Celebrity Homes

Former NFL superstar Warren Sapp didn't shed too many tears when he lost his Super Bowl ring, but when it comes to losing his home ... he won't go down without a fight, TMZ has learned.

HSBC bank is on the attack, claiming Sapp -- who recently filed for bankruptcy in Florida -- owes them $781,879.39 from before his filing. They are asking a judge to allow them to foreclose on his beachfront condo to help settle the score.

The football legend filed a response this week, pleading with the judge to let him keep the fancy digs. Sapp claims he's still living in it ... despite not making payments on it since May 2011.

Sapp vows to cough up the cash as soon as he sorts out the bankruptcy.

A judge has yet to rule.

Good news: Boxing legend Evander Holyfield recently sold his house for $7,500,000!!!

Bad news: It was at a public auction, he actually owes the bank twice that amount ... and he also owes over $200,000 in back taxes.

According to docs filed in Georgia, Holyfield's massive mansion -- 54,000 sq. ft on 234 acres -- outside Atlanta sold at public auction on March 6 ... but part of the money will go directly to Uncle Sam to pay off his back tax bill.

As for the rest ... according to the documents, Holyfield owed more than $14,000,000 on the house -- plus more than $2500 in foreclosure expenses. It's unclear whether the bank is going after him for the balance.

Evander's senior advisor, Tony Tortorici, tells TMZ, Evander is working with his advisors to resolve his financial issues as quickly as possible. As far as the home, Tortorici explains, "[The home] was purchased by J.P. Morgan Chase, technically as part of a foreclosure. However, Evander continues to live in the house while options are being pursued. He is confident that an amiable agreement will be reached soon to resolve this situation."

The Rock has sold his massive, stunning home in Hidden Hills for very close to the $4.9 million asking price ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us the estate -- located 22 miles from Hollywood -- is being purchased by a businessman. It's currently in escrow and scheduled to close shortly.

The 9,120 square foot house has 6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, an infinity pool and an awesome home theater.

Late fashion icon Bijan Pakzad's ritzy Beverly Hills palace hits the market this week -- one more reason to wish you had $12 Million laying around. Like you needed another.

Bijan -- was known for owning "the most expensive store in the world" and driving ridiculously exotic cars ... and his 12,000 sq. ft. pad is just as pimp.

The 6-bedroom, 12-bath mansion includes a $200k chandelier made entirely of Bijan perfume bottles, a fully landscaped pool oasis, guest house and a 22-car garage -- Bugatti Veyron not included.

Realtors Brenda Chandler and David Kramer have the fancy listing -- and tell us, just like Bijan's Rodeo drive boutique ... you gotta have an appointment to see the mansion.

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak just dug herself a hole to China by telling us Monday she is not living in her home illegally -- turns out, what she told us was a big fat LIE, because TMZ has the lease.

Kim is embroiled in a verbal war with her landlord, Kendra Davis. As we reported, Davis has said she's trying to evict Kim because she has no right to live in the house and won't pay rent. For her part, Kim insisted she's paid every cent of the ren and the lease was still in effect.

So here's the smoking gun ... According to the lease, either Kendra or Kim had a right to terminate the lease by giving written notice 30 days before May 30. If no one gave notice, the lease would be extended beginning in June on a month-to-month basis.

But here's the deal ... Someone did give 30 days notice -- AND IT WAS KIM AND HER HUBBY!! Take a look at Kroy Biermann's email to the landlord dated March 29, 2012. So the lease officially terminated May 30 -- so she lied to us when she said it was still in effect.

It's now June 5 and Kim and Kroy are still in the house. Under the lease, they're considered squatters -- i.e., illegal tenants -- and the lease says they are required to pay $600 for every day they illegally stay. The landlord says they haven't paid $600 a day, so it appears Kim also lied to us when she said she was totally current on rent.

The landlord gave us a letter that she sent Kim and Kroy today ... telling them they're in the house illegally and must vacate immediately, and if they don't she'll see them in court.

Calls to Kim weren't returned. Pants on fire, Kim.

Snooki isn't taking any chances filming "Jersey Shore" this season with her unborn child -- moving into a shack of her own yesterday ... RIGHT NEXT DOOR to her old stomping grounds.

TMZ broke the story ... the mama-to-be is taking her pregnancy extremely seriously, choosing to live next to the "Shore" house rather than in it because of her loud, boozy ex-roommates.

But Snooki isn't moving far -- in fact, her old digs are mere feet away from her new parenting pad ... a cozy single-family home directly adjacent to the "Shore" house that rents for about $2,000 a month.

Snooki announced she was knocked up in February, and could pop while they shoot Season 6 -- so she wants to be prepared.

As for other big changes this season -- Situation's sober!!! Get ready for an exciting summer.

"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kim Zolciak is NOT being evicted from her Atlanta home and insists any reports to the contrary are the ramblings of a bitter landlord ... so say sources close to Kim.

The sources say the real housewife was renting a giant Georgia mansion with her NFL star husband Kroy Biermann with the intention to buy ... but 86'd the plan when an appraiser told her the $3-million list price was overvalued by a million bucks.

When Kim decided to walk away from the deal we're told the landlord was pissed and took out her anger by publicly trashing the housewife online ... claiming she was kicking Kim to the curb.

Kim claims she has never missed one rent payment and the entire ordeal is an attempt by her soon to be ex-landlord to use Kim's name for her own 15 minutes of fame.

Goldie Hawn is the kind of mom every kid wants -- aside from introducing your hot mom to your friends, she gives her kids houses.

We were digging through some official records and found last month ... Goldie gifted one of her houses to her son, actor Oliver Hudson.

We're told Goldie bought the house in October, 2009, and put both her name and Oliver's on the deed. The house was purchased for $2.09 million. BTW, it's not exactly a starter home -- it's a really cool spread in Brentwood, CA ... 4,000 square feet, 4 bedrooms, etc.

Then on May 21, documents show Goldie filed a "Gift Deed" with the county, giving her son full title. The document specifically says Goldie got no money in return.

Oliver's a successful actor ... he's currently on "Rules of Engagement." But it's nice to have a mom who cares.

Rob Dyrdek is shredding NBA star Deshawn Stevenson's decision to copy him and install an ATM in his kitchen -- not because it's uncool ... but because dude is 5 years behind the times.

Sources close to the MTV star say Rob has retired the cash machine he bought back in 2007 when he was living with his co-star "Big Black." We're told Rob's ATM is now collecting dust in the bowels of his "Fantasy Factory."

As we reported, the Brooklyn Nets' Stevenson says Dyrdek inspired him to make his ballerific ATM purchase -- and even though RD thinks it's dated, he definitely understands why a rich hoops star would do it.

One of the guys who wrote the 1963 hit "My Boyfriend's Back" REFUSES to get out of his house even though it was foreclosed on and sold at public auction, so the new owners want him out -- stat.

Music producer Jerry Goldstein -- whose other huge hit was "I Want Candy" -- just had his colossal 8,000 square-foot Pacific Palisades mansion auctioned off for $7.6 million ... but things didn't go so smoothly for the buyers.

According to new legal docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court ... Goldstein hasn't moved.

So the new owners filed an eviction lawsuit. They also want him to pay $666.66 for each day that continues to live there.

The house where Michael Jackson died -- a house that the owner has been trying to sell for 3 years -- finally has attracted a buyer, but it's not a done deal ... yet.

Real estate sources tell TMZ ... an L.A. businessman has written an offer for around $17 million for the Holmby Hills estate. Here's the problem -- it's listed for $23.9 million, so the buyer and seller are in the process of negotiating to see if they can find a middle ground.

Our sources say the businessman who made the offer "couldn't care less" that Michael Jackson lived and died there. He just likes the house.

The owner has had problems selling the house in the past, partly because it has been overrun by tourists eager to sneak a peek.

Mauricio Umansky has the listing on the house. He's married to "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards. Mauricio is having a good week. One of his listings just closed today and it broke a record for prices on Sunset Blvd. -- $35 million.

That oughta keep Kyle happy.

Kim Kardashian and Kayne West have both discreetly listed their homes for sale, setting the stage for the big, "We're movin' in together" ... TMZ has learned.

Kim has given a "pocket listing" to a realtor for her $4.8 mil Beverly Hills home -- a pocket listing doesn't appear in official real estate documents. We're told Kim's asking price is $5 million.

Ditto Kanye, who listed his L.A. home as well -- again, a pocket listing.

It's been 12 years since Cindy Margolis won the Guinness World Record for "Most Downloaded" woman ... but people still can't stop eyeing her goods -- in fact, someone plundered the model's L.A. home last week, stealing $1.4 million worth of stuff.

The burglary took place the morning of May 22nd -- and sources tell TMZ, Cindy's mother was at home sleeping while it took place.

We're told the culprit made off with jewelry, TVs, a laptop, artwork, and her son's valuable sports memorabilia, including several jerseys signed by Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaq.

We're told a suspect has already been arrested in connection with the burglary -- but the investigation is still ongoing.

In a roundabout way ... Mark Zuckerberg saved Zsa Zsa Gabor and hubby Prince Frederic von Anhalt from foreclosure.

Zsa Zsa and von A-hole were slated to lose their mansion at month's end because of a $700,000 mortgage that was in default.

Von A-hole tells us ... in a last-ditch effort to save the homestead, he jumped on Facebook and begged his fans for help. Shockingly, his prayers were answered. Even more shocking, he has fans.

Someone stepped up and helped von A-hole secure a $1.5 million personal loan -- which he used to pay off the mortgage.

But there's a catch -- Von A-hole has ONE YEAR to pay back the loan ... a loan which we understand is secured by the house.

Sean Kingston is the tenant from hell -- at least according to a Miami landlord, who claims the singer rented her giant $25,000-a-month mansion last year, trashed the place, and skipped out on a $70,000 bill.

As we reported, Sean fled Miami last fall because of nightmares stemming from his horrific jet ski crash months prior -- Sean couldn't stand the constant sound of the ocean, so he moved to Hollywood.

But according to a new lawsuit, filed in Miami, Sean and his mother -- who was also living in the house -- left behind a trail of destruction ... broken landscaping lights, sprinkler heads, holes in the wall, and broken railing around the waterfront dock.

The landlord claims Sean and his mother caused $21,397 in damages to the property -- but that's just the tip of the iceberg ... because when they suddenly left the house in October, they allegedly breached the rental agreement by taking off before the lease was up.

Per the rental agreement, the landlord claims Sean owes two months rent -- $50,000 to be exact -- for ditching early ... on top of the property damages ... PLUS $2,400 in past due rent.

First a new nose, now a new house -- "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson just nabbed an incredible $3 million Hollywood Hills mansion ... previously owned by Heath Ledger.

The 1,861 sq. ft. pad -- locally dubbed the "treehouse" because of its surrounding dense foliage -- has had many celebrity owners ... including Ellen DeGeneres, who sold the place to Heath and his then-girlfriend Michelle Williams in 2005.

As we reported, the 2-bedroom 2-bath house was listed last September for $2.995 million.

It's unclear if Josh paid full price ... but seeing as the odds are ever in his favor, we doubt it.