Will.I.Am's customised DeLorean sports car has been stolen while the star attended a showbiz party in Los Angeles.

The Black Eyed Peas star and The Voice coach was left fuming when he left the launch event for his new solo album to discover that his beloved white vehicle had been nicked.

Will posed for a photo with Nicole Scherzinger beside the blingmobile when he arrived at the bash at The Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills - but then discovered it had disappeared when he left.

Five hours after posting the snap on Twitter, he tweeted: "My car was stolen...what the f**k. Where is my f**king car...??? This isn't funny anymore.

"I'm going to be optimistic and pray that my car is returned and safe. #givemebackmycar this joke is getting old..."

Will.I.Am carried the Olympic torch in Taunton earlier this year, tweeting as he went.