2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election ▁and ▁met ▁him ▁( al ong ▁with ▁his ▁wife ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Fer rell ▁end ors ed ▁Eric ▁Garc etti ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Fer rell ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁part - owner ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁FC , ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer ▁team ▁set ▁to ▁begin ▁playing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁celebr ity ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁alongside ▁M ia ▁Hamm ▁and ▁Magic ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁D . H . L . ▁degree ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁serious ▁two - car ▁collision ▁in ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁r iding ▁in ▁an ▁SU V ▁that ▁f li pped ▁over . ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁passengers ▁in ▁the ▁car . ▁ ▁Fer rell ▁was ▁seen ▁talking ▁on ▁his ▁cell ▁phone ▁while ▁being ▁loaded ▁into ▁an ▁amb ul ance . ▁Fer rell , ▁along ▁with ▁another ▁passenger , ▁was ▁unh urt ▁in ▁the ▁accident , ▁although ▁two ▁others ▁were ▁injured . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁shortly ▁after , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" do ing ▁fine ." ▁