How ‘Storage Wars’ Faked Show & Tried To Hide It: New Lawsuit Details
May 28 2018, Updated 10:07 a.m. ET
By David Perel - Executive Vice President/Managing Editor Radar
After 52 episodes of faking scenes, the executives in charge of A&E’s hit reality show Storage Wars created a new scheme even after cast members expressed concerns, according to an explosive new lawsuit, Breaking Celebrity News is reporting exclusively.
Dave Hester, one of the best-known personalities from the show that features bidding on abandoned storage lockers, is suing A&E and the show’s production company, alleging he was fired after complaining to execs that the show was rigged.
DOCUMENTS: Read The Complaint David Hester Filed Against Storage Wars
The suit, filed by Beverly Hills powerhouse attorney Marty Singer, offers specific and explosive detailed allegations about how the show is faked.
In season one, “Defendants requested that Hester provide valuable items that would be planted by Defendants in the storage lockers acquired by Hester,” the suit charges. Hester agreed but then complained to a co-executive producer and the show dropped its request.
But in season two, Hester complained again to the same producer as “Defendants continued to salt the storage units” of other cast members, the suit alleges