Inside Will Smith’s extraordinary $66m Hollywood hideaway
Will Smith’s primary residence boasts nine bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.
Will Smith has sparked speculation about where he is hunkering down after he caused a stir over his steamy onstage moment with a young singer.
The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star was slammed as “inappropriate” and “creepy” after his raunchy performance with Spanish singer India Martinez at the Premio Lo Nuestro award show in Miami.
The 56-year-old Oscar-winner took the stage with the 39-year-old to perform their new song “First Love” and the two appeared to lock lips without actually kissing.
While some critics hit out at the over-the-top show, others raised questions about the status of Smith’s marriage to actress Jada Pinkett Smith, 53, whom he has been separated from since 2016.
Pinkett Smith — who shares two children with her estranged husband — moved out of the couple’s longtime marital home, an extraordinary $US42 million ($A66 million) custom-built compound in Calabasas, California, which they have owned for several years.
“The Nutty Professor” actress revealed scant details about her new home, only that she had purchased a property in the Los Angeles area.
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The house was designed by architect Stephen Samuelson, who teamed up with Smith and Pinkett Smith in 1997, after they were inspired by the work he had done on the home of Carol Burnett, according to Architectural Digest.
The couple had to wait four years to secure the permits to begin construction on their dream home, Realtor reports.
Believed to be the primary home of Smith, the property boasts nine bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.
The residence features a meditation lounge and a recording studio to a sunken trampoline and basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts.
The home graced the cover of Architectural Digest in 2011 and was briefly listed for sale for $42 million in 2014.
In September 2021, the couple had to renovate the property after a basement fire caused smoke damage. The family was home when the fire broke out but no injuries were reported, according to the New York Post.
Pinkett Smith reportedly filmed her former talk show “Red Table Talk” inside the Calabasas home.
Last year, the pair parted ways with one of the more modest properties in their robust real estate portfolio.
The couple listed their five-bedroom home in the Baltimore suburb of Owings Mills, Maryland for $US795,000 ($A1.2 million) and is pending sale.
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The property, which last changed hands in 2012 for $US460,000, is under the ownership of a trust that’s also listed on the deeds of the couple’s other homes.
The property might have been home to Pinkett Smith’s mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris.
Banfield-Norris reportedly splits her time between Baltimore and Los Angeles.
Located in the Greenspring Valley neighbourhood, the property underwent several cosmetic upgrades before it was listed for sale.
A newly paved driveway, new front walkway, and new garage door boost the home’s curb appeal.
New luxury vinyl plank flooring was installed throughout the first floor of the house, and new bay windows and a new gas fireplace amp up the cozy factor in the living room.
Two of the home’s five bedrooms are en suite. The main-level primary has a gas fireplace, built-in shelving, a window seat, heated flooring, dual vanities, a large sunken tub with a romantic wall fire feature, a steam shower, and a walk-in closet.
The second-story en suite comes with a sitting room and a recently renovated bathroom.
The kitchen features Shaker-style cabinets, stainless appliances, and a breakfast bar.
The A-listers also own several homes just outside of Los Angeles, including a five-bedroom, Mediterranean-style home in Woodland Hills, which they purchased in 2010 for $US910,000, and a five-bedroom mansion in Hidden Hills, which cost them $US3.4 million in 2003.
The couple’s daughter, singer and actress Willow, made a big real estate move of her own in 2020 when she picked up her scenic, single-story home in Malibu, California, for $US3.1 million.
Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor and was republished with permission.
Originally published as Inside Will Smith’s extraordinary $66m Hollywood hideaway
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