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"{{tmz_video_0}}\n&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/videos/1_julsq0zt\" target=\"_blank\"&gt;&lt;img alt=\"0109_storage_wars_video_ex\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/01/09/0109-storage-wars-video-ex.jpg\" style=\"display: none;\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\"&lt;strong&gt;Storage Wars&lt;/strong&gt;\" star &lt;strong&gt;Dave Hester&lt;/strong&gt; -- the \"YUUUP\" guy -- tells TMZ he's ready and willing to walk away from the biggest A&amp;amp;E reality show ever ... if the network doesn't up their \"unjust\" contract offer. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hester was out in L.A. this weekend ... sporting a hat with his signature catchphrase on it ... when he told our photog he hasn't locked up a deal to return to the show next season. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reality star explained, \"Right now I'm in negotiations with A&amp;amp;E and I would just hope they would get away from their unjust contract negotiations ... the ball is really in their court.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He adds, \"I don't know what their plans are ... but I would like to be on the show. Maybe 'Storage Wars' without Dave Hester??\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And to make matters worse ... Hester says he wasn't even invited to A&amp;amp;E's Christmas party.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A rep for A&amp;amp;E had no comment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;!-- relatedlinks --&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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