George Clooney is selling his Lake Como estate for $107 million (2024)
George and Amal Clooney are saying arrivederci to his famed Lake Como bachelor villa in Northern Italy.
A source close to the “Batman and Robin” star told Page Six he’s put it on the market for a whopping €100 million ($107 million).
Rumors of Clooney selling the Lake Como property have been around for some time.
Whispers about the sale dates as far back as 2010, when he was said to looking to be thinking about selling because of the paparazzi attention he was drawing to the area.
“George loves the area and the people who live there, but is conscious of the attention he gets when he is in town. He has received a huge offer for the villa, which he is considering, and he would buy another, less accessible property in another area of Italy,” a source told us at the time.
The Clooneys bought the stunning Domaine du Canadel estate in the Provence region of France in 2021, and we’re told Amal prefers to stay there.
But we’re told Clooney, whom sources have described as “like the mayor of the lake” has pulled the trigger this time. Our source told us it’s a “very quiet listing” which we’re guessing means you won’t find it on Streeteasy!
He reportedly purchased the property from the Heinz family for $10 million in 2002 — meaning that he’ll make a pretty tidy profit if he gets anything close to the asking price. (Not that he needs it — as well as being a top movie star, he also made a killing when his Casamigos tequila brand sold for a reported $1 billion).
Meanwhile, George and Amal seem to still being enjoying the property while they have the keys. They were spotted there having date nights at several restaurants in the area over the summer.
Well, not if you ask him. Rumors have been circulating that the 62-year-old actor is offloading the iconic Villa Oleandra. However, the Ocean's Eleven star recently assured People that any speculation of a sale is false. “The first I heard of it was when Page Six published the story.
The reason might well be the same one that previously made him hesitate when buying, namely the excessive paparazzi presence, which is now disturbing his and his wife Amal's peace and quiet too much. Amal prefers the more private Domaine du Canadel property in Provence it seems.
While her husband gives out briefcases full of millions he earned from movies and his tequila company to his pals though, Amal makes her money through her work in international law. According to Money, Amal's net worth is an impressive $10 million.
Now, nearly a decade later, the pair are still going strong as the parents of 6-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander, while the movie star and the human rights attorney have really embraced the parent life.
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Amal with her husband George Clooney in 2022. Clooney is a dual Lebanese-British citizen. She is fluent in English, French, and Arabic. On 28 April 2014, she became engaged to American actor George Clooney, whom she had first met through a mutual friend in July 2013.
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July 2013: George and Amal are introduced by a mutual friend
When Amal arrived, there was an instant connection between the duo, and they spent the whole night talking. "It's the wildest thing. A mutual friend of ours said, 'I'm stopping by and can I bring my friend?' And I was like, 'Of course.
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In 2001, the eighteenth-century Villa Oleandra became the home of George Clooney on Lake Como. This luxurious villa was once owned by the Heinz family as a sanctuary where they stayed for substantial periods of the year. The villa also served as the set for various scenes of the film Ocean's Twelve.
The Money Monster star addressed reporters with an afternoon-appropriate greeting, "Buona sera," after checking his watch, and proceeded to apologize for his "horrible" Italian--in Italian, no less. "Scusi, non parlo italiano molto bene. Mi dispiace," he said (That's "Excuse me, I don't speak Italian very well.
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