CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / WEST HOLLYWOOD

The controversial Sarah Palin mannequin with a noose around its neck sold for $2,247.22 Thursday on EBay, but it’s not leaving its West Hollywood home.

The auction winner, who lives in Los Angeles County, thought he was bidding on a pro-Palin and pro-John McCain item and didn’t realize its true nature until he heard about the auction on talk radio, said the mannequin’s seller, ChadMichael Morrisette.

The mannequin, along with Morrisette and his partner, Mito Aviles, were thrust into the media spotlight in October when the Palin mannequin hanging by a noose from their roof drew gawkers, public ire and condemnation.

-- Raja Abdulrahim