Yes! Ed McMahon-sion to be paid off by Donald Trump
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- August
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It’s like Ed McMahon won his own Publisher’s Clearing House contest.
To borrow his legalese from those old commercials, it appears the former talk-show sidekick “may already have won” freedom from immediate worry stemming from the foreclosure of his Beverly Hills mansion, thanks to Donald Trump.
Although the details were still being worked out, the Westchester real estate maven said would it “would be an honor” to help him by buying it for an undisclosed amount and leasing it to McMahon, according to yesterday’s Los Angeles Times.
McMahon, 85, has lived in the house for 18 years, but his family once called Bronxville home. He had defaulted on $4.8 million in mortgage loans with Countrywide Financial Corp.
“I don’t know the man, but I grew up watching him on TV,” Trump told the L.A. Times. “When I was at the Wharton School of Business, I’d watch him every night. How could this happen?”
Maybe it was lofty spending beyond McMahon’s means. Maybe his divorce settlements took unexpected tolls. Maybe his daughter’s legal fees spiraled out of control. Or maybe he invested tens of millions in “Tonight Show” action figures. OK, that last one isn’t likely, but I like the image of his mansion basement packed with thousands of tiny plastic Doc Severinsens holding trumpet rocket launchers. Collect them all!
Trump’s offer seems generous, but let’s hope McMahon doesn’t have to compete on “The Celebrity Apprentice” to win back his house. That’d be a dramatic finale:
“Ed, you’re fired. Steve Guttenberg, welcome to Ed McMahon’s mansion!”
(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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on Friday, August 15th, 2008 at 1:33 pm by Chris Serico.
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