Pictured: Full extent of damage to Arsenio Hall's brand new Porsche which will cost at least $15,000 to repair following crash 

By Colette Fahy

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Talk show host Arsenio Hall was lucky to emerge unharmed after crashing his Porsche in Los Angeles two days before Christmas

The 57-year-old late night talk show host lost control of his 2014 Porsche Cayenne while driving in the upscale West Hills neighbourhood and pictures, which have just emerged of the vehicle, show the full extent of the damage.

The front of the car was badly damaged and according to TMZ, could cost about $15,000 to repair.

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Lucky to escape: Arsenio Hall caused about $15,000 worth of damage to his brand new Porsche Cayenne S after crashing it just before Christmas

Lucky to escape: Arsenio Hall caused about $15,000 worth of damage to his brand new Porsche Cayenne S after crashing it just before Christmas

Expensive accident: Arsenio will now have to fork out thousands after crashing his brand new Porsche

Expensive accident: Arsenio will now have to fork out thousands after crashing his brand new Porsche

The Coming To America star passed a field sobriety test and authorities ruled out drugs or alcohol as the cause of the accident, according to a report by TMZ.

It was unclear how Arsenio lost control of the Porsche that had to be towed away but he was able to drive onto a dirt shoulder of a road in the western edge of the San Fernando Valley.

Despite the damage to the vehicle, Arsenio downplayed the incident as he tweeted about it with his more than 280,000 followers on Twitter.

'I'm good,' he tweeted and also added 'highly exaggerated incident. #bentrim.'

Arsenio recently returned to his late-night The Arsenio Hall Show in September after serving as host from 1989 until 1994.

The comedian famously starred in the 1988 comedy Coming To America with his funnyman friend Eddie Murphy.

Eddie, 52, appeared on Arsenio's talk show late last year and they explained through giggles how legal hurdles have prevented a sequel from happening.

The pair seemed blissfully nostalgic when the subject of Coming To America was raised, barely managing to spit out the details through hysterical laughter upon recalling memories from the aftermath of the popular 80s flick.

Not the best start: Arsenio's expensive accident occurred not long after he bought the vehicle and it is still being repaired

Not the best start: Arsenio's expensive accident occurred not long after he bought the vehicle and it is still being repaired

'When Coming to America came out, it was a bunch of lawsuits,' Eddie told the studio audience, clearly seeing the situation in good humour 25 years on.

'There was some dude who was claiming he was the prince. I'd be out in the club and this African dude would roll up and say, 'I am the real prince!

Not his fault: The Coming To America star passed a field sobriety test and authorities ruled out drugs or alcohol as the cause of the accident

Not his fault: The Coming To America star passed a field sobriety test and authorities ruled out drugs or alcohol as the cause of the accident

'You stole my life from me! And I want my money! I'll kill you!'' he explained, which seemed to tickle the audience greatly.

'His pursuit was to come to America for the girl from Thriller,' Arsenio added about the 'real' African prince, referencing the stunning woman from Michael Jackson's infamous music video.

Chat show host: Arsenio, shown earlier this month with Kelly Rowland on his show, tweeted on Tuesday that he was fine

Chat show host: Arsenio, shown earlier this month with Kelly Rowland on his show, tweeted on Tuesday that he was fine

 

Arsenio in 2012 won NBC's reality-competition show Celebrity Apprentice.

He also had memorable appearances in 1989's Harlem Nights and served as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the talk show Thicke Of The Night.

Comedy classic: Arsenio and Eddie Murphy are shown in a scene from the 1988 comedy Coming To America

Comedy classic: Arsenio and Eddie Murphy are shown in a scene from the 1988 comedy Coming To America

 

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He has the money so pay for it.

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OMG! They reallllllly need to make a sequel of Coming to America!!!

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His car is a car wreck and his show is a train wreck

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