Ed McMahon finds home buyer- "and it's not John McCain,"

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080822/people_nm/housing_mcmahon_dc

OS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television celebrity Ed McMahon has finally found a buyer for his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills mansion, avoiding a foreclosure that would have made him among the most high-profile victims of the U.S. housing slump.

The buyer of the six-bedroom, five-bathroom was not disclosed but McMahon spokesman Howard Bragman said on Friday it was not billionaire Donald Trump. The New York developer had said last week he was in discussions to buy the house and lease it back to McMahon after widespread publicity about celebrity's default on his $4.8 million mortgage.

"It's a confidential deal and the buyer wants anonymity but I can tell you it is not Mr. Trump -- and it's not John McCain," Bragman said, joking about the Republican presidential hopeful's admission this week that he did not know how many houses he and his wife own.