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    Russell Brand’s Hacienda-Style Hideaway in L.A. Just Hit the Market for $3.5 Million

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    Back in fall 2019, Russell Brand plunked down $3 million and change for a hacienda-style hideaway in Los Angeles. Now the British comedian and actor who appeared in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek has decided to offload his secluded property after nearly five years of ownership, with the price tag set at $3.5 million.

    Hidden away behind a gated driveway, amid a half-acre parcel of land nestled within the celeb-studded Outpost Estates neighborhood of Hollywood Hills, the creamy stucco and terracotta-roof structure was originally built back in the 1950s. Since renovated, the three-bedroom, five-bath home offers 3,500 square feet of two-level living space boasting hardwood floors, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, picture windows, and skylights throughout.

    Though images aren’t available, the listing shows a tiled entry foyer that flows to a light-filled living room displaying a wood-burning fireplace tucked into the corner and two sets of pocketing glass doors opening to a covered al fresco dining terrace. An adjacent dining area connects to the “charming” eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with wood cabinetry and a patterned tile backsplash.

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    Upstairs, the primary suite has a fireplace, a private balcony, and an updated bath with dual vanities, a built-in spa tub, and a shower; and the fully fenced grounds host a swimming pool, an outdoor shower, several seating areas, meandering pathways, and a meditation hut. There’s also a detached carport flanked by a motorcourt, plus a separate kitchenette-equipped guest unit that rests alongside a fountain-clad courtyard.

    Brand, who was recently baptized amid rape and sexual assault claims made by multiple women, has owned other homes in the Hollywood Hills through the years. During his short marriage to Katy Perry, the couple paid $6.5 million for a Mediterranean-style compound that they never even moved into before selling it at a million-dollar loss to Las Vegas-based businessman Lorenzo Doumani. Brand also once owned the former castle-like home of Laurence Olivier, which he sold some years ago.

    It’s no secret that Outpost Estates has long been a favored residential enclave for celebrities. Besides Brand, homeowners have included Orlando Bloom, whose former black-painted mansion is currently on the market for $5 million, as well as Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy, Bob Barker, Winona Ryder, Shaun White, and Charlize Theron. More

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      Orlando Bloom Painted This L.A. Mansion Black. Now It Can Be Yours for $5 Million.

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      A decade after actor Orlando Bloom sold his home in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles for nearly $4 million, the Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean star’s notorious black-painted abode has once again surfaced for sale. Fully transformed on the inside—but still retaining that dark-hued façade that reportedly annoyed neighbors at the time and has since become rather trendy—the ranch-style abode is now on the market for a speck under $5 million. The listing is held by Claire and Sam O’Connor of Berkshire Hathaway.

      Records show Bloom and his ex-wife Miranda Kerr paid almost $2.8 million for the house in 2007. The couple—who were burglarized at this same spot around two years later by the film-immortalized teen Bling Ring crew—wound up selling the home in 2014 to an unknown buyer before it ultimately went to former Hulu executive and BlueView Real Estate founder Jeff Martin through foreclosure in 2022 for $3.1 million.

      A spacious fireside living room has walls of windows and a door flowing out to an al fresco dining patio.

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      Tucked away behind gates amid a double parcel spanning three-quarters of an acre in the Outpost Estates enclave that weaves into the foothills above Hollywood, the wood-sided and blue-shingle-roof structure was originally built in the 1940s. Extensively remodeled during Martin’s ownership, the premises feature four bedrooms and an equal number of baths in roughly 3,300 square feet of stylish Francesca Grace-designed living space boasting white oak floors and high wood-beam ceilings throughout, plus doors in every room opening to the outside.

      Among the highlights is a window-lined living room sporting a striking veined-marble fireplace and a door spilling out to a patio that’s ideal for al fresco lounging and entertaining. A wainscoted dining room links via a hallway to the sky-lit kitchen, which is outfitted with custom cabinetry, an eat-in island, top-tier stainless appliances, and a cozy fireside seating alcove.

      The home’s recently updated grounds feature a pool and spa surrounded by a brick terrace.

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      Elsewhere is an office space with yet another fireplace and a primary suite that comes complete with a wood-fluted accent wall, a built-in window seat, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities, a soaking tub, and a large rainfall shower. Outdoors, the terraced grounds are showcased by a waterfall-fed pool and spa encased within a brick-clad sundeck and steps leading up to a lofty pergola-shaded seating area overlooking the city lights.

      Also holding court on the property, per Mansion Global, is a bedroom that feels separate from the home and can be used as a recording studio, a fitness room, or an office, along with a lengthy driveway that empties out at a spacious motorcourt flanked by an attached two-car garage.

      Click here for more photos of Orlando Bloom’s former house.

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