Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 9200787)

heheh....Nice try Dave....as if we didnt know already......



http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/a-ca...y-cast-member/



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 $750,000 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, contestants and other participants, but Hester’s suit tarnishes Storage Wars almost from top to bottom. “Nearly every aspect of the Series is faked, even down to the plastic surgery that one of the female cast members underwent in order to create more “sex appeal” for the show, the cost of which was paid for by Original,” the suit claims. “Original 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. Original also manipulates the outcome of certain auctions by paying for storage units on behalf of the weaker cast members who lack the both the skill and financial wherewithal to place winning bids,” it adds. Hester is seeking a jury trial.


Now in its third season, the highly rated Storage Wars pits buyers against one another for contents of abandoned storage lockers. Known as “the Mogul,” Hester has been one of the seven main participants on the show since it debuted in 2010. The second half of Storage Wars’ latest season began last week.

Originally Posted by Brock (Post 9200796)

Of course it's fake. There's never anything but dirty underwear in abandoned storage units.

Originally Posted by C-Mac (Post 9201065)

Funny how the show portraits them as abandoned units but the reality in many cases is some poor sap got behind on his payments/late penalties and couldn't afford to get it back.
You know there had to be some crying going on by some while watching there personal belongings being pilfered over by strangers.

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 9200985)

Did anyone actually think it was real?
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Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 9200842)

Just don't tell me American Pickers is a fraud that will break my heart

Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO (Post 9201125)

Pay your ****ing bills then.
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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 9200908)

Meow how the hell could Barry Weis afford cars like this?

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/...rdates/cc1.jpg

Originally Posted by Demonpenz (Post 9201181)

they always have some sort of gun they have to shoot.

Originally Posted by Bump (Post 9200930)

I guarantee you that there are people who watch this show avidly. Decided to open up a thrift store or some shit and lost a lot of money, because of this show. This opens up the doors for those people to sue if they lost their money lol.