Mel Gibson’s rustic Malibu estate on market
Los Angeles Oscar-winning actor and director Mel Gibson, who stars in the upcoming neo-noir crime thriller “Dragged Across Concrete,” has put his remote estate in Malibu on the market for $14.495 million.
The rustic estate, which was once owned by actors David Duchovny and Tea Leoni, is tucked away in a canyon on 5-plus acres, making it both private and secluded.
Clad in stonework, the two-story house features exposed wood beams, rich hardwood floors and massive fireplaces befitting a scene from “Braveheart,” the 1995 film for which Gibson won two Academy Awards.
Wrought-iron chandeliers above the great room and den further the Old World ambience.
The main house has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and nearly 6,600 square feet of living space.
A French-inspired kitchen has an island and picture windows with views extending as far as the ocean. Sets of French doors border the common rooms.
Located in a private has put his estate in Malibu on the market. He wing, the master suite has two walk-in closets and a lavish bath with a clawfoot soaking tub. A private balcony sits off the master bedroom.
A blanket of eucalyptus trees and native plantings surround the property, which has two ocean-view swimming pools, a gym/ pool house, a vine-wrapped dining pergola and lawns.
A two-bedroom guesthouse sits above the detached three-car garage.
Gibson bought the property from Duchovny and Leoni more than a decade ago for $11.5 million. The 63-year-old has other holdings in Malibu.
Gibson’s decades of film credits include the “Mad Max” and “Lethal Weapon” films, “Signs” (2002) and “The Patriot” (2000).
He is reportedly directing “The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection,” an upcoming sequel to his 2004 film “The Passion of the Christ.”
Neverland Ranch price is cut again
The price keeps plummeting for Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. The late pop star’s former playground in the Santa Ynez Valley is back on the market for $31 million, or $69 million less than what the property originally listed for in 2015.
Encompassing some 2,700 acres, the park-like estate is anchored by a 12,000-square-foot mansion designed by architect Robert Altevers.
Built in the French Normandy style, the grand residence holds six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, including a master wing with a private garden.
Nearly two dozen other structures populate the property, including three guesthouses, a movie theater with a stage, a brick train station and equestrian facilities such as barns, animal shelters, corrals and a maintenance shop.
Under the train station, colorful shrubs depict a floral clock with the word “Neverland.”
The grounds offer a bucolic mix of mountains, tree-covered fields and grassy plains. There’s also