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The Amazing Race has been on the air for over 20 years. It’s won numerous awards, including 10 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program. The show has an impressive premise, where teams of two race around the globe facing unknown...

10:55 Pm Pst -- Dan just tweeted: We're sorry Storage Wars fans! Violence is never the answer, it's not Ok. We were attacked & did what anyone would do. #StopBullyingWe just obtained video of the massive brawl that erupted on the "Storage Wars" set ... and it's as crazy as we first heard. Short story ... Dan Dotson, the auctioneer, missed a bid. Producers needed to make things right, so they told Dave Hester -- a regular on...

Did “Storage Wars” just get a little too hot for TV? As star Dave Hester’s catchphrase would tell it, “Yuuup!” As the story goes, when A&E auctioneer Dan Dotson (pictured: right) missed a storage locker bid from Hester during Friday’s Palm Springs taping, producers told the series regular bidder to tell Dan about the oversight. Apparently Dotson ignored Hester (pictured: left), and Dave’s persistence didn’t end well. Per TMZ, after Dotson threatened Hester, Dave decked him. In the melee that ensued, Dotson’s wife Laura reportedly jumped on Hester’s back and got tossed to the ground.

A couple of "Storage Wars" stars just got into a massive fight -- with fists, and even a Wife getting thrown around ... TMZ has learned. The brawl broke out Friday afternoon while the cast was shooting in Palm Springs. Dan Dotson was holding an auction when according to witnesses ... he missed a bid placed by Mary. We're told producers asked Dave Hester to tell Dan about the mistake, but Dan initially ignored him. When Dave...

Channing Tatum could be joining the ranks of the “Duck Dynasty” Robertson clan and “Storage Wars” buyer Dave Hester soon. “White House Down” star Tatum is working on a reality project with A&E, home of the aforementioned shows. Also read: Channing Tatum, Zoe Saldana Lead Voice Cast for Fox’s ‘The Book of Life’ The project, which is being developed as a pilot, would revolve around the New Orleans nightclub Saints & Sinners, which Tatum opened with his friend and business partner Keith Kurtz. The club’s salacious motto? “Where the red light is always on.” Also read: Channing Tatum...

It's the kind of "Storage Wars" story that would make Dave Hester proud -- some guy in Maryland bought a unit for $300 at a storage auction recently only to find more Dikembe Mutombo memorabilia than you can shake a giant finger at. The winning bidder is Adrian Petrus ... who competed for the contents of a forceclosed unit -- and just like on "Storage Wars," Adrian had no idea what was inside. So you can imagine...

Did you miss some of Deadline’s top TV stories of the week? Check them out here: CW In Talks For ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Drama By ‘Heroes” Creator Tim Kring By Nellie Andreeva - Exclusive: The summer of Wizard Of Oz continues with another sale of a high-profile Oz-themed drama project. Ryan Seacrest Booed By Broncos Fans During NBC’s NFL Pregame Show: Video By Lisa De Moraes - NBC continues its Overexposing Ryan Seacrest campaign — this time the network had The Man Who Can’t Say No open NBC’s regular-season NFL football franchise kickoff last night, in which he got loudly booed by Broncos fans in Denver’s Sports Authority Stadium. Were Consumers The Biggest Losers In The CBS-Time Warner Cable Dispute? By David Lieberman - It sure looks that way. Millions of Time Warner Cable customers lost CBS-owned stations and channels for a month, and will...

Did former “Storage Wars” star Dave Hester get some good news from the legal system on Tuesday? Yuup. Hester, who claims that he was fired from the A&E reality show after complaining that the show was rigged, will be allowed to go forward with his wrongful termination claim against the cable network, a judge said Tuesday. In July, Hester was ordered to pay A&E and Original Productions — which produces “Storage Wars,” and was also named in Hester’s suit — $122,692 in legal fees, after those companies prevailed in an anti-slapp motion, filed in March, claiming that Hester’s suit violated their.

Dave Hester can move forward with the wrongful termination portion of his wide-ranging lawsuit against A&E and the producers of Storage Wars, judge ruled today. In a hearing Tuesday in La Superior Court, Judge Michael Johnson rejected the network’s attempt to dismiss the wrongful termination aspect of the former reality cast member’s nearly 10 month old legal action. Citing the First Amendment, A&E had argued that Hester’s suit would effectively hand him control over who they could put on the hit reality show. Johnson didn’t agree. “Plaintiff’s contract expressly states that Defendants had no obligation to use Plaintiff on the program during the term of their agreement. Plaintiff is suing to recover money, and not to inject himself into the program,” wrote Johnson in a tentative ruling issued before this morning’s hearing. Hester sued A&E and Storage Wars’ producers Original Productions back...

Does Dave Hester owe A&E a bundle in legal fees? Yuuuup. The former "Storage Wars" star -- who's suing A&E Networks and "Storage Wars" production company Original Productions in a complaint that claims the show is staged --- was ordered to pay $122,692 in legal fees to A&E and Original, after they prevailed in an anti-slapp motion. Also read: 'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: A&E Wins Partial Victory In a tentative ruling, Hester was ordered to pay $96,735 to A&E and $25,957 to Original. On the bright side for Hester, it could have been worse. A&E...

Popular A&E reality show "Storage Wars" is back in the spotlight this week, as Radar Online has published a report that three cast members of the storage bin-bidding program have been left out of extra episodes.

Reportedly, bidder Darrell Sheets (pictured) and auctioneers Dan and Laura Dotson were kept out of some extra episodes that were shot for the current season.

A source tells Radar, "They lived up to Darrell's contract, but then shot more episodes that weren't covered by his contract and kept him out of those. He was not happy to say the least."

Related: 'Storage Wars' lawsuit: A&E's partial victory against Dave Hester

The source claims the reason for cutting them back was the money. It might not have anything to do with former cast member Dave Hester's lawsuit, but he did file suit against the show late last year alleging that...

A&E and "Storage Wars" have taken the first round in its ongoing legal tangle with its former star Dave Hester, who claimed in a lawsuit that the reality show is staged. In a ruling Tuesday, Judge Michael Johnson of Los Angeles Superior Court sided with the network on a couple of points, throwing out the Unfair Business Practices of Hester's complaint on First Amendment grounds. Also read: 'Storage Wars' Lawsuit: Star Claims That A&E Has No 1st Amendment Protection Johnson also sided with A&E in ruling that an injunction against the series would...

Round 1 of the Storage Wars legal battle looks to have gone to A&E. In a hearing today, a judge threw out the unfair business practices claims of the series former star Dave Hester’s wide-ranging lawsuit against the network and producers of the reality show. La Superior Court judge Michael Johnson ruled that the claim fell short under California’s anti-slapp law. The Judge also sided with the defendants that their First Amendment rights would be violated if he were to agree to Hester’s attorneys’ request for an injunction against Storage Wars for alleged staging of the show. A&E had requested that the unfair business practices claim be striped from the five-claim suit and their Constitutional rights affirmed in their January 28 response to Hester’s initial December 11 complaint. Johnson told the downtown hearing that in granting the requested injunction he would essentially be telling A&E what...

Mark Balelo, a star of the A&E reality series "Storage Wars," was found dead of a suspected suicide at his business in Simi Valley, Calif., a police spokesman said. Balelo was 40. Balelo had been arrested on drug charges over the weekend, and was found Monday, the spokesman for the Simi Valley Police Department told TheWrap. His show has been under scrutiny since former cast member Dave Hester sued in December, claiming the series is rigged. A&E said the lawsuit was baseless. Police are investigating Balelo's...

A&E has responded to Storage Wars cast member Dave Hester’s “Yuuup”-ed claims that the show is staged, saying that—while it may have fudged the truth a little when it comes to what’s placed where in the lockers and who says what—all such tomfoolery is covered under the First Amendment. The network also argues that Hester is attempting to portray himself as a “crusading whistleblower” after being let go from the show, and that there are “notable inconsistencies in his exaggerated self-portrait," such as his filing of frivolous lawsuits and, presumably, repeatedly insisting he can ...

A&E has fired back at Storage Wars star Dave Hester for claiming that the show is rigged, and has shifted focus to question the motivation behind Hester's allegations.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, A&E filed its response to Hester's lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, in which the network accuses Hester of fabricating a "tabloid-worthy drama" as a distraction.

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A&E says that it isn’t Storage Wars that’s fake but the lawsuit from Dave Hester. A month and a half after Hester called the hit reality series a staged “fraud on the public and filed suit against the network and Storage Wars producers for more than $750,000, A&E fired back late last week. And they made their response (read it here) almost all about the money and free speech. “Original and Aetn opposed Hester’s demands for more favorable contract terms, and he was notified that his participation was no longer needed in the Program. Hester then filed this lawsuit against Aetn and Original. In a transparent attempt to distract from the issues – and maximize any potential recovery – Plaintiffs’ Complaint tries to convert a garden-variety breach of contract claim into a tabloid-worthy drama, in which Hester portrays himself as a crusading whistleblower. But setting aside the notable inconsistencies in his exaggerated self-portrait,...

When fired Storage Wars star Dave Hester ("Yuuup!") filed suit in December against A&E and Original Productions, accusing them of rigging the show by planting valuable items in some storage units, he reignited an old debate questioning how "real" reality TV actually is. Other series, like TLC's Breaking Amish, have weathered criticism that participants' backgrounds were embellished. And it's now widely accepted that docusoaps like MTV's The Hills were heavily scripted.

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It was the biggest payout in the history of "Storage Wars." Darrell Sheets invested $3,600 into a storage locker, which is a lot of money to take on a gamble. But the show clearly saved the best for last, as the season finale revealed a find no one could have anticipated.

The locker was filled with original art by Frank Guttierez. An expert estimated that the collection was worth approximately $300,000, flooring Darrell.

"How old on just a minute," he marveled. "$300,000? Bam!"

But is it too good to be true? In light of Dave Hester's suit claiming that the show is faked, some viewers online were skeptical.

Darrell took to Twitter to reveal that the locker turned out to belong to Guttierez, and he'd been in contact with the author. Further, he suggested that something is in the works with the show to debunk Hester's claims.

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As the massively popular Storage Wars franchise comes under attack from one of its own, a star from the new spinoff has leapt to the series’ defense. Responding to former star Dave Hester’s claims — as originally reported by Radar Online — that he was fired from the A&E cash cow after complaining to producers about the show being rigged, Storage Wars: New York star Mike Braiotta says his experience on the series was nothing but genuine. “It’s 100 percent real,” Braiotta says. “As far as this guy’s talking about, I don’t even know. I never met the guy, I’ve never been [...]...

Storage Wars might be faked. But the first set of ratings data since a blockbuster lawsuit accused the show of fraud suggests fans might not care.

Tuesday night’s back-to-back episodes of the A&E’s reality hit were right on par with the previous week. Storage Wars averaged 4 million viewers across the 9 p.m. hour. The prior week averaged … 4 million viewers.

Former castmember Dave Hester accused the network and the show’s production company of wrongful termination yesterday, saying he was fired after complaining that producers “salted” storage units with valuables for cast members to discover.

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Now that Dave Hester's lawsuit against A&E over "Storage Wars" has come to light, there will be a shadow of doubt over some of the rare and exciting finds. Take this week's installment, for example, that saw Brandi and Jarrod stumbling across a vest from the 1967 "Planet of the Apes" film.

They took the item to an expert, who said, "This is a rare find. You do not find original, 1967 'Planet of the Apes' artifacts in storage very often."

But did they find it? Hester claims that items like this are planted into the storage lockers to add dramatic effect. Hester says he was fired for complaining about these practices, and is seeking $3. million in damages.

TMZ reached out to the show's auction company who insists that the units and their contents are totally authentic.

Do you believe Hester? Does it impact your enjoyment of the show?...

Now that Dave Hester's lawsuit against A&E over "Storage Wars" has come to light, there will be a shadow of doubt over some of the rare and exciting finds. Take this week's installment, for example, that saw Brandi and Jarrod stumbling across a vest from the 1967 "Planet of the Apes" film.

They took the item to an expert, who said, "This is a rare find. You do not find original, 1967 'Planet of the Apes' artifacts in storage very often."

But did they find it? Hester claims that items like this are planted into the storage lockers to add dramatic effect. Hester says he was fired for complaining about these practices, and is seeking $3. million in damages.

TMZ reached out to the show's auction company who insists that the units and their contents are totally authentic.

Do you believe Hester? Does it impact your enjoyment of the show?...

I guess in this case the question is, "If you were a forest..."

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TV Guide says that Arrow will be introducing Roy Harper and he'll be played by Teen Wolf alum Colton Haynes. This will only encourage my pleas that they introduce Cheshire into the series. (Sorry, was I making it obvious which was the super-hot super-team when I started reading comics?) Roy will be a love interest for Oliver's sister Thea, which is ridiculous because Thea is not an assassin with poisoned fingernails.

In further Arrow news, TV Guide talks with John Barrowman and asks if the "well-dressed man" is the Dark Archer, which is a bit of speculation that reminds me how little I remember of the Green Arrow comics I've read.

Production on the new season of Arrested Development has been suspended — to expand the original 10-episode season to run for 12 - 15 episodes, according to Deadline.

Ever wonder how those cunning buyers on A&E’s Storage Wars continue to get so lucky in their attempt to find treasure in abandoned storage units? We’re about to find out: Cast member Dave Hester is suing the cable network and Original Prods., claiming he was wrongfully terminated after he accused the show of committing fraud.

According to the suit filed today in Los Angeles Superior Court, Hester was fired from the top-rated series after making light of its “outrageous conduct.” “In one episode a pile of old newspapers announcing the death of Elvis Presley was discovered,” the lawsuit states.

Former "Storage Wars" star Dave Hester is suing A&E and alleging that significant aspects of hit reality show are fake, Deadline reports.

According to the lawsuit obtained by Deadline, Hester claims that "Storage Wars" producers plant expensive items -- such as a BMW, or a newspaper announcing Elvis' death -- in storage lockers that its stars are supposed to be blindly bidding on.

“['Storage Wars'] regularly 'salts' the storage lockers that are the subject of the auctions portrayed on the Series with valuable or unusual items to add dramatic effect, even going so far as to stage entire storage units," the suit reads.

Hester claims that he was fired from the show for complaining about the shady practice, and is seeking $3.5 million in damages.

Dan Dotson, a representative of the show's auction company, refuted the allegations to TMZ, claiming that all storage units featured on the show are sealed before auction...

Former "Storage Wars" star Dave Hester is suing A&E and alleging that significant aspects of hit reality show are fake, Deadline reports.

According to the lawsuit obtained by Deadline, Hester claims that "Storage Wars" producers plant expensive items -- such as a BMW, or a newspaper announcing Elvis' death -- in storage lockers that its stars are supposed to be blindly bidding on.

“['Storage Wars'] regularly 'salts' the storage lockers that are the subject of the auctions portrayed on the Series with valuable or unusual items to add dramatic effect, even going so far as to stage entire storage units," the suit reads.

Hester claims that he was fired from the show for complaining about the shady practice, and is seeking $3.5 million in damages.

Dan Dotson, a representative of the show's auction company, refuted the allegations to TMZ, claiming that all storage units featured on the show are sealed before auction...

Storage Wars star Dave Hester today sued A&E and the producers of the reality show, calling it a staged “fraud on the public”. Represented by attorney Marty Singer in his suit (read it here), Hester is seeking more than $3.75 million in damages and fees from the network and Original Productions for their actions and for firing him from the show. “When Plaintiff David Hester (“Hester”) complained to producers that A&E’s fraudulent conduct of salting and staging the storage lockers was possibly illegal, he was fired from the Series. As further evidence of Defendants’ outrageous conduct, they purported to rescind their written exercise of an option retaining Hester’s services this coming season,” says the 14-page complaint, which is suing for wrongful termination, breach of contract, breach of good faith and fair dealing, unfair business practices and declaratory relief. Reality shows are often accused of sleight-of-hand manipulation of events,...

Darrell Sheets really paid for one locker on this week's "Storage Wars." The unit was literally filled to the ceiling with furniture, electronics and other items, making it a hot commodity at the auction.

Of course, it didn't help that Dave Hester was gleefully getting into a bidding war with him, seemingly with no intentions of actually winning.

"I love making Darrell pay," Hester laughed.

But it didn't matter. Sheets wound up paying $7,250 for the locker -- which is the most he'd ever paid for one -- but quickly started to feel better about the gamble.

"This is better than I even dreamed," he said as more and more pristine items came out of the unit. In the end, Sheets estimated the value of his purchase at over $10,000.

Get in on the action with "Storage Wars," every Tuesday at 10 p.m. Et on A&E.

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In this preview clip for tonight’s White Collar episode, “Identity Crisis” Mozzie (Willie Garson) gets his “Yuuuuup!” on, bidding on an abandoned apartment building with June (Diahann Carroll).

Okay, thankfully Mozzie didn’t go Dave Hester in that clip but whenever I watch A&E’s Storage Wars, I wonder about the eccentrics that have enough cash flow to bid on storage units, or in this case, an abandoned apartment. This only builds our curiosity of the fascinating Mozzie, who we never know what he’s up to on any given moment, as well as how he acquires some of his antiquities. Now we know. We love these Mozzie-centric episodes and who doesn’t love an appearance with June?

Now this latest purchase by Mozzie is just the beginning of one of Mozzie’s adventures as he’s bound to find something in this apartment that will lead him,...

Your trash might be his treasure. Dave Hester, the alpha-dog star of the reality hit Storage Wars, tells us why his show continues to be the highest-rated series in all of A&E history.

TV Guide Magazine: What's America's fascination with abandoned storage lockers and the people like you who bid on them?

Dave Hester: Everyone wants to hit the lottery. Shows like Hoarders look at people with a sickness or addiction but we tell exciting modern treasure-hunt stories. And you can actually go out and try this yourself. Anybody can bid on this stuff.

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Dave Hester, star of A&E's hit reality series Storage Wars, and rapper/singer Trey Songz have settled the lawsuit over who gets to say "Yuuup!" on television. Last November, Hester sued Songz (born Tremaine Neverson) and sought a court order that would bar the rapper from "interfering" with his use of "Yuuup!" Both Hester and Songz each argued that the exclamation was a signature catchphrase. Songz claimed to have used it first, but Hester had attempted to register "Yuuup!" at the trademark office on three occassions while Songz hadn't. Hester filed a lawsuit after getting a cease-and-desist letter from Songz's

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On TV this Tuesday: The Little Liars face “A” fresh hell, Rizzoli & Isles and Franklin & Bash tackle new cases, another Glee Project gets underway and more. Here are some programs to keep on your radar.

8 pm Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family) | Season 3 premiere: A summer has passed since Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer found out about Mona being “A.” Now all back together and coming up on the second anniversary of Alison’s disappearance, the girls wind up back on the defensive when a shocking event rocks Rosewood. (A nine-hour marathon sets up the premiere, starting at 11 am.)

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Tune in alert as A&E.S hit series "Storage Wars" returns for an all new third season on Tuesday June 5 at 10 and 10:30 Pm Everyone.s favorite modern-day treasure hunters continue on their quest for the extraordinary in an action packed all-new season of dramatic bidding, intense rivalries and high-stakes entertainment. Season three of A&E.s most watched series, .Storage Wars,. premieres with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, June 5 at 10 and 10:30 Pm Et/Pt. From A&E In the episode airing June 5 at 10 Pm -- .Third Eye of the Tiger. The third season begins at the crack of dawn in La Verne, CA, and finds .The Collector. in training. Dave Hester enjoys bidding, and bidding people up. Darrell...

One thing's for sure - they never found anything like this in the hit TV series "Storage Wars" although we're fairly certain that if they did, Darrell Sheets would proclaim it to be a thirty dollar bill all day and then eventually get outbid by Dave Hester. Yup!

In any event, Variety reports that London-based international sales agent Independent has closed multiple deals on helmer Johannes Roberts' horror sci-fi Storage 24.

The film, which stars Noel Clarke, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, and Laura Haddock, sold to Klockworx in Japan, Focus & Co. in South Korea, Ipa in Thailand and Vietnam, Lark Films in Hong Kong, Bier Film in Turkey, and Weg in India.

The film pre-sold before Cannes to Universal for the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, German-speaking Europe, Scandinavia and Benelux. The story, written by Clarke, Davie Fairbanks and Marc Small, is set in London after a military cargo plane has crashed,...

This savvy millionaire tempts his female fans with his seductive negotiating skills -- this is Definitely our favorite new show! Storage Wars found an instant star in Barry Weiss, the cool and collected antiques dealer. And it turns out he has plenty of fans -- especially women who think he is Too sexy! Barry, 60, gets a ton of groupies, sources close to him tell Reality Weekly. "Wherever Barry goes, women flock to him," a source close to him says. "When the show is filming, beauties of all ages give their phone numbers to fellow cast member Dave Hester to pass on to Barry." And Barry admits that he Is available: "I've actually been single for probably the last 28 years," he has said. Perhaps this seductive retiree drives women wild with the $7 million he made from his job as a fruit and vegetable distributor. Because of his wealth, Barry admits that...

Storage Wars found its formula rather early on in its first season, and it hasn’t changed at all since. The second season follows the same pattern, with the first half of each episode devoted to the four teams bidding on abandoned storage units, and then the second half sees them scrounging through hoping to find treasures buried within that will make their investment worthwhile. The same groups remain front and center: the egotistical mogul, Dave Hester; idiotic, redneck braggart, Darrell Sheets and his son Brandon; the amusing bickering couple, Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante; and colorful, bored collector, Barry Weiss. Occasionally other parties will muscle in on their fun, like the bullying Mark Balelo or cunning Nabila Hannis, but they’re usually never around for too long (though Nabila might be in the next season).

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Auctioneer Dave "The Mogul" Hester, 47, is the unlikely star of A&E's number one reality show, "Storage Wars." The program, which premiered in 2010, follows a group of professional buyers who bid on the contents of abandoned storage lockers. Bidders get five minutes to inspect the items, and are only allowed to catch a glimpse from outside the locker door. The goal: Buy low and sell high.

Hester attended his first swap meet with his dad in 1969, and got a taste of the business by selling off his father's train collection piece by piece over five years. But a light bulb went off in 2005, when he was sentenced to 30 days community service at a Goodwill Store following a DUI conviction. The experience convinced Hester to convert his furniture store into a thrift operation, which now operates as Dave Hester Auctions.

The folksy Hester, who resembles a sinister Ups deliveryman in his black shirt,...

Auctioneer Dave "The Mogul" Hester, 47, is the unlikely star of A&E's number one reality show, "Storage Wars." The program, which premiered in 2010, follows a group of professional buyers who bid on the contents of abandoned storage lockers. Bidders get five minutes to inspect the items, and are only allowed to catch a glimpse from outside the locker door. The goal: Buy low and sell high.

Hester attended his first swap meet with his dad in 1969, and got a taste of the business by selling off his father's train collection piece by piece over five years. But a light bulb went off in 2005, when he was sentenced to 30 days community service at a Goodwill Store following a DUI conviction. The experience convinced Hester to convert his furniture store into a thrift operation, which now operates as Dave Hester Auctions.

The folksy Hester, who resembles a sinister Ups deliveryman in his black shirt,...

"Storage Wars" star Dave Hester -- the "Yuuup" guy -- tells TMZ he's ready and willing to walk away from the biggest A&E reality show ever ... if the network doesn't up their "unjust" contract offer. Hester was out in L.A. this weekend ... sporting a hat with his signature catchphrase on it ... when he told our photog he hasn't locked up a deal to return to the show next season. The reality star explained,...

Dave Hester scored a rather unique haul on "Storage Wars" (Tue., 10 p.m. Est on A&E). The locker he bought turned out to be backed wall-to-wall and front to back with boxes upon boxes of book. With a cost to him of $900, he was feeling pretty good about what he was uncovering.

First of all, the books looked to be in great shape, so he estimated that if he could get even an average of $1.00 per book, he'd rake in approximately $15,000. That gives him a lot of leeway to haggle the price down and still come out way ahead.

If he really wants to dig into the collection, there's always the chance of some rare first printings or older hard-to-find books in the midst of it as well. Those alone could quickly push him past his spending cost for the locker. And maybe he'll find a good book to...

Dave Hester scored a rather unique haul on "Storage Wars" (Tue., 10 p.m. Est on A&E). The locker he bought turned out to be backed wall-to-wall and front-to-back with boxes upon boxes of books. With a cost to him of $900, he was feeling pretty good about what he was uncovering.

First of all, the books looked to be in great shape, so he estimated that if he could get even an average of $1.00 per book, he'd rake in approximately $15,000. That gives him a lot of leeway to haggle the price down and still come out way ahead.

If he really wants to dig into the collection, there's always the chance of some rare first printings or older hard-to-find books in the midst of it as well. Those alone could quickly push him past his spending cost for the locker. And maybe he'll find a good read while he waits...

Get ready for the weirdest reality TV-related lawsuit yet: While Kim Kardashian is embroiled in a dispute over a hair removal product (bizarre, yes), another reality TV "star" is involved in his own legal battle.

According to the New York Post, Dave Hester of "Storage Wars" filed a lawsuit after singer Trey Songz sent him a cease and desist letter trying to bar him from using the phrase "Yuuup!"

Fans of the A&E reality series know that Hester's trademark phrase during storage locker auctions is "Yuuup!," and he's even marketed his catchphrase on T-shirts.

Hester says Songz claims he's used "yuuup" as his "signature sound" since 2009, but argues the two phrases are different. In the lawsuit, he says Songz' sound "resembles an animal-like or non-human squeal which begins with a distinct 'yeeee' sound before finishing with a squeal-like 'uuuup' sound," while his is a "more monosyllabic sounding guttural auction...

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'Storage Wars' star Dave Hester is in a legal battle with rapper Trey Songz over the use of the phrase "Yuuup!"

This is a real story.

According to the New York Post, Hester filed suit against Trey Songz (real name Tremaine Neverson), seeking a court order that bars the rapper from "interfering" with Hester's use of "Yuup!"

 

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Dave Hester stands out from the other bidders on 'Storage Wars' (Wednesdays, 10Pm on A&E) with his aggressive style and habit of yelling "yuuup" for every bid. He also gets on his fellow bidders' nerves fairly frequently, something the show highlighted with a montage of his best (or worst) work.

The clips showed Hester bidding and taking on his competition, not always in a friendly manner. "Does anyone else in the crowd throw up in their mouth every time he says 'yuuup!'" said Barry Weiss to a bystander at one auction.

Still, Hester is one of the big shots in the business, and he's not afraid to let people know that. "When I got involved in it, everybody that was a heavy hitter then tried to do everything they could to put me through the hazing, to put me out of business,...

I recently took a trip to the Us for a holiday and, as I tend to do when on holiday in America, I found myself flicking through the many television channels available on the hotel TV – and, as also tends to happen when having so much choice, I stopped upon the strangest shows I saw and wouldn’t you know it the majority of those were (shudder) reality television. And somehow I became hooked… I even took time to find out when these weird and wonderful shows were on TV so I could watch more. Thank god for Us television ‘s love of series marathons is all I can say!

Inspired by my new-found love of Us reality television, a love which I seem to have brought home to the UK with me, here’s my Top 5 Us Reality Shows:

1) Hardcore Pawn

Hardcore Pawn airs on truTV and follows the...

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Most of the fun of 'Storage Wars' (Wednesdays, 10Pm on A&E) is the detective work pf figuring out what a storage unit might be worth without being able to dig in and look around. Dave Hester is one of the best at that, and on Wednesday's episode, he saw something about a particular unit at Mission Hill Self Storage that he couldn't resist.

Hester saw a locker full of what looked like unopened boxes marked "Made In China," all with one company's imprint on them. "I know what it costs to ship merchandise from overseas," said Hester. "This would be four to five thousand bucks. So whatever is in here has to have value." Hester had to fight off Mark Balelo, a bidder who had been running up prices all day, to win the locker for $9,000.

 

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