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Brad Pitt let his elderly neighbor live on his $40M property – Upworthy
Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, sold her home to the actor in 1994. She revealed how Pitt set up an unusual arrangement with his elderly neighbor.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on April 7, 2023. It has since been updated.
Brad Pitt’s enormous Los Angeles estate had a special guest. The 59-year-old Academy Award winner purchased the 1.9-acre property in 1994 for a reported $1.7 million from “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark” star Cassandra Peterson. He maintained ownership of the property for 30 years before finally selling it for about $40 million in March 2022. Peterson recently spoke about how she sold her home to Pitt and became his longtime neighbor and how the star had an unexpected tenant in his property.
Pitt slowly increased the footprint of the property, she said. “I think there were like 22 houses that were contiguous to the edge of the property. And every time they came up he bought one,” the actress explained to PEOPLE. One of the properties was owned by an elderly man who was in his 90s, so Pitt finalized a deal with this man that allowed him to stay in their home.
“He was very, very kind to the husband. His wife passed away and the husband, John, lived there,” explained Peterson. “I know that Brad allowed him to live there without paying anything until he died.”
The deal lasted longer than one might have expected. “It was kind of funny because John lived to be 105,” she said. The actress joked that John “just kept living forever,” adding, “I imagine Brad was thinking well, you know, he can live there till he dies, which might be any minute now.”
Elvira reacts to Brad Pitt selling her old house:
“He was just the perfect person to buy it” because “he’s so interested in architecture and this house is just an exquisite house.” pic.twitter.com/TUxFa2cxkO
Peterson, who became Pitt’s neighbor after selling her property to him, shared her own experience with the actor throughout the years, and described him as “always kind and sweet.”
She revealed that she once came across him preparing for the 1999 movie, “Fight Club.” As she took her dog for a stroll on the street, she recalled, “I go past Brad’s garage and he’s in there wearing only sweatpants. He’s got on boxing gloves and he is punching a bag. I swear I almost fainted. I remember he goes, ‘Hey, how are you?’ and I’m like, ‘Huh?’ I couldn’t talk. I was turning red. I felt like I was fainting. He’s just so stunningly, stunningly handsome — and nice, to top it off.”
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Peterson added that having the superstar as her neighbor sometimes left her friends in awe. “One of my favorite stories,” she shared, “I was in a little restaurant down at the bottom of the street there, and I had a little meeting for a fundraiser for my child’s school. I was there with about four or five other moms, and we were sitting there having coffee, and all of a sudden I feel a tap on my shoulder. I turn around and it’s Brad. He goes, ‘Cassandra!’ and he gives me a big hug.”
She added, “I’ve gotta tell you, these other mothers I was with, their mouths were hanging open and they could not shut their mouths. Living next to him was a great experience.”
The home that was sold off last month, is where Pitt and his ex-wife Angelina Jolie, 47, raised their six children — Maddox, 21, Pax, 19, Zahara, 18, Shiloh, 16 and 14-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne. The couple parted ways in 2016.
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Hall of Fame promoter Don King has finalized the lineup for his big PPV boxing event at Casino Miami Jai-Alai on Saturday, headlined by WBA #12 heavyweight Jonathan Guidry (18-1-2, 10 KOs) against former WBC champion Bermane Stiverne (25-5-1, 21 KOs). The bout will be a ten-rounder for Guidry’s WBA NABA gold title.
In the co-feature, NABA welterweight belholder Tre’Sean Wiggins (14-5-3, 8 KOs) will defend against Nigel Fennel (13-1, 8 KOs). In another featured clash, WBA Continental Americas middleweight titleholder Ian Green (16-2, 11 KOs) will defend against undefeated Alexander Castro (11-0, 9 KOs). Both bouts are ten-rounders.
Other Bouts:
Raynel Mederos (7-0, 2 KOs) vs. Nelson Morales (3-1, 0 KOs)
6 rounds, super lightweight
Kenmon Evans (9-0-1, 3 KOs) vs. Cleotis Pendarvis (21-13-2, 9 KOs)
6 rounds, light heavyweight
Alex Michael Perez (4-11, 0 KOs) vs. Carlos Crus (2-9, 1 KO)
6 rounds, middleweight
Brayan Leon Salgado (1-1, 0 KOs) vs. Salome Flores Torres (1-7, 0 KOs)
4 rounds, light heavyweight
Darian Favier Castro (1-1, 0 KOs) vs. Ryan Schwartzberg (1-8-2, 1 KO)
6 rounds, super lightweight
Tickets are priced at $25, $50 and floor ringside are $100. VIP tables will be sold at $2,500. Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at https://playcasinomiami.com. The card will also be presented streaming live on www.donking.com and www.Itube247.com for $19.99.
Should read, Don King who used to have big cards.
Don King is a genious hes intentionally making a Mockery of Pay per View Events nowadays….
Fights not taking place in a car park? DKP would save money.
boxing is becoming a joke now a days!!
I cant believe people would shell out 20 bucks for a bunch of no names??
Nobody will
I don’t even have interest if it was free. Time to retire Don King
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By Jori Parys
/ CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Englewood native Kenneth Sims Jr. is making noise in pro boxing.
His latest win last month was his seventh straight, and a WBA super lightweight title eliminator. But as CBS 2’s Jori Parys reported Monday, Sims has fought through obstacles to get where he is – including managing sickle cell.
Sims put on a pair of boxing gloves for the first time at 8 years old.
“My dad forced me to box – and I hated it,” Sims said.
But the young Sims was a natural.
“He picked up things so fast that it was like, ‘Oh, show him this – he has it,” said Sims’ dad, Kenneth Sims Sr.
“He was like, ‘When you learn how to it, you can quit,'” said Sims Jr. “By that point, I didn’t want to quit.”
Sims has fought around the world as a member of the USA Boxing national team, and turned pro in 2014.
He rattled off a 2021 record with seven knockouts since.
But Sims’ latest win raised eyebrows. A 12-round bout against Batyr Akhmedov being ended by majority decision came as no surprise to Sims.
“I seen all the tweets people talk about me seen article people talk about me,” said Sims. “So it was like satisfying to prove them wrong – and satisfying prove people that believed in me right.”
What did Sims prove to himself in that fight?
“Nothing. Nothing,” he said. “I just did what I knew I could do.”
Sims hasn’t lost since a fight since 2018. That was when he noticed something felt off.
“All my energy just went away, and I was just like this – kind of like a zombie before the fight,” said Sims.
Sims was dealing with the side effects of sickle cell – a disease that affects red blood cells’ shape and ability to carry oxygen.
“The first thing they tell you about it is to be careful of strenuous work – so that’s his life,” said Sims’ fiancée, Jailyn Brown. “He has to be sure that he’s taking vitamins; be sure that he’s very hydrated.”
“My mind’s saying do stuff in the ring, but I can’t move, really – my body won’t let me do it. It was a big obstacle for me to overcome,” Sims said. “After I lost, my team, my uncle, my dad – we all was doing research. Went to the doctor got bloodwork stuff done, and I hired nutritionists and stuff. Since I’ve been working with them, I’ve been feeling great.”
Sims ascension to No. 2 in WBA rankings hasn’t come without its challenges but all have led to the present point – preparing with hopes for a world title shot.
“This is where you’re supposed to be. I’ve always said that,” said Sims Sr. “The community we come in you have to figure out how to get through things and that’s always what I’ve preached to him.”
Sims Jr. – a boxer known as “Bossman” – is a true family man with kids of his own, and credits his family as his inspiration. He said it means a lot to be from Chicago, and hopes to one day bring a world title fight to his home city.
Until then, the pro boxer from Englewood will keep working to make his dreams a reality.
“Growing up, I used to watch showtime championship boxing,” said Sims. “Now I’m on it.”
Three fights ago, sims wasn’t ranked. Now he’s No. 2 in world, and will get the first shot to challenge for a world title.
First published on June 19, 2023 / 4:58 PM CDT
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