People love famous couples. They generate a massive buzz in the celebrity news industry. Could it be the desire to live vicariously through the eyes of our favorite stars? Sometimes it’s a true tale of love until death but more often than not.. things end prematurely.
Despite what we’ve been led to believe by the popular movie culture, we rarely see happy endings when it comes to Hollywood relationships. With emotions and money in the mix; we are looking at lawsuits, custody battles and a total mess in the media. He said, she said.. Paparazzi are all over it with assumptions and predictions.
The aftermath rings something like a soap opera. People love drama and are generally drawn to the hype of the break up as much, if not more, than the union that they were so fascinated to begin with.
What lives on is the legend, the story and.. Their former mansions stand there to this day, waiting to be explored and discovered like the Castles of ancient times by folks like yourself..
Let’s a step back and take a look at some of history’s most powerful couples mansions.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
View Angelina Jolie's AddressBrad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are Hollywood’s most notorious power couple. At least they were until the news broke on September 19th, 2016 that Jolie has filed for divorce from her movie star husband citing the reason as irreconcilable differences. Sources close to the couple confirmed that the actress has grown frustrated with Pitt’s anger problems, substance abuse and even his methods of raising their 6 children.
Now that Angelina has filed for physical custody of the children, limiting Brad to visitation rights if the judge rules in her favor, the world is anxious to see how this media worthy divorce will unfold. Besides their kids, the famous couple also share ownership of at least 3 homes around the globe, including their Los Feliz compound in Los Angeles, the New Orleans home and last, but certainly not least, the $60 million winery Chateau Miraval in the South of France where the couple got married in 2014.
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Sadly, Brad and Angie decided to list their beloved winery which includes a chapel where the two got married surrounded by close friends and family just 2 years ago. According to Heavy, the couple paid an estimated $60 million for the 17th century Chateau Miraval in the village of Correns back in 2012. The famous estate also includes 35 rooms, tenant residences, olive groves, vineyards, a moat and a private lake. It is completely surrounded by mountains and is under strict video surveillance.
Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren
View Tiger Woods's AddressTiger Woods paid $22 million for this expansive waterfront compound in 2006. The mansion Florida mansion is located on Jupiter Island, which has a population around 650 people, and the highest per capita income per household anywhere in the United States.
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The estate includes a 9-bedroom 13-bathroom main house and two guest-houses. Amenities include a boat dock, two swimming pools, a tennis court, basketball court, gym, spa, media room, and of course a golf driving range. The property borders the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the intra coastal waterway on the other. When purchased this was the largest amount ever paid for a home in Florida’s Martin County.
Drew Barrymore & Justin Long
View Drew Barrymore's AddressActress Drew Barrymore owns an $8 million dollar luxury home in the Hollywood Hills. After her split from actor Justin Long, the LA-born actress kept the mansion where she still resides.
The nearly 7,800 square foot residence has 4 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, not including the separate guest house. Perched on a bluff at the end of a private road, the movie star’s living room has panoramic views of the city of Hollywood. Barrymore bought the home in April of 2002 for $4.35 million and has seen it double in value since then.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
View Tom Cruise's AddressShow me the money!! Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes splashed out $35 million for a Beverly Hills mansion back in 2007. After their divorce, Tom kept the mansion until he sold it in 2016 for a reported $38 million.
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The traditional Cape Code style residence was built in 1937 with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms and was refurbished and expanded to 10,286 square feet after Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes purchased the property. The home sits on a 1.3 acre parcel with a long gated driveway and has a tennis court and a pool.
Katie Holmes filed for a divorce from Tom Cruise in 2012, reportedly because of his involvement and an over the top obsession with the Church of Scientology. Tom is said to have been on business in Europe when Katie had moved herself and their daughter Suri out of their New York City apartment where they were staying over the summer. Katie Holmes seeks full custody over their child.
Courteney Cox & David Arquette
View Courteney Cox's AddressOwning a house on the Carbon beach, also known as the Billionaire’s Beach, is no small deal. It is said that anybody who is a somebody has a home here, a home directly facing 80 ft of oceanfront and situated amidst all kinds of natural sceneries.
Prior to their divorce, the couple owned one of these luxury mansions in Malibu, on the Carbon beach, but eventually sold it to the Los Angeles Dodgers owner, Frank McCourt and his then wife Jamie. The couple bought another, pricier property in a near by waterfront area. This particular beach house is equipped with 4 rooms, 5 bath rooms, and multiple fireplaces.
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Cox and Arquette bought the Malibu home in 2001 for an estimated $10 million. It’s listing price was set at an astounding $33.5 million USD, though the sources refuse to disclose the real sale price. McCourts are a big name in the country, especially after they acquired the ownership of Los Angeles Dodgers, the state’s premier baseball team. Frank McCourt paid a whooping sum of $430 million to Rupert Murdoch to finalize the team transfer. So now you know that it is not for nothing that the beach is known as The Billionaire’s Beach.
