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TMZ has confirmed the ultra-expensive Bentley actually belonged to record producer Scott Storch, but here's the catch -- dude's lease ran out in '07 and he never gave the car back to the Florida-based leasing company. Instead he gave the car to Lil' Kim at some point in time.

Storch was arrested and charged with grand theft auto for failing to return the car -- and the repo company figured out that he had given it to Kim. Eventually, the repo company went to Kim's place in New Jersey and took it back.

The "Not Butter" pitchman was at Cafe Med last night, where he once again blamed brake failure for the smash up of World Class Driving's pricey ride. WCD says brakes were not the issue -- but that's Fabio's story and he's stickin' to it.

This one flew under the radar screen for months, but we just learned Scott Storch -- formerly a wildly wealthy music producer for the likes of Dr. Dre and 50 Cent -- has been charged with grand theft auto.

Storch allegedly leased a Bentley but never returned it after the expiration date. It took the leasing company 7 months to find it.

Storch pled not guilty in Broward County Court last Friday.

Fun Fact: Lil Kim had a Bentley repossessed back in '08 -- which just happened to be a gift from none other than Storch himself. We don't know if it's the same Bentley.

A rep for Fabio just gave us a jingle, claiming Mr. F was driving the $300,000 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano during a sanctioned event for World Class Driving, when he hit the brake pedal on the dreaded Mulholland Drive and... nothing.

And Fabio's rep says there's a witness -- an unnamed passenger in the car who heard Fab scream "I have no brakes," and then... crash.

We're told the Italian model was driving a Ferrari -- which was property of World Class Driving -- on Mulholland Drive near Calabasas, Cal. when he hit a turn going too fast and lost control of the car.

Sources say the ridiculously expensive ride struck something off road, causing damage to the front and back ends on the right side of the car.

Unlike the Ferrari, Fabio walked away pretty much unscathed, because we're told he was taking photos with fans at the Hyatt Hotel later that afternoon.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon were just involved in a minor car accident in L.A. -- apparently they're not hurt, because Mariah was healthy enough to Twitter about it.

Here's what Mariah posted on her page just moments ago:

Now Tommy better hope his shawty doesn't see the shirtless pics from his ridic photo shoot ... or else it's all over.

Nick is officially back behind the wheel -- driving a brave passenger around in a black Range Rover near Agoura Hills, California on Monday night. It's been around 18 months since Nick's '07 car wreck that left his last passenger and friend, John Graziano, in a vegetative state -- and Nick behind bars and without a license.

The DMV granted him a driving permit last month for business-related excursions.

But it's not what you think -- we're told Kim was just helping Reggie out by calling AAA, because his truck simply needed its brakes checked and windows tinted.

Money... it keeps you from having to do silly things like driving an expensive car to the shop yourself.

Justin Timberlake always checks his blind spot.

It's the best thing he's been in since "In Living Color."

The guy crazy enough to trust the exotic ride to a person with more traffic drama than Britney Spears is Dennis DeSantis -- a porn king who's produced such legendary classics as "Origami So Horny" and "Butt Sluts."