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"&lt;a href=\"http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1211-Dave-Hester-Complaint.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"1211-dave-hester-tmz-complaint\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/12/11/1211-dave-hester-tmz-complaint-4.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"&lt;strong&gt;Storage Wars&lt;/strong&gt;\" -- the hit A&amp;amp;E show -- is deceiving viewers by making it seem contestants are bidding on unseen items, when the best goods are actually planted inside ... this according to a lawsuit obtained by TMZ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The lawsuit -- filed by the former star,&lt;strong&gt; David Hester&lt;/strong&gt; -- claims he was axed when he complained to producers about the alleged rigging practices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hester claims in one case producers planted a BMW mini car under a pile of trash.&amp;#160; In another case, Hester alleges producers planted a pile of old newspapers that announced the death of Elvis.&amp;#160; For some reason, that's a valuable commodity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Hester goes on ... claiming the show even gave less than photogenic cast members money for plastic surgery to \"create more sex appeal.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hester claims in the suit he was wrongfully terminated because he blew the whistle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But &lt;strong&gt;Dan Dotson&lt;/strong&gt; -- the guy behind the show's auction company -- disagrees, telling TMZ, every unit seen on the show is legit and has a seal on it before they open it ... making it impossible for A&amp;amp;E to tamper with the units before filming begins.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dan adds, &amp;#8220;We only sell legitimate units on Storage Wars. Every unit goes through a 64-day legal process and no one has access to units prior to auction.&amp;#8221;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A rep for A&amp;amp;E tells TMZ,&amp;#160;\"We do not know about a lawsuit being filed and we do not comment on pending or threatened litigation.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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