That's the word from the Real Estalker (via Curbed LA) - $49 million for the 9,000-square-foot main house, and another $11 million for separate guest and staff quarters - plus two additional houses on adjacent parcels that DeGeneres and partner Portia De Rossi purchased to preserve their privacy (a common maneuver among super-rich celebs). It's only money, right? DeGeneres bought the main house in 2007 for $29 million. From Real Estalker:
The center piece of the compound, which she bought in early 2007 from Will & Grace co-creator Max Mutchnick for $29,000,000, includes an approximately 9,000 square foot main house with extensive outdoor living areas plus a detached guest house. Your Mama understands from several little birdies who have visited the property for one reason or another that the main house includes a kick-ass master suite with extensive dressing area and three more guest/family bedrooms each with en suite facility and private nudity-encouraging sunbathing terrace plus a kick-ass master suite.
By the way, DeGeneres wound up 31st on the Forbes list of 100 biggest celebrities, with earnings over the past year of $45 million, down from a year earlier. Besides her daytime talk show, she has marketing deals with CoverGirl, American Express and Vitamin Water.



Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.