Brad Pitt allowed elderly neighbor, 105, live rent-free in LA estate, reveals 'Elvira' star Cassandra Peterson
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Other than Brad Pitt, another person used to live in the massive Los Angeles home owned by the actor. Cassandra Peterson, the star of 'Elvira', stated in a recent interview with People that Pitt allowed his 105-year-old neighbor to live rent-free in his $40 million LA residence for years.
The 'Elvira, Mistress of the Dark' actor Cassandra Peterson sold the 1.9-acre property to the Academy Award winner, 59, for an estimated $1.7 million in 1994. The Oscar winner kept onto his Los Feliz, California property for close to 30 years before selling it for roughly $40 million in March.
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'He was very, very kind'
In an exclusive encounter with People, Peterson discussed how she sold her house to Pitt, how she later became his neighbor, and how the actor unexpectedly acquired an elderly tenant. Peterson, 71, who moved in next to Pitt after selling him her house in 1994, claimed that Pitt had expanded his estate by purchasing other houses, one of which belonged to a guy in his early nineties.
The 'Elvira' star said: "He was very, very kind to the husband. His wife passed away and the husband, John, lived there. I know that Brad allowed him to live there without paying anything until he died." She adds that the partnership persisted a little longer than it should have. "It was kind of funny because John lived to be 105," she said while jokingly adding that John "just kept living forever."
Peterson, who bought a home next door after selling Pitt her property and becoming his neighbor, described her interactions with the Academy Award winner over the years, praising him as "always kind and sweet." After nearly three decades of ownership and renovation, Pitt finally decided to sell his estate last month.
Brad Pitt sells his $40M Los Feliz estate
In comparison to the $1.7 million he paid to purchase the house from horror star 'Elvira' back in 1994, Pitt's $40 million sale price is a huge difference. It's unknown what caused the property's price to drop from its initial $45 million listing in January. Before their 2016 divorce, Pitt famously shared the house with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie and their six children, but the 'Fight Club' star also lived there on his own for a long time.
Pitt's grand Hollywood Hills mansion is tucked away in a gated neighborhood and has a lengthy 110-year history. Jimmy Hendrix allegedly wrote his 1967 hit song, 'May This Be Love', at this 1910 oil baron-built mansion. With the help of a group of elite architects and designers, Pitt had spent years remodeling the structure and adding new features. The land is close to Jolie's residence, which she bought for $24.95 million in 2017 after the couple's 2016 separation.