Michael Lohan HIT By A Bus!
Michael Lohan just got into a car accident on the Sunset Strip -- when a metro bus crashed into his blue Jaguar in the middle of rush hour ... and TMZ's Mike Walters witnessed the whole thing.
According to Walters, Michael's car was slowly approaching a stoplight near the Director's Guild of America when the bus attempted to pass him ... and accidentally sideswiped Lohan's car.
Walters got out of his car and checked on Lohan -- who said, "Of course you're here when I get hit by a bus ... we exchanged information and everything is fine."
Walters says Lohan's car only appeared to have minor scratches and scrapes and Lohan was not injured.
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Bam Margera: My Lambo Was POISONED!
Bam Margera's quarter-million-dollar Lamborghini just took a $45,000 beating -- and according to Bam, it's all because his friend dumped the wrong fuel in the gas tank.
Bam fired off in a Twitter tirade against his pal Cleveland earlier today -- claiming Cleve filled up the Lambo with diesel and it completely DESTROYED the car.
According to Bam, he's turned to alcohol to help drown his sorrows -- chugging Goldschlager before his flight to Phoenix today.
But it's unclear if he actually made it to the airplane -- because last he tweeted, Bam claimed people at the Philadelphia airport he's flying out of "thinks I'm drunk. This is bullsh*t."
Car Destruction
Snoop Dogg to Wife: You Just Won ... a NEW CAR!
Snoop Dogg dropped not one, but TWO, ballin' 14th anniversary gifts on his wife -- a brand new ride ... and some smooth ass lyrics! Watch and learn, fellas.
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'Pawn Star' -- Bargain Deal for SICK Maserati
Those "Pawn Stars" guys are BALLIN' ... because Chumlee just bought a BADASS Maserati -- and he used his haggling skills to knock a ton of cash off the sticker price!!!
TMZ spoke with Chum who tells us ... when he walked into the Vegas dealership Thursday, the guys wanted around $100k for the jet black whip. But Chum was able to drive off with the car for only $85,000.
The Old Man would be proud.
Nice Wheels
Spencer Pratt -- Take My Ride, Please!
Everyone's favorite loveable d-bag Spencer Pratt is getting rid of one of his biggest assets -- and it isn't his buxom wife Heidi Montag ... it's his tricked out monster truck.
Pratt's 1990 Chevrolet C/K Pickup 2500 truck is currently on sale on eBay for $5K and has 177,000 miles on it.
While Mr. Montag recently spent $11K to rebuild the engine, he says he's selling it "because it gets too much attention driving a monster truck around L.A."
Without his truck and "The HIlls" off the air, Spencer should have no problem going unnoticed.
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Flo Rida's $1.7 Mil Car UNCHAINED!
Flo Rida's precious $1.7 million Bugatti was thiiiiiis close to being dragged to an impound lot after the rapper's DUI yesterday -- if not for Flo's trusty sidekick who came through with a HUGE assist at the last minute.
Tremont Towing in Miami Beach tells us ... Flo's Bugatti had just been loaded on to a flat bed truck headed for the impound lot -- when the truck driver got a call from one of the rapper's friends who had police approval to take possession of the vehicle.
We're told the friend had to spring for the $115 towing fee -- but it's a small price to pay to make sure the $1.7 million exotic ride doesn't rot with common whips in a dirty impound lot.
If you can't find a friend to drive your million dollar car home -- you need to find new friends.
Badass Rides
Flo Rida Busted for DUI In Super-EXPENSIVE Car
Rapper Flo Rida -- the guy behind the smash hit, "Low" -- was busted for drunk driving in Miami Beach this morning in one of the most expensive cars on the planet!!!!
Law enforcement sources say ... 31-year-old Flo Rida was driving around in his red and black 2008 Bugatti -- valued around $1.7 million -- when cops observed the rapper swerving in his lane and pulled him over around 3:30 AM.
During the stop, cops detected the odor of alcohol -- so Flo was given a field sobriety test ... and didn't perform very well.
'19 Kids and Counting' Fam -- Emergency Pit Stop
Traveling across the country with 19 kids SUCKS -- especially when the bus springs an oil leak ... and that's exactly what happened to the fam on TLC's "19 Kids and Counting" last week.
The Duggar family -- all 21 members -- were en route from their home in Tontitown, AR to NYC to appear on the "Today" show ... when daddy Jim Bob noticed oil leaking from their massive tour bus.
Jim Bob wanted to fix the problem ASAP -- so he drove towards the closest bus repair shop ... which happened to be in the small town of Loudonville, Ohio ... population 2,982.
We're told Jim Bob wanted to make sure the family was comfortable during the stop -- so he rented out a couple of rooms at a nearby hotel so they could beat the heat ... and then treated the kids to a gigantic pizza lunch.
4 hours later ... the bus was back in action -- and the family completed their trip to The Big Apple without any other complications.
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Gerard Butler Gives Jessica Biel a Ride
Jessica Biel jumped on the rumored hookup bandwagon by wrapping her arms around Hollywood womanizer Gerard Butler while on a motorcycle this weekend.
The cool riders played it safe by wearing protection as they rode down the Pacific Coast Highway.
While neither has confirmed the relationship, Biel's ex Justin Timberlake has been linked to everyone from Olivia Wilde, Ashley Olsen and Mila Kunis.
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Shaq -- Go-Karting Into Retirement
Shaq got a head start on his retirement -- the 7'1" NBA legend wedged himself into a tiny go-kart in Tennessee recently ... and sped around a BADASS race track with his girlfriend Hoopz.
It's just like that episode of "The Simpsons" where Nelson laughs at the tall guy in the tiny car -- not that we think Shaq looks ridiculous or anything ...
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Greased Lightning -- Connected to Conaway Again
Jeff Conaway and the car known as Greased Lightning are forever linked -- so it's only fitting that during the week he passed away, a big-time car collector acquired one of the famous rides.
Volo Auto Museum in Illinois tells TMZ they had been trying to get their hands on one of the famous cars from "Grease" for years (they used a few in the movie) and just this week completed a deal to get one.
The museum was able to find one of the cars used in the movie at a restoration shop in California. The owner was located in New York and passed away while it was still being worked on. The shop owner took hold of the title through the courts and Volo agreed to buy it off them -- and pay for them to finish restoring it. The total cost figures to be in the low six figures.
Conaway's history with the fabled car is a dark one. He said during an episode of "Celebrity Rehab" that he was dropped during the filming of the Greased Lightning scene ... and it was that back injury that started his addiction to painkillers.
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Snooki -- Italian Crash Won't Affect U.S. License
It doesn't matter that Snooki crashed into a police car on foreign soil ... the guidette's New York driver's license is completely immune from penalties while she's driving around in Italy ... TMZ has learned.
We spoke with a rep for the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles ... who tells us, "Any accidents that occur in a foreign country do not affect a person’s driver license in New York State.”
As we previously reported, Snooki smashed into the side of a polizia squad car in Florence this weekend. She was taken into custody for questioning ... but not arrested.
Bottom line -- when Snooks returns to U.S. soil ... she'll be allowed to hit the streets again like nothing ever happened.
You've been warned.
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Justin Timberlake WINS Indy 500!!
Well ... Dan Wheldon was actually driving the winning car at this year's Indy 500, but Justin Timberlake's clothing line -- William Rast -- sponsored it.
Wheldon -- sporting William Rast on his chest and his #98 car -- took the checkers at Indy for the 2nd time in his career. He crossed the finish line seconds after rookie JR Hildebrand wrecked in front of him.
Timberlake hit his Twitter to celebrate right after the race ...
Is there anything JT can't do?
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Sarah Palin -- Bad to the Bone
Sometimes politician Sarah Palin hopped on the back of a Harley and took part in the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in Washington, DC today.
B-b-b-bad.
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Paris Hilton -- My SUV Wrecked My Bentley!!
It was like bumper cars at Paris Hilton's place recently ... when someone tried to take her black SUV out for a spin ... and accidentally crashed into one of Paris' Bentleys instead.
Sources close to Hilton tell us -- the unnamed driver was trying to back the SUV out of Paris' Hollywood Hills mansion ... when they hit P's pink Bentley, which was parked in front of the home.
Total cost for repairs -- $5,000. Checking your rear view mirror -- priceless.
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Kyle Busch on Speeding Bust -- 'I Got Carried Away'
Kyle Busch just issued a sort-of apology for his 128 mph speeding ticket -- chalking up his ridiculous speed to a test drive gone wrong, and the blatantly obvious ... "I got carried away."
In his statement Busch says , "I was test driving a new sports car and I got carried away. I went beyond the speed I should have been going on a public road. I apologize to the public, my fans, sponsors, and race teams for my lack of judgment."
The NASCAR bad boy was driving a Lexus LFA when cops in Troutman, NC pulled him over today ... doing 128 mph in a 45 mph zone. BTW ... the LFA packs about 552 horses!
Busch added, "I take responsibility for my actions and I can assure you that something like this will never happen again."