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  • August 2008

    • McMahon Home Woes Persist

      ABC News  |  Aug 30, 08 6:16 PM CDT

      McMahon Home Woes Persist

      (Newser) - Ed McMahon’s money woes continued this week when the sale of his house fell through. The mystery buyer who had topped Donald Trump's offer "did not perform on a specific point of the contract," McMahon's realtor said—although Trump's bid is apparently still on the table. McMahon's plight may have a bright side, ABC News reports, because many Americans are learning that even stars suffer in today's economy. More »

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      celebrity  • foreclosure  • mortgage crisis  • Donald Trump  • mansion  • Beverly Hills  • Ed McMahon

    • Buyer Trumps Donald for McMahon House

      Associated Press  |  Aug 23, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Buyer Trumps Donald for McMahon House

      (Newser) - Donald Trump won't be buying Ed McMahon's home after all, the AP reports. An anonymous buyer has made a deal to purchase the longtime Carson sidekick's foreclosure-threatened home. Trump had made an offer on the multi-million dollar Beverly Hills house after it became known that the 85-year-old McMahon was about to lose his home, having fallen $644,000 in arrears. More »

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      foreclosure  • Donald Trump  • Tonight Show  • Beverly Hills  • Ed McMahon

    • Heeeeeeeeere's Donald!

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 15, 08 6:52 AM CDT

      Heeeeeeeeere's Donald!

      (Newser) - Billionaire Donald Trump is giving a helping hand to 85-year-old Ed McMahon, who was about to lose his Beverly Hills home to foreclosure. Trump is buying the 6-bedroom house, listed at $4.6 million, and leasing the property back to McMahon so he can continue to live there, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

  • July 2008

    • McMahon Sues Billionaire, Hospital Over Broken Neck

      People  |  Jul 19, 08 1:08 PM CDT

      McMahon Sues Billionaire, Hospital Over Broken Neck

      (Newser) - Venerable TV sidekick and debtor Ed McMahon is suing two parties he says have contributed to his financial crisis, People reports. First, McMahon’s suit alleges that “unsafe entry stairs” at a billionaire investor’s home caused him to fall and break his neck; the second party is the hospital he was taken to, which allegedly failed to diagnose the broken neck and subsequently provided substandard care. McMahon, meanwhile, is trying to save his Beverly Hills home from foreclosure. More »

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      lawsuit  • personal finance  • Ed McMahon  • Cedars Sinai Hospital

  • June 2008

    • Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT

      Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      (Newser) - Citibank has filed suit against former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon to recover $200,000 it loaned to the struggling actor, the AP reports. McMahon, 85, who has not worked since falling 18 months ago, also faces foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. “If you spend more money than you make,” McMahon recently told Larry King, “you know what happens.” More »

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      Hollywood  • debt  • Countrywide Financial  • Tonight Show  • Ed McMahon  • television personality  • Johnny Carson  • Citibank

    • Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      (Newser) - Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, 85 and out of work following a fall, is in negotiations with lenders to save his Beverly Hills home from foreclosure, the Wall Street Journal . He owed $644,000 on a $4.8 million loan as of February, plus $300,000 on a line of credit; the property is on the market at $5.75 million. More »

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      foreclosure  • Ed McMahon  • Johnny Carson

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