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July 16, 2008

David Lee Roth Imposter Identified As A "Manipulative Genius"

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Last week, DLRreportedly was caught speeding in Ontario, explaining to police he was rushing to the hospital to combat a peanut allergy. Turned out that was a fake David Lee Roth. The imposter is one David Kuntz, who's spent years passing himself off as Diamond Dave (same first name, see), engaging in "surprise appearances" with house bands, and -- this is weird -- was previously acquitted on accessory to murder charges in a trial that, as MTV reports, "portrayed him as a manipulative genius." So, the big take home: David Lee Roth is not allergic to peanuts after all! But admittedly, that was definitely a genius bit of deception. To guard against future issues with perp identification, Ontario area cops have been instructed that all future field tests should include a request for an a cappella this.

Posted at 4:38 PM by amrit
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"Kuntz"

Posted by: Jack at 07/16/08 5:21 PM | Reply
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Photo of Kuntz for comparison's sake, please? I mean, this guy better look exactly like Diamond Dave, or a whole bunch of people are gonna look like morons.

Posted by: Johnnyboy at 07/16/08 7:45 PM | Reply
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here are side by side photos of them thanks to TMZ: http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/2008/07/0715_roth_getty.jpg

Posted by: eric at 07/16/08 8:11 PM | Reply
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