Taylor Lautner Buys $200K Mercedes and Soulja Boy Snags a $30 Million G5 Jet – What Recession?

Taylor Lautner

Life must be good in young Hollywood.

Last week for his 21st birthday, music rapper Soulja Boy laid down some serious celebrity
size stacks of money by purchasing a $35 million Gulfstream G5 jet.

On top of that, he plans to spend another $20 million to trick it out with bling and personal upgrades like Italian leather seats, flat screen televisions, liquor bars and Brazilian hardwood cabinets.

And to top it off he is having a custom paint job done on the outside of the jet with his name and personal logo.

And don’t even ask about the price of insurance, jet fuel, pilots, landing fees, gate fees, storage, and maintenance.

Soulja Boy becomes the youngest African American music artist EVER to buy his own private G5 jet.

Gulfstream G5 Private Jet Interior

And to make sure he celebrated things the right way, he dropped another $300,000 on a private birthday party in Miami last weekend.

Life is good.

Now we learn from TMZ that 19-year-old “Twilight” star and lady’s man Taylor Lautner just spent over $200,000 for a new silver 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Not bad. Not bad.

Lautner’s new ride sports gullwing doors, a 6.2-liter V-8 engine, unique aluminum structure, front-mid-engine layout, and a dual-clutch gearbox.

It packs 653 horsepower capable of 6300 rpm’s and gets 14 miles per gallon in the city and 20 mpg on the highway.

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG

This is a supercar, and is only a little less excessive than a new Ferrari. It will do 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds and can cruise comfortably at 200 mph.

But what is the rest of the world to think when we see these uber rich young celebrities drop this kind of cash on toys when a lot of people are still looking for jobs, our countries out of money, and our friends are losing their homes?

I can see Lautner buying a nice ride after all the success he has had, but seeing Soulja Boy with a G5 just scares me to death.

If he ever declares bankruptcy there better not be one tear shed for him – or I’ll puke.

At what point do they stop? Will they? Can they?

Blood on the highway…

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Nikki Reed and Paul McDonald Engaged

We know Nikki Reed from the “Twilight” series.

We know Paul McDonald from American Idol.

Soon we will get to know them as husband and wife.

Just 6 months ago nobody knew who Paul McDonald was, but after his audition on American Idol that all changed.

The raspy voiced “Rod Stewart” sound-alike was eliminated midway through the season, but not before building a huge fan base.

When news broke midseason that Paul and Nikki were dating it took us by surprise as they had just recently met and both had busy schedules.

By the end of American Idol they were dating and appearing in public together, and just last night they attended the MTV Movie Awards together where she flashed a big fat engagement ring.

And today they announced they are engaged and have plans to get married.

Wow, things sure do move fast in Hollywood!

McDonald admits that he has never seen any of the Twilight flicks but now plans to watch them and see what they’re all about.

Nikki told E! News,

"He's the one. I love him and I don't care. I've never met anyone like him. I've never met anyone who has such a good solid heart and comes from such a good solid family and is just a genuine person. We have the exact same sense of humor. I've never laughed so much with anyone as I do with him."

Paul will hit the road later this month with the American Idol Summer Concert tour and Nikki is gearing up for the next “Twilight” Breaking Dawn release.



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Ex American Idol Paul McDonald Confirms a Relationship with Twilight Star Nikki Reed

I guess it really is a small world – even in Hollywood.

Paul McDonald, who was voted off American Idol last week, has admitted to a relationship with Twilight actress Nikki Reed.

McDonald told reporters in New York,

"Nikki is super cool, She's been real supportive of this whole American Idol thing. She's actually pumped up now because she likes my original material way better than all the stuff I have done on the show."

Paul says the two are officially dating but don’t have the chance to spend a lot of time together because of their schedules.

Nikki is currently filming the movie sequel “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn” and is then scheduled to start work on the thriller “Downers Grove” - a thriller set at a high school gripped by an apparent curse that claims the life of one student every year, and the student who thinks she's next.

And Nikki is no stranger to Hollywood and the movie industry. She has spent the last ten years in some of the biggest movies out there like “Eclipse”, “Privileged”, “New Moon”, “The Last day of Summer”, “American Gun”, and “Lords of Dogtown”.

McDonald, in addition to his appearance on season 10 of American Idol, is the front man and lead singer for a band out of Nashville called “The Grand Magnolias”.

The group already has a new album ready for release and has a great preview of the tracks and featuring videos from the road shot during the winter of 2010.

The single “Sing Out” has become popular on the Nashville circuit and is one of McDonald’s favorite songs.

Watch Paul McDonald & The Grand Magnolias Album Preview Video


Watch Paul McDonald & The Grand Magnolias - "Sing Out" Live Video