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Adele pulled some major punches to land Sylvester Stallone's mega-mansion.
It's not just on the red carpet that celebrities run into each other. Sometimes, the lifestyles of the rich and famous intersect on the real estate market as well. From a Kardashian buying from a comedian to a Super Bowl champion selling to a music mogul, some of the most unlikely celebs have swapped houses.
Which silent film star's home did SNL icon Andy Samberg move into? How much did Mindy Kaling offer to live in Frank Sinatra's Mailbu estate? And why did a One Direction member sell his mansion after being too scared to sleep in it? Find out all of this and more about these truly surprising Hollywood house swaps.
In 2014, Khloé Kardashian purchased a 9,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style home from Justin Bieber in her family's favorite town of Calabasas. The price? A cool $7.2 million. Plus whatever it cost to take down the skateboarding ramp the singer had installed.
Adele dropped $10 million on a Beverly Hills mini-mansion owned by her neighbor, Nicole Richie, in 2021. Despite the property never hitting the market, the singer had it in her sights — especially since she already owns the $10.7 million home right across the street, which her ex-husband reportedly lives in.
In 2016, the power couple moved into Rihanna's former Beverly Hills home for $14.1 million. Despite RiRi's famously cool style, they transformed the entire estate — especially focusing on the kitchen. Should we thank Rihanna for Chrissy's years of mouthwatering recipes?
Giant fog machine? Check. Disco lights? Check. Backyard DJ station? Check. It's like Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's Encino mansion was made for Zedd, which is exactly why the music producer bought the property for $15.2 million in 2021.
When you're Cher in the '70s, there's no time to be sad about your divorce. Instead, the singer put all her effort into building a 10,000-square-foot Egyptian pyramid-themed home. Years later, Eddie Murphy bought the estate in 1988 — complete with its spacious gym and retractable glass roof — for $5.9 million.
Selena Gomez found a "Rare" buyer in rapper French Montana, who snatched up her European-style home in Calabasas for $3.3 million back in 2016. He later added a $400,000 recording studio — no big deal.
Tom Brady may have retired, but he's still rolling in dough thanks to Dr. Dre's $40 million. The music mogul bought his and wife Gisele Bündchen's Brentwood home in 2014 — along with its moat. Yes, the GOAT had a moat.
A certain private Los Angeles residence has attracted not one, not two, but three big names. Big Little Lies actor Alexander Skarsgård sold his Bronson Canyon home to Rooney Mara for $2.9 million in 2015, who then sold it to Kelly Osbourne for almost $3.6 million three years later.
The Queen of Pop purchased a 13,391-square-foot Hidden Hills mansion from The Weeknd in 2021. While he originally listed the property for $21.995 million, Madonna ended up with a discount at $19.3 million.
You get a home! You get a home! You get a home! In 2019, Oprah expanded her portfolio with Jeff Bridges's Spanish-Revival estate in Montecito — first built in 1919 — for $6.85 million.
The singer and comedian came together for an off-market deal — without any agents involved — in 2000. Billy Joel gave Jerry Seinfeld and his wife a personal tour of his Amagansett mansion in the Hamptons, which the comic then bought for $32 million.
Remember the iconic Beverly Hills home from early '00s reality show The Osbournes? Christina Aguilera bought it for $11.5 million in 2008, just three years after the last episode aired.
After finalizing their divorce in 2018, Ben and Jen moved on from their massive Pacific Palisades mansion. They privately negotiated an off-market deal with Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and wife Behati Prinsloo for a whopping $32 million.
Adam and Behati weren't done swapping homes with other celebs just yet. In 2019, they sold their 3.66-acre Los Angeles ranch to crooner John Mayer for $13.5 million, along with its two-story garage and speakeasy card room.
Adele shelled out a jaw-dropping $58 million for her Beverly Hills estate in early 2022 — a discount from Sylvester Stallone's original asking price of $110 million.
It became Mission: Impossible for Eva Longoria to sell the Hollywood Hills home she bought from Tom Cruise. After more than two years, she found a buyer for $8.25 million — a $3 million loss from when she first purchased the estate for $11.4 million back in 2015.
In 2013, J.Law purchased a Beverly Hills home from Jessica Simpson that's fit for an Oscar winner — complete with a koi pond, ivy-filled courtyard, and giant walk-in closet. And it only cost $7 million!
Former One Direction member Liam Payne couldn't wait to get rid of his Calabasas home, out of fear it was haunted by a previous owner. Things got so bad, he refused to sleep in the master bedroom and instead opted for the cinema couches downstairs. Hopefully singer Halsey isn't afraid of ghosts, since she dropped $10.2 million on the property in 2021.
When you're one of the highest paid actresses on television, what's $5.5 million? In 2014, The Big Bang Theory star bought her Tarzana home. She later sold it at a $1.5 million loss from what she bought it for from the youngest Kardashian sister.
Their careers couldn't be more different, yet all three of these stars fell in love with a certain Los Feliz home. Gwen was first, living in the late 1920s Spanish Colonial structure back in the '90s. After Jesse Tyler Ferguson bought the home in 2013, he sold it to Leonardo DiCaprio in 2021 for $7.1 million.
Sofia Vergara and husband Joe Manganiello spent $26 million on Barry Bond's former Beverly Park mansion in 2020. It still features some of the baseball star's personal touches, including custom fish tanks and an elevator.
Try to follow along here: Adam Sandler's wife, Jackie, is best friends with Goldie Hawn's son Oliver Hudson’s wife, Erinn Bartlett. That's why they attended a New Year's party at the Pacific Palisades home in 2004, and why Adam made an offer of $12 million and scooped up the property before it hit the market.
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi — who are known for flipping Hollywood houses — parted ways with their 300-year-old home in 2020. They sold the historical Montecito estate, called Porter House, to Ariana Grande for $6.75 million.
Cue the Jim Halpert look, because Kendall Jenner only lived in this West Hollywood home she bought from John Krasinski and Emily Blunt for one year. She purchased the property for $6.5 million in 2016, but sold it not long after because of security issues.
The Van Halen drummer had one feature in mind when building his dream home in Beverly Park back in 1993 — a music studio. Over the years, an indoor swimming pool, baseball diamond, and retro theater were added to the list. Perhaps that's why Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson spent $27.8 million when he bought the luxury home from Mad About You actor, Paul Reiser, in an off-market deal in 2021.
Lenny Kravitz and Alicia Keys have collaborated over the years, so it made sense when the singer and her husband purchased his New York City apartment for $14.5 million back in 2010. Fun fact: Although they didn't buy the space, both Nicole Kidman and Denzel Washington rented it in the past.
Music runs in the walls of this Hollywood Hills estate, owned by rock icon Frank Zappa in the '70s all the way up until his death in 1993. His children ultimately sold the property to Lady Gaga in 2016 for $5.3 million, who then sold it to Mick Jagger's daughter, Lizzy, in 2021 for $6.5 million.
A decade before their famous "conscious uncoupling," Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin bought pal Kate Winslet's Belsize Park home in North London for $4.1 million.
An anonymous buyer quite literally took a "Wrecking Ball" to Miley Cyrus's former Hidden Hills ranch house, and sold the empty land to Kylie Jenner not long after. That's right — the cosmetics tycoon essentially paid $15 million in cash for a plot of dirt.
Emma Roberts sold her Hollywood Hills West home to Sarah Paulson for just $1.65 million in 2016 — something Sarah sees as a major bargain, especially after uncovering an underground pool. "I just saw [Emma] the other day and I’m like, 'Did you know you had a pool under there?' She was like, 'WHAT! I WOULD HAVE CHARGED YOU SO MUCH MORE MONEY!'" she told Architectural Digest.