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Eddie Murphy’s Estate Slashed and More Glamorous Celebrity Homes

Comedian Eddie Murphy won’t be joking about this…..

Nearly five years after his posh seven-bedroom Englewood, N.J., mansion went on the market for $30 million, the actor has slashed $15 million off the asking price. The reason?? Still no buyers.

The lavish gated estate, known as Bubble Hill, is 25,000 square feet, boasts 32 rooms and comes complete with a bowling alley, theater and recording studio. It also has a full-size racquetball court, indoor pool, elevator and a carriage house with gym. Annual taxes alone are $197,723. (Gasp, I just swallowed my tongue)

POP THE HOOD FOR MORE CELEBRITY ESTATES……

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Guess Which Young Celeb Owns This Closet??????

POP THE HOOD TO FIND OUT WHO….

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This is What Happens When 50 Cent is Away…..

While 50 cent is busy focusing on his new album “Before I Self Destruct” as well as his directorial debut on a short film, his staffers are becoming a menace. An employee of 50 Cent’s company G-Unit is facing assault charges following a fight at Fitty’s Connecticut mansion.

Dwayne McKenzie reportedly was asking a woman for oral sex during a party. A friend took offense, and the woman left the party with her friend. Another woman, a friend of McKenzie, then jumped the woman who wouldn’t give McKenzie oral sex, and while McKenzie held her down, his friend smashed her in the head with a hard object, leaving a big gash. McKenzie claims he took pepper spray to his eyes.

Doesn’t there seem to be a lot missing from this story??!!? Well the full truth will eventually come out one way or another. 50, who has put the mansion on the market for more than 10-million dollars, wasn’t there during the party.

Another Housewife Foreclosed On!! Maybe Not

Dammn Damnn Dammnn, Another Real Housewife with no house!!

According to TMZ, Lisa Wu Hartwell and her husband, former Oakland Raiders linebacker Eddie Hartwell, were booted from their multi-million dollar Georgia mansion last week. The bank is said to have foreclosed on the place and sold it shortly after. 

Hartwell’s rep tells us the couple was in talks with the lender to restructure the loan because the home had lost value — but that failed. They originally bought the place for $2.9 mil back in 2007 — but the bank only got $1.9 mil when they resold it this month. 

Unfortunately forclosure’s are at a grand high in Atlanta right now. Much like the rest of the country, jobs are at a low and bills are at a high. Even though letting their home be foreclosed on may sound like a raw deal, I think it may have been a smart move for the Hartwell’s.

Check it out, if they only put a small amount down on the house, then purchasing another home for significantly less and then walking away from an over inflated mortgage saves them mucho guap. Then when the market comes back in a few years they can ride the equity back up in their new property. No loss!!! I’m a real estate investor and so is Lisa so I’m sure she knows this, plus she’s a smart girl.

A Look Inside Michael Jackson’s Bedroom

Check out E! Online’s exclusive look inside The King of Pop’s 2000 sq, foot bedroom. It’s almost surreal watching this!!!

MJ’s children are said to have shared an adjoining suite right off of his bedroom inside his 10 bedroom home. Security guards say he wanted to make sure they were safe and within arms reach at all times so he had all three children share one bedroom with three twin beds.

The Coldwell Banker Realtor who represented the place says, “Michael slept in his bed every night as far as I know. There were plenty of times I came over and he was still in bed. He always came out of this room,” he added, motioning to the master bedroom. “The kids were right next door.”

The gated residence featured tennis and basketball courts, a  playroom, three office suites, au pair quarters and an impressive yet eerie back story.

Speaking of The Jacksons…

There are talks that A&E is is working through plans to air The Jackson Family, an hour-long reality special that followed Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Randy Jackson in the months prior to Michael’s death. The special, which followed the five brothers as they recorded a new album and prepped for a reunion tour, is intended to serve as a backdoor pilot to a possible new reality series chronicling the infamous clan.

Miley Moves Out

Not Normal at all!!!

Hannah Montana AKA 16 year old Miley Cyrus (who just dumped her boyfriend) has just bought her very OWN million dollar home and is planning to move in later this year.

This is absolutely ridiculous. It’s bad enough she did semi nude pictorials for magazines, now her parents are letting her live on her own at 16….Did they pay attention at all to what happened to Britney Spears??

Shouts to my friend Pascarella from the Maury Show for the tidbit. Here he is with Momma Oprah…

50 Cent Brawls Over Tyson Mansion

50 Cent testified in court Tuesday that he never would have bought Mike Tyson’s Farmingdale, CT mansion if he knew it would cost an arm and a leg to fix up. So now he’s suing BVH Integrated Services. They’re the engineering firm he hired to inspect the 19 bedroom mansion spread when he was buying it from the boxer’s ex-wife in 2003.

The company estimated it would cost about $500,000 to repair roofs, decks, driveways and renovate other parts of the property. But 50 says in reality he ended up spending about $6 million on the job. According to his calculations, BVH should cough up $3 million at the very least.

“I would not have purchased the property with $1 million worth of work to do. To be honest I would not have purchased a house with $700,000 worth of damages,” he testified.

“I would have felt I was living in a construction site,” said the hip-hop hit machine, who was wearing a dark pinstriped suit and no tie.

The BVH attorney, Michael Byrnes, said it didn’t overbill and that 50 Cent wanted “extravagant and costly upgrades.”

The 19-bedroom property – which was featured on MTV’s “Cribs”- includes a recording studio and a nightclub that features a swing dangling from the ceiling. According to the attorney, these were only a few of the many expensive amendments 50 made to the property.

When 50 unsuccessfully attempted to sell the 48,000-square-foot property  in 2007, brokers said the he had added a helicopter pad, an infinity pool and spa with a grotto, a movie theater, and other extras.

Vandalism Via Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton may have an angry mob of neighbors knocking on her door … after one of her late-night parties ended with a vandalism spree on her street.

It happened Monday in the Hollywood Hills, where Paris just moved in. She threw a huge “welcome me back” party that lasted until Tuesday, 4 AM. Neighbors called cops about the noise before the party broke up. Neighbors think they got paid back, because when they woke up a half-dozen expensive cars on the block had been keyed and egged. Among the cars vandalized — two Bentleys, two Maseratis and a $1.4 million Bugatti Veyron. 

Police say they’re investigating the possibility some of the guests did the dirty deed. And we’re told, Paris herself was interviewed yesterday — though they don’t think she’s a culprit. Here’s her house….

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Oprah’s Montecito Mansion Evacuated

Oprah Winfrey’s Southern California mansion has reportedly been evacuated due to nearby wildfires a few miles away from her Montecito coastal property. Sources tell Usmagazine.com that movers arrived at Winfrey’s $50 million dollar estate and began packing her belongings to prepare for the emergency departure as the fire continues to spread.  

A rep for Winfrey tells Us, “The fires are nearby, but her house is not within the mandatory evacuation area. We’re continuing to monitor.”  

Oprah was not at her Montecito estate yesterday when the fires broke out, she was in Chicago taping The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Winfrey’s home is located just outside of Santa Barbara.  She purchased the 42-acre, 23,000 square feet six bedroom home in 2001.

Something tells me that even if her mansion is reduced to ashes, Oprah will be jut fine!!! Perhaps its because she topped the Forbes list again – this time at $2.7 billion!!

Ms. Sophia sure has come  a long way from those “Color Purple” days. “You told Harpo to beat me”.

Nariah Mansion A No-Go

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon decided not to break the bank. The happy couple didn’t end up buying the world’s most expensive house afterall. Instead, they decided to be modest and settle for a Bel Air pad once owned by former “Charlie’s Angels” actress Farrah Fawcett with a mere price tag of $7 million. The 11,750-square-foot, gated estate sits on three acres and features five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. 

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Derek Jeter Goes Big!

All I can say is ‘It must be nice to be rich!!!’

In the middle of a recession, when the majority of the country is losing its shirt, Yankee captain Derek Jeter is building a gigantic, 30,875-square-foot mansion with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms on Davis Islands in Tampa. (Dammmmmmnnnn!!! Most supermarkets aren’t that big.)

Can you imagine how much the water and electricity bill is on a house like that? 

SPOTTED: Rihanna Sees The Light of Day

Rihanna Sightings have been scarce for the last few months for obvious reasons. But I am told she was out and about yesterday looking for a new mansion in L.A :

I’m not feeling the wet puppy look on Rih!!!

Courtesy of Rihanna Daily

Mariah’s Record Breaking Mansion

Mariah Carey has announced plans to move from New York to California, and if reports today are to be believed, she will be doing it at a cost of $125 million.

Carey has reportedly put in a bid for the world’s most expensive mansion, Fleur de Lys in Beverly Hills. 

The estate was built by Texan billionaire David Saperstein and features 15 bedrooms, a 50-seat cinema, staff quarters for 10, a nine-car garage and a private jogging track. 

Although the asking price is $125 million, Mariah’s actual offer has not been revealed. 

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REAL HOUSEWIVES DIVORCE SETTLEMENT

Sheree Whitfield

The court just released details of real housewife Sheree Whitfield’s appeal to her divorce settlement with ex-husband NFLs Bob Whitfield.

   The trial court originally awarded her custody of the children and $2,142.87 a month in child support. It also awarded her a division of the marital property totaling more than $1.1 million and including a lump sum payment of $775,000. But NO Alimony.

But sad to say,  Sheree wants mo money. Her attorneys argue that based on her lack of education and inability to earn income, the court abused its discretion by not awarding alimony and then ordering her and the children out of their $2.6 million home in Sandy Springs. Bob’s attorney claims the $113,422-a-year he’s required to give her is enough — and claims Sheree should be fined $2,500 by the court for wasting everyone’s time.

The case is scheduled to be heard on Monday.

Bob Whitfield

I wonder if this means she won’t be returning to Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 2. How can you be a housewife without a home?

Fantasia Loses Her Home

fantasia in her home

Ohh Noo!! Fantasia Barrino’s home is being auctioned off today. I know she is heartbroken. When are these celebrities going to learn to manage their finances??? You can’t buy $5000 pocketbooks if your mortgage is late. Here is the report:

CHARLOTTE, NC – Fantasia Barrino – who faces the loss of her $1.3 million home here in a debtor’s auction set for noon Monday – is apparently ignoring the looming legal threat, officials told The Post yesterday. The inspirational “American Idol” winner owes a Florida credit company $65,000 – money she borrowed in 2006 to pay back taxes she owed the IRS. The singer made a $10,000 payment in August 2007. But she never paid the rest, so the company won the right in court last month to auction off her house for the balance. Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputies, who are responsible for enforcing civil court orders, have tried at least a dozen times to reach Barrino at the home and by phone, said Sgt. J.W. England, a supervisor of civil judgments. A deputy spoke a couple of times to Barrino’s mother, but never reached the star, who appears to be ignoring attempts to save her house, officials said. “We try very hard and give the defendant every opportunity to pay,” England said yesterday. Over the course of about a year, Barrino has never responded to court documents, and no lawyer ever appeared in court to represent her, said Larry Goldman, a Charlotte attorney representing the credit company, Broward Energy Management. “I certainly don’t want anyone to lose their house,” Goldman said. “But as far as I’m concerned, we have a judgment.” Barrino, 24, has made no payments and filed no documents since The Post reported a court-ordered lien on the property in Charlotte’s upscale Piper Glen neighborhood last month. Goldman said he never heard from Barrino’s representatives until after the judge’s order. He said he has since spoken twice with reps who haven’t offered to resolve the debt but said they’d get back in touch before next Monday. “My client has continuously asked me why they won’t just pay it,” Goldman said. “I just don’t have an answer.” Barrino’s attorney, Gary Greenberg declined to comment yesterday.
“It’s my practice not to talk about client matters,” he said. Barrino’s agent, Erin Culley, referred questions to the singer’s publicist but was unable to provide contact information for that person.

Where is all that money that she got from “The Color Purple” on Broadway? Wasn’t that a box office smash???

Click below for the many faces of Fantasia

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