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Buy Blago's Chair...Sort Of

By Marcus Gilmer in Miscellaneous on Sep 16, 2009 3:20PM

Ever wanted to own a chair that asshat former governor Rod Blagojevich sat in? Yeah, us neither. But now you can, courtesy of this unusual auction on eBay. Blago's not the only one to have sat in the chair, which comes from the set of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Others who have placed their behind in that seat include Mel Gibson, Paris Hilton, the Fox(x) triplets (Megan, Matthew, and Jamie), and [swoon] Anne Hathaway. But our boy Blago is (inexplicably) the headliner on the chair, which is currently at a bid of $4,650.00. Kimmel made the proposal to Blago on the air last week and Blago seemed all for it as long as the proceeds were used to hire people who didn't have jobs. Such an altruist.