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  • Bret Michaels parties with MyFord Touch

    Last time we saw Snoop Dogg, he'd rented a battalion of Packards for his wife's 35th birthday party. Last time we saw Bret Michaels...well, we haven't actually seen BM around here, though we did catch him taking a spin at the Tonys. Apparently, both have recovered well enough to help shill the 2011 Ford Explorer. What's the connection between the stars and car? We don't know. With his vintage Cadillacs and Pontiacs, we always pictured Snoop as more of a GM guy. And Bret? Well, we just assumed he lived in a tour bus. But whatever: they're musicians, they're likeable, and they speak to...

  • Laurence Fishburne
    Laurence Fishburne: The New Voice Of Cadillac

    Whether it's from The Matrix, CSI, or any of his dozens of other works, you probably know Laurence Fishburne. Now you'll get to hear his familiar voice as the backbone of Cadillac's new ads. Fishburne's mellow yet authoritative voice will no doubt give the classy underpinnings Cadillac is after...

  • Michael Vick commercial for Woodbury Nissan
    Unlikely Spokesperson Of The Week: Michael Vick For Nissan (Now, With Video)

    In the world of celebrity endorsements, matching personalities to products is tricky business. First, there's the matter of tone. Jennifer Aniston and bland bottled water? Perfect. Ozzy Osbourne and faux butter? Hmmm. There's also the tricky matter of the celeb's lifestyle. Does the celebrity's...

  • Fabolous’ Aston Martin Rapide spotted in New Jersey
    Video: Rapper Fabolous Talks About His New Aston Martin Rapide

    We’re happy to report that rapper Fabolous, a.k.a. John David Jackson, is the proud owner of a new Aston Martin Rapide sedan. He was spotted in New Jersey recently visiting his local barber shop and we managed to scoop these images of his new ride, which reportedly cost him around $250,000...

  • Adam Carolla in Toyota GP gear
    Adam Carolla Takes On Top Gear USA. We Have Some Suggestions.

    Look, we know that Top Gear USA just launched, and we know that sometimes it takes a few episodes for a show to get warmed up (e.g. Mad Men, Nurse Jackie, Facts of Life). But as much as we (pretend to) hate jumping to conclusions, in this case, there's only one we can reach: Top Gear USA is...

  • Elvis Presley's 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600. Image via Bonhams.
    Elvis Presley's 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 Sells For $187,390

    Bonhams auction house this weekend sold The King's 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 at Mercedes-Benz World near Weybridge, Surrey, U.K. for a price of $187,390 including the buyer's premium. Elvis Presley's former super cruiser will now reside in Germany--a homecoming, of sorts. Presley owned the car, a...

  • Beyonce

    Some weeks, it's like Hollywood has gone into hibernation -- there's nothing going on, not even a LiLo drunkfest, which basically means that everyone's either in rehab or on vacation. (Or both.) Other weeks, every administrative assistant ever voted off a reality show is simultaneously pulled over for speeding, possession, and public nudity. This has been one of the latter weeks. In addition to the stories we've brought you in detail, here are nine other celeb car items that we haven't even had time to ponder, much less post: • The trailer for Transformers 3 is out! Chances are good that...

  • Kevin James and Adam Sandler in 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry'
    Kill Us Now: Adam Sandler & Kevin James Play Valets In Upcoming 'Bro-medy'

    Dear Hollywood: We demand that you cease and desist directing, producing, promoting, or in any way encouraging Adam Sandler to appear in more "bro-medies". We don't think that "bro-medies" is a real word -- in fact, we hope it's not. We just dreamed it up to describe whatever Sandler's been doing...

  • Karolina Kurkova and the Mercedes-Benz CLS
    Video: Victoria's Secret Angel Karolina Kurkova Vamps With The Mercedes-Benz CLS

    Until now, Czech supermodel Karolina Kurkova has been famous mostly for (a) being a Victoria's Secret Angel and (b) having no belly button. Now, she can add one more notch to her 24" belt: Kurkova is the newest face of Mercedes-Benz. Kurkova was recently chosen to front the new "Captivated"...

  • Green Hornet's Black Beauty at Petersen Automotive Museum
    Black Beauty Now On Display In Los Angeles (Bring Bionculars)

    Looking for some nifty car art but can't make it to Miami this weekend? No problem -- well, not as long as you live in Los Angeles. The Petersen Automotive Museum has just put a beautiful, sleek, thoroughly tricked-out Chrysler Imperial on display. And this isn't just any Imperial (as if there were...

  • Fabio shills for Plug-In America
    Video: OMG Fabio Is Alive And He's Hawking Electric Cars

    The life of a model/actor is hard. "Oh, right", you say, "lying on a sofa and staring vacantly into a bank of cameras is way tougher than military service or manual labor or having no job at all." But hey, we've seen All About Eve and Valley of the Dolls and America's Next Top Model. Like Gina...

  • Dwayne Johnson in Faster
    Video: New Trailer For FASTER Is Heavy On Knife Fights, Light On Car Chases

    You have no idea how much we love the holidays. Not because of the mini-vacation, or the change in weather, or the turducken -- though those are nice, of course -- but because of the dazzling array of movies on view. From Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, at cineplexes across America, studios...

  • Tony Stewart in Goody's vs. BC commercial

    Sometimes, we get press releases that make us die a little inside. We'll receive an email about new air-fresheners or nutria-trimmed seat covers or those seriously creepy car lashes, and it'll make us super-sad -- not because of the products themselves, but because some poor PR newbie, fresh out of business school, is having to shill that crap like it's the most awesome stuff since Ovaltine. That's not what she set out to do with her life, not part of the plan she laid out on the back of a bevnap in the Rathskeller that Wednesday night during fall finals her junior year. She was going to go...

  • Andrew Bynum
    LA Lakers' Andrew Bynum Clocked Doing 110mph In His 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano

    The LA Lakers' Andrew Bynum has been through a lot of physical therapy lately, in the hopes of getting his right knee ready for a return to the courts. He's been working with trainers, doing the medicine ball thing, and docs say he could be practicing with the team in a week or so. But you know how...

  • One-off LincVolt hybrid
    Neil Young Warehouse Fire Started By One-Off LincVolt Hybrid

    Turns out the $800,000 warehouse fire suffered by Neil Young that we reported on last week was caused by the recording artist’s one-off LincVolt hybrid vehicle. The LincVolt isn’t a production model but a custom ride based on a 1959 Lincoln Continental packed with an electric motor, an...

  • Verne Troyer's cash-filled Lamborghini Countach
    Celebs And Cars: This Week's High (And Very, Very Low) Points

    • Remember that clip of 50 Cent jamming $2 million into a Lamborghini Murcielago? Not to be outdone, Verne Troyer has posted a photo reply, featuring the actor with stacks of (possibly real) dough in his own Lambo Countach. It's supposed to represent $2 million, but it looks a little short to...

  • Neil Young's burned warehouse -- image via Mercury News/Anda Chu
    Neil Young Loses $800,000 Car, Musical Collection In Fire

    A fire in a San Carlos, California warehouse started at 2:55 a.m. local time this morning, and by the time the conflagration was under control at 3:45 a.m., Neil Young had lost $800,000 in classic cars and musical equipment. At least that's the early conclusion--the local news report from Mercury...

  • Verne Troyer's cash-filled Lamborghini Countach
    Mini-Me Verne Troyer Tops 50 Cent's Cash-Stuffed Lambo

    The world is clearly spiralling into the depths of some narcissistic hell, but we might as well enjoy the trip. Latest data point: Verne Troyer's response to 50 Cent's recent overt display of wealth, stacking cash into what appears to be a Lamborghini Countach. The differences in the scenes are...

  • 50 Cent loading a Lamborghini full of cash

    Hear are some questions we're pondering on this peaceful Zen Tuesday: 1. What is the sound of one hand clapping? 2. Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? 3. What do you do with a drunken sailor? 4. Who's on first? 5. Why in the hizell would 50 Cent stash $2 million in the boot of a Lamborghini Murcielago? Like most Zen questions, those don't have simple answers. But here goes: 1. We don't know. Try whistling. 2. Probably related to your recent purchase of Head And Shoulders: Seed Bell Scent. 3. (Not suitable for print.) 4. (Sound of gun firing at Lou Costello.) 5. Because...

  • Henry Blodget's tweet on Ray Rice's ticket-dodging autograph
    NFL Star Charms Way Out Of Ticket With Autograph, Brags On Twitter

    Being courteous and coming clean with officers of the law--especially when you know you've done wrong--is often a route to warning instead of a ticket, even for the most average of citizens, but more often than not, our autograph simply assures us a court date and a fine. But if you've got star...

  • Vladimir Putin
    Vladimir Putin Continues To Compensate For Something

    [Ed. note: We haven't been able to install background music here at CelebsAndCars -- mostly because that crap is seriously annoying -- but if you could hum the tune of "Macho Man" while reading this, that would be just great.] The 2012 election cycle hasn't really geared up in America yet, but to...

  • 50 Cent loading a Lamborghini full of cash
    Video: 50 Cent Loads Lamborghini Murcielago With $2 Million Cash

    Did you know a Lamborghini can carry several houses in its forward-mounted trunk? Well, it can, if you turn those houses into cash. How do we know this? 50 Cent put $2 million in cash into a Lamborghini Murcielago and captured the feat on video. The running commentary turns what would otherwise be...

  • Eva Longoria
    Video: Eva Longoria Rallies For Kids With Cancer

    What with all the gay cars and 70s-icon hit-and-runs, we're a little behind on sharing some of the more pleasant celebs-and-cars stories. One such item: the recent Rally for Kids With Cancer in Los Angeles, headed up by one of America's favorite (though not particularly desperate) housewives, Eva...

  • Gary Collins
    Gary Collins Strikes Again: Now Wanted For 'Driving Into The Back Of A Woman'

    Gary Collins' reign of terror continues! The former TV regular and human driving hazard -- better known to Southerners as Mr. Mary Ann Mobley -- is now wanted for hit-and-run in Jackson, Mississippi. According to a report in Jackson's Clarion-Ledger, Collins is accused of leaving the scene of an...

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