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On the Vanity Fair website, writer Michael Shnayerson and photographer Cameron Davidson dig into the neighbor-on-neighbor clash over plans for a big house on the five-acre estate of Saudi prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. "Tucked away in Beverly Hills, the secluded neighborhood of Benedict Canyon is home to the sprawling estates of Jay Leno, Bruce Springsteen, and David Beckham, as well as moguls David Geffen and Ron Burkle," the magazine says. "But when a mysterious Saudi prince announced plans to build a big spread of his own—85,000-square-feet big, complete with servants’ quarters and a private 'sons’ villa'—the claws came out."
Number one on the VF website: Scarlett Johansson talks about the nude photos and poses for some clothed ones.
Photo: Vanity Fair.com
Previously on LA Observed:
Big Benedict Canyon project dropped
Battle over mega-mansion in Benedict Canyon