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  • Rick Harrison: “Pawn Stars” Co-Owner Weighs in on Austin “Chumlee” Russell’s Arrest

    Rick Harrison, co-owner of the pawn shop upon which the History Channel show Pawn Stars is based, has weighed in on the arrest of Austin “Chumlee” Russell. Chumlee was arrested Wednesday on 19 drug and gun charges. His bail was set at $62,000.

    “We don’t have details yet but are here to help Chumlee however we can,” Rick Harrison said in an interview with People magazine.

    Officers arrived at Chumlee’s home to serve him with a search warrant regarding a sexual assault investigation. Although he was never charged in the sexual assault case, officers found firearms, meth, and marijuana in his home.

    Rick Harrison first hired Chumlee when he was 21, but has known him since he was a child. He serves as a father figure to the 33-year-old.

    Hopefully Chumlee realizes how fortunate he is to have someone like Rick Harrison in his life, as he is about to face some exceedingly serious charges when this goes to court.

    It’s possible that not even Rick Harrison can get him out of this one.

    Are you a Pawn Stars fan? Were you surprised to hear of Chumlee’s arrest? Do you expect Rick Harrison was surprised, or might this be something he has feared for a while?

  • Pawn Star, Rick Harrison, Marries Girlfriend

    Rick Harrison marries his girlfriend, Deanna Burditt, Sunday in Laguna Beach, California.

    Harrison, from the popular History Channel television show “Pawn Stars”, told People “I’m living the dream,” after his engagement to Burditt in February 2012. “I didn’t really ask her, I told her ‘Girl, I’m marrying you,’ and then I gave her the ring,” he said.

    There were 180 guests in attendance to watch the boss of Gold & Silver Pawn wed Burditt. Among those who were there were his three sons, including Corey also from “Pawn Stars”, his three daughters, and the funny man himself, Chumlee. Officiating the ceremony was Danny Koker from another popular History Channel television show “Counting Cars”. Who would have know that Danny was an ordained minister? Chumlee served as the ring bearer for the ceremony. Harrison and Burditt exchanged their vows on the beach at sunset.

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    Harrison and Burditt hired a wedding planner to help plan the ceremony, but Rick joked that he was being stuck with all the planning. As with most men, Harrison didn’t realize what all went into planning a wedding. “She’s left me to do all the planning, and all I can say is that there’s a lot more to weddings that I ever thought,” Rick said. “What started with just 40 family and friends is now well over 100.” This is the third marriage for both Harrison and Burditt.

    I just had no idea there was so much involved. I just thought you got a cake, had a party, buy a keg.
    -Harrison

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    As for the honeymoon, it looks as though they will be camping somewhere out west. “I wanted to take her to the south of France. Or Fiji,” Rick told the Review Journal. ‘She said, “Let’s just go camping.”‘

  • A ‘Pawn Star’ Wedding: Rick Harrison & Deanna Burditt

    The lead negotiator from Las Vegas’ legendary Gold and Silver Pawn Shop, Rick Harrison, was joined in matrimony with his girlfriend, Deanna Burditt, last Sunday night. In a ceremony at Laguna Beach before 180 attendees, marital traditions were slightly shaken as co-star Chumlee served as ringbearer while the officiator of the wedding was Harrison’s co-star on the History Channel series Counting Cars, Danny Koker. Twitter was abuzz with images and well-wishes for the now husband-and-wife…

    Along with the typical and expected humorous blather:

    Following the party, all guests were entertained by the band Steel Panther and were treated to their own souvenir newlywed bobbleheads of Rick and Deanna.

    The main image is courtesy TMZ & Splashnews Online.

  • “Pawn Stars” Wedding: The Date Is Set

    “Pawn Stars” Wedding: The Date Is Set

    “Pawn Star” Rick Harrison has officially set a date for his wedding, he says, after months of indecision.

    Harrison and fiancee Deanna Burditt will tie the knot on July 21 at the swanky Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Beach, and he says he’s been doing most of the planning. The reason for all the delays has to do with how big the party grew, he says.

    “It will be a lot of friends and family,” Harrison said. “It started off with about 40 people and it’s well over 100 people now. You know how those things go.”

    Harrison said after the engagement was announced that the two have “perfect symmetry” due to the blended family they’re about to put together.

    “I’ve got three boys. She’s got three girls. We’re basically the Brady Bunch,” he said.