chrysler's peeling back the covers from its new 300S, which strips off the chrome and wood and layers in some...
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Top Gear’s Richard Hammond Buys Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder, Wife Gets Fiat 500It’s always interesting to see what cars the people who get to drive virtually everything buys for their own personal collections. And the hosts of Top Gear--Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond--have probably driven the most varied assortment of autos: Everything from high-end...
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Rod Stewart's Stolen Viper On Display At Volo For First Time Since TheftWhether you're a fan of Rod Stewart's brand of crooning or not, you have to appreciate the story behind bright yellow Viper on display at the Volo Auto Museum for the first time since its theft. Stolen from under the eye of a Florida policeman by Rod's freshly-fired gardener from his Palm Beach...
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Charlie Sheen Shifts To An Even Smaller Screen -- As An App DeveloperLike the streets of his beloved Hollywood Hills, Charlie Sheen's life is full of twists and turns. The actor has a reputation for being a party boy, and his tumultuous life has been well-documented in tabloids and tweets. But Sheen's recent meltdown gave him the opportunity to reinvent himself --...
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Causes Four-Car Pile-Up: Can He Get It Fixed?Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia is known for being a little maverick-y. Over the course of his career, he's developed a reputation as a very smart, highly opinionated guy who's not afraid to move at his own pace. That can serve him well in the courtroom, but it didn't do much for Scalia...
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Kate Middleton will arrive at Westminster Abbey for her April 29 wedding in the very same 1977 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI that was recently attacked by protesters angry with Prince Chuckles and Camilla. And she'll leave the ceremony in the same wedding carriage that carted the late Princess Diana off to her rocky royal marriage. As omens go, that's like crossing the path of a black cat that's treading the cracks of a broken mirror underneath a ladder on Friday the 13th during a performance of Macbeth starring the cast of Poltergeist. So, you know, good luck with that, Katie. The Rolls, as you...
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Video: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor And Her Sunbeam AlpineAs a celebrity blog, it would be hard to ignore the death of one of the biggest stars of the 20th century -- and we're not: Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. Millennials and younger folk may not know much of Taylor. By the time they were born, she was best known as a friend and defender...
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Donald Trump To Drive 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 Pace Car At 2011 Indianapolis 500The seemingly unavoidable Donald Trump will be making a public appearance on one of racing's biggest stages this May when he takes the wheel of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 Pace Car at the 2011 Indianapolis 500. The race takes place on May 29, and one of its traditions is to have a...
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Oprah Winfrey's 1996 Bentley Azure Sells On eBay For $68,000It's hard to think about Oprah Winfrey and motor vehicles without hearing THAT voice. You know the one: "And YOU get a car! And YOU get a car! And YOU get to pay tax on that car!" Sadly, in this case, you're NOT getting a car -- not Oprah's car, anyway -- unless you happen to be the mystery bidder...
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Car Sales Guru Tom Stuker Gets A Reality Show On Spike TVTom Stuker may be the most famous person you've never heard of -- unless, of course, you're in auto sales. Stuker is to car dealerships as Tabatha Coffey is to hair salons: a highly sought-after consultant with the plainspoken, proven power to get stalled businesses moving again. Now, Stuker may be...
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American Idol's Stefano Langone, Nearly Killed By Drunk Driver, Has DUI Of His OwnWe're not going to sit here and pretend to hang on every word that drops from the mouths of American Idol contestants. We're not even going to pretend that we've watched a full episode of the show. But when it comes to competitors hiding portions of their past...well, we're all ears. During his...
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Et alors, qu'est-ce que c'est? Why, it appears to be actress, model, and object of Jeremy Clarkson's undying affection, Ms. Keira Knightley, perched atop a Ducati in Paris' Place de la Concorde. But you know, we're just guessing. At first glance, we thought Keira might be going through some sort of personal crisis, or perhaps angling for George Clooney's affection. (You know the Cloonster's love of women and hogs.) But then we noticed the cameras and the light reflectors and -- biggest tip-off of all -- the way that the bike is strapped to a rig, making it kind of like the world's coolest...
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Jewel Is Alive And Well, Thanks To Her Cadillac SRXWe haven't heard much from Jewel in a while, and many of us were beginning to think that she might've headed off to a retirement Vanagon somewhere in Alaska, bringing her chapter in American pop music (and her brief footnote in American poetry) to an end. But now we know that Jewel is still alive...
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Cat Burglars Steal Guy Fieri's 2008 Lamborghini GallardoGuy Fieri: chef, TV personality, bona fide gearhead, consummate bro, and now, sadly, victim of supercar theft. As we understand it, Fieri's prized 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo was sitting at a Lambo dealership in San Fransisco, California early Tuesday morning, when a thief climbed onto the roof of...
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Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri’s 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo StolenThieves managed to steal a 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo belonging to celebrity chef Guy Fieri early on Tuesday morning. The car was stolen from a dealership in San Francisco where the thieves had to use climbing gear to obtain the keys from the high security lot. Apparently they climbed onto the roof...
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Phillies Pitcher J.C. Romero's Porsche Panamera StolenSo you've spent over a decade the big leagues, you're a reliever for the Phillies, and you arrived at spring training camp in a $190,000 2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo. Life is good, right? It is until your car gets stolen from a local shop. Unfortunately for J.C. Romero, that's exactly what happened...
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Christina Aguilera Arrested For Public Drunkenness, We Blame BurlesqueChristina Aguilera always seemed like the good girl (well, you know, as good as any girl can be in a corset and six-inch Louboutins). While her comrade, Britney, was busy getting married and unmarried and shaved bald, Christina was recording solos and duets and not wedding her backup dancers. But...
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