New York Post

Bush will sell Chelsea house

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WILD speculatio­n is already swirling over where disgraced “Today” anchor Billy Bush could land after his disastrous Donald “grab ’em by the p - - - y” Trump scandal.

Meanwhile, sources exclusivel­y tell Page Six that before Bush ignominiou­sly exited “Today” — after a little more than a month on the job with a reported $10 million settlement — he’d bought a luxe townhouse in Chelsea to relocate from LA to Manhattan for the gig, but will now sell it off.

After Bush appeared in the infamous “Access Hollywood” video with Trump, sources told Page Six that he could next appear on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars,” the same show that brought Ryan Lochte onboard for a shot at re- demption after the swimmer’s Rio Olympics scandal. (Ironically, Lochte’s lying interview about his “robbery” in Rio was captured by Bush when he began his “Today” stint.)

But a source close to Bush told us of the “DWTS” rumor, “There never was an offer — or an ‘ask’ — for Billy to join ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ He is not interested.”

As part of his settlement, Bush is not hampered by a noncompete clause, a source close to the host confirmed. (A different source told us that Bush had cheekily reached out to ABC about joining Kelly Ripa on “Live,” which would pit him directly against the same hour he hosted on “Today,” but Bush’s rep told us, “That is not true.”)

For the time being, Bush has been seen back in Los Angeles. He moved to New York for the “Today” gig and we hear he’d been telling pals and colleagues at NBC News about buying a Chelsea townhouse that would take two years to renovate.

“He was living in an apartment while the house was being redone,” said a source who added that Bush’s Chelsea pad was going to be a “gut renovation” and that his family had stayed behind in LA. But a source close to the star said he’s now selling the house.

Bush was seen Friday night at the Sunset Tower’s Tower Bar with six friends, nearby George and Amal Clooney.

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