Celebrity Homes

Candy Spelling is filing a second lawsuit against an L.A. Condo building ... this time it's over the lavish Century City penthouse she's building.

TMZ has learned ... Candy is going after The Century, claiming owners of the building promised certain amenities, including a restaurant. Candy -- who plunked down $47 mil for 2 floors -- claims the building isn't delivering on its promises.

The restaurant, Candy says, was supposed to open on January 1, but it's not. She says the owners have not made any concessions.

Candy wants some of the money back to compensate her for the amenities she didn't get.

TMZ broke the story ... Candy is also suing The Carlyle, the building where she's currently living while The Century is under construction. Candy claims they're trying to prematurely force her out. She also claims there are big problems with the building, and they even tried double billing her for utilities. The building is in turn suing her for eviction.

Kanye West has JUST listed his Hollywood Hills bachelor pad ... TMZ has learned ... because he's clearing the decks to move into his new Bel Air mansion with Kim Kardashian.

Kanye's listing the 3 bedroom, 4 bath crib for $3.3 million. The house is 4,214 square feet.

Now here's the predicament ... the average list price in the area is $2.54 mil. Kanye tried in vain to sell the house in 2010 for more than $4 mil, so at least he's come down on price.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just made more than a million bucks in a month, but they're so rich they're not even cashing in ... TMZ has learned.

We broke the story ... Kim and Kanye bought a $9 million, Bel Air, CA mansion on January 30th. It hasn't even been a month, and they've received 3 offers from people who want the estate so badly ... they're willing to pay A LOT more. The highest offer -- $10.5 million.

Sources directly connected to Kim and Kanye tell TMZ ... the couple turned all 3 offers down -- they're already deep in the throes of remodeling and they plan to move in a few months from now. There's a report out that they sold the estate -- not true.

The main house will be 14,000 square feet. After all, they're having a baby.

Candy Spelling -- one of the richest people in Beverly Hills -- is a SQUATTER ... who refuses to leave her fancy L.A. condo ... and now her landlord is trying to evict her, this according to a new lawsuit obtained by TMZ.

Spelling is in a war with the owner of the pad she's been renting while her $47 million L.A. penthouse is under construction ... and now the owner wants a judge to force Candy out of the $28k-per-month unit.

According to the court docs, filed on February 22 in L.A. County Superior Court, the company that owns the unit -- located at the famous Carlyle building -- claims Candy's lease ended on January 31st ... and she's refused to vacate.

Of course, Candy is calling BS -- in legal papers she filed on Feb. 19, Spelling says she extended the lease for 6 months ... and even paid for the month of February.

Besides the eviction, the owner of the unit is demanding $933.33 for every day Candy overstays her welcome.

Rich people problems.

Rihanna just got a restraining order against an obsessed fan who tried to break into her house ... TMZ has learned.

Steveland Barrow was arrested last Thursday after breaking into the home of Rihanna's neighbor. Cops tell us ... Barrow thought the home he entered was Rihanna's. He told cops he was invited in ... he allegedly slept in the bed he thought was Rihanna's and stole property.

Rihanna claims in the legal docs she fears for her safety.

The judge issued a temporary restraining order, prohibiting Barrow from coming within 100 yards of all things Rihanna.

John Legend can add real estate GOD to his long list of accomplishments -- the singer just unloaded his NYC condo for a whopping $775,000 PROFIT. Yeah, we said PROFIT.

Legend bought the 1,359-square-foot East Village pad for $1.9 million back in 2009.

Unfazed by the real estate market, Legend listed the crib a few months ago for $2.9 million -- and made out like a bandit ... selling for $2.675 million, according to docs.

The place is sweet too -- designed by primo designer Andres Escobar -- it's rockin' floor-to-ceiling glass walls, awesome NYC views, rooftop deck and swimming pool ... where his fiancée Chrissy Teigen probably swam half-naked.

That sale price makes sense now.

Super hot Ukrainian dancer Karina Smirnoff just turned her "Dancing With the Stars" winnings into a brand new mansion ... in the San Fernando Valley -- which beats living under Soviet rule. Barely.

The season 13 champ -- who was born during Ukraine's U.S.S.R. days -- just dropped $1.35 million on a 6,350-square-foot crib in Woodland Hills, CA.

According to docs, Karina took out a loan for $600,000 -- meaning she laid down some serious up-front cash.

The 5-bedroom, 5-bath pad is rockin' two-story vaulted ceilings, travertine floors, giant hanging chandeliers, huge spa-style tub and steam shower.

Take that, communism!

Candy Spelling is learning the hard way ... it sucks not to own, because she's now suing her landlord who she claims is making her life a living hell.

In Candy's lawsuit -- filed by her attorney Michael Saltz -- she states she's paying $28,000 a month to live in the swanky Carlyle building near Westwood while the ridiculously lavish penthouse she owns is being built.

Here's the problem -- Candy's penthouse isn't done yet ... it's behind schedule. So she claims she had a deal with the owner of the unit she's renting in the Carlyle to extend her tenancy at her option. In the suit, she claims the owner is trying to sell the unit and in the process he's breaking the deal by trying to force her out.

What's more ... Candy says the building sucks for all sorts of reasons. She says she plunked down $10k of her own money to fix the air conditioning and heating system.

And even worse, Candy says the building tried cheating her by double billing for utilities.

Cops say the man never entered Rihanna's home ... but, in fact, entered the home next door believing it was Rihanna's home.

He was arrested outside of that property ... not Rihanna's home.

A man was arrested outside of Rihanna's Southern California home in the Pacific Palisades ... after neighbors saw the guy snooping around and apprehended him Thursday night ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... the suspect has told police someone emailed him instructions on how to get into the home ... so he rolled over to the property and followed the directions.

We're told the instructions worked ... because the man was able to get inside the home ... where he allegedly snooped around for a while before neighbors noticed something was up.

Our sources tell us ... neighbors went over to the home and confronted the man -- and eventually detained him when they realized he didn't belong there. Police were called to the scene and took the man into custody.

A "swatting" prankster in L.A. must have a death wish ... because TMZ has learned, the latest bogus 911 call to involve a celebrity targeted Dirty Harry himself ... Clint Eastwood.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, multiple units rushed to Eastwood's L.A. home this week after a relay service called 911 ... reporting multiple males armed with assault weapons inside the actor's house and people had been shot.

When the officers arrived at the scene, we're told they found nothing wrong ... the standard "swatting" scenario.

Police were unable to determine if anyone was home at the time of the prank.

It's the latest in a long string of similar celebrity "swatting" pranks -- other victims include Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Simon Cowell, Tom Cruise, the Kardashians, and Chris Brown.

The LAPD is really starting to get pissed too -- because the pranks are a HUGE waste of valuable resources and even put innocent people's lives in danger. As one law enforcement source put it, "The suspects WILL be caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law." One 12-year-old kid has already been charged in connection with some of the calls.

LAPD officers rushed to the Playboy Mansion earlier today in response to a bogus 911 call reporting an assault inside the home -- but we're told ... cops do NOT believe it was a "swatting" prank.

When cops arrived at the scene, the LAPD says there was no evidence a crime had been committed on the property.

After an initial investigation showed no signs of an assault, an LAPD spokesman told the media, "It could be one of those swatting calls."

But law enforcement sources tell us, police have since been able to identify the caller and no longer believe it was a "swatting" prank. We're told the call wasn't intended to garner a SWAT response ... which is the whole point of "swatting" pranks. In fact, only two squad cars responded to the home.

We're told cops believe there's a possibility the caller was convinced an assault had actually occurred. Law enforcement is still investigating the situation.

It's not surprising cops initially jumped to the "swatting" conclusion -- Hollywood's been besieged with "swatting" pranks in recent months ... reporting fake crimes at celebrities' homes in the hopes SWAT teams will be called in on false pretenses.

Recent victims include Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Simon Cowell, Tom Cruise, the Kardashians, and Chris Brown.

As we reported, a 12-year-old was charged earlier this month in connection with the "swatting" calls ... specifically for the Kutcher incident and another incident involving an L.A. bank.

Metta World Peace was roused out of bed early this morning when police responded to a report of 4 armed men in the basketball star's condo complex ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us LAPD got a call around midnight about 4 guys -- 3 with handguns and one with a shotgun -- lurking around the L.A. Laker's westside home.

We're told officers called out the suspects over a loudspeaker, and 2 men -- Metta's brother and cousin -- heard the commotion and came out to talk to cops.

Only problem is ... we're told they didn't have any ID, so police handcuffed both men until they could make sure they weren't suspects.

Sources say officers had to wake up Metta -- who quickly vouched for his brother and cousin, and both men were released. We're told Mr. World Peace was very "understanding and professional" ... naturally.

Eventually the "armed suspects" came out and proved to cops they were residents of the complex -- unrelated to Metta -- who were returning home with BB guns used while recording a video.

We're told the 4 men got off with a warning -- presumably about carrying weapons in public -- and possibly about unnecessarily alarming Lakers superstars ... who, let's face it, need all the rest they can get this season.

If you're a couch in Kim Kardashian's house, don't get too attached -- TMZ has learned when she unloaded her Beverly Hills mansion recently ... all the primo furniture was included in the price.

Sources tell us ... Kim quietly sold her 4,000-square-foot pad -- the one she once shared with Kris Humphries for a hot minute -- for just under $5 million. She bought it in 2010 for $4.8 million.

We're told Kim wanted a quickie sale -- she has that other mansion to nest in with Kanye West -- so when the buyer asked to have all the high-end furniture included ... KK gave it up without a fight.

The lucky buyer scored everything from couches, to coffee tables, to custom made pieces like Kim's favorite glam station vanity dresser (which we're told was hard for her to part with) ... all totaled worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Dave Matthews is over those cold Seattle winters ... because the Grammy-winning singer just dropped nearly $7 million on a sunny Malibu estate.

Dave's new 2-acre spot is right down the street from P!nk, Bob Dylan and Barbra Streisand ... and while its ocean view is pretty sweet, its private beach is even better. Total price ... $6,675,000.

As for the house itself ... it's European country-style -- stucco walls and high ceilings -- with 6 beds, 5.5 baths, a pool, a spa ... and its own apple orchard. Of course.

The estate's even got a 900 sq. ft. guest house ... just in case his violin-shreddin' buddies need a place to crash.

In all, it's Dave's third home -- he's got a place in Seattle as well as Charlottesville, VA ... but let's face it ... he'll prolly never leave the 'Bu.

NFL legend Kurt Warner is throwing in the towel after waiting over a year for his giant mansion to sell on the open market -- finally agreeing to auction the place off to the highest bidder instead.

Warner listed the 11,300 sq. ft. Paradise, AZ home for $5 million in 2011, but it hasn't sold. Shocking because the place is awesome -- featuring six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a guest house, a workout room, theater room, its own elevator ... and even an in-ground trampoline.

But it's good news for buyers -- because an auction nearly guarantees the home will fetch considerably less than its original asking price.

Dick Clark's Flintstones-themed house in Malibu is apparently an unsellable freak of architecture -- because after nearly a year on the market ... no one's bought it ... and now, the asking price has been heavily discounted.

The house was originally listed last March -- a month before Dick passed away -- for $3.5 million. It's remained unsold ever since, and now the price has been dropped by $250,000 ... to $3.25 million, this according to our friends at Curbed LA.

The home -- currently owned by Dick Clark's estate -- isn't a bad deal ... even if you hate the house itself ... because it sits on 23 acres of prime Malibu real estate with a 360-degree view of the Pacific Ocean, Channel Islands, Boney Mountains, and Serrano Valley.