It was reported on August 14, 2008, that Donald Trump offered to buy Ed McMahon's Beverly Hills home after the 85-year-old former Johnny Carson side-kick was injured and no longer able to work to pay his mortgage. As a result, McMahon's mortgage company, Countrywide Financial Corp., threatened to foreclose on McMahon's property. Trump was going to buy the home from McMahon and continue to let him and his wife live there.LA Times: Donald Trump to Rescue Ed McMahon (August 14, 2008)
On August 22, 2008, it was reported that McMahon is selling his home to a private buyer.PerezHilton: Trump Won't Be McMahon's Landlord (August 22, 2008)
Quotes
- "I don't know the man, but I grew up watching him on TV. Helping him would be an honor. When I was at the Wharton School of Business, I'd watch him every night. How could this happen?"—Donald TrumpEOnline: Ed McMahon's New Landlord (August 14, 2008)
