Brad Pitt Is Selling His $5.5 Million L.A. Home That Was Recently Burglarized

Brad Pitt Is Selling His $5.5 Million L.A. Home That Was Recently Burglarized

Neil Mockford/FilmMagic Brad Pitt is selling his Los Angeles home known as The Steel House, PEOPLE can confirm The off-market sale was already in the works before it was burglarized on June 25 Pitt purchased the property for $5.5 million in 2023 Brad Pittis ready to part ways with his Los Angeles home, PEOPLE can confirm. More than two years after he purchased the property for $5.5 million in 2023, the award-winning actor is selling the home, dubbed The Steel House, in an off-market deal.TMZwas first to report the news. While the Los Feliz abode is thesame property that was burglarized in June, the sale was already in the works before the break-in occurred. The midcentury home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and is spread out across 2,100 square feet, per Zillow. Getty Built in 1960, the home features multiple glass walls overlooking stunning city views. The other windows look out directly at the surrounding lush greenery on the property, providing a sense of privacy for the resident. Sliding glass doors lead out to the terrace and pool area. Additional amenities found on the property include a cold plunge and sauna located in the garden. PEOPLE previously reported on the burglary that took place at the property earlier this summer, which later resulted in thearrests of two 18-year-old men. Pitt, 61, was not home at the time of the burglary. Rachel Luna/Getty The break-in occurred at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, the Los Angeles Police Department told PEOPLE at the time. The suspects "broke into the residence via the front window, ransacked the location, then fled the location with miscellaneous property," police said. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. On Monday, Aug. 11, Jaquory Arman Watson and Damari Zair Charles were arrested on first-degree burglary charges and a sentencing enhancement for allegedly committing the act in concert with another person. They allegedly targeted another residence in Orange County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 7, and were allegedly part of a larger group of people who had been breaking into several homes across Southern California. Read the original article onPeople

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Brad Pitt Is Selling His $5.5 Million L.A. Home That Was Recently Burglarized

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Michelle Obama Reveals Why Barack Labeled One Daughter as ‘Difficult’

Michelle Obama Reveals Why Barack Labeled One Daughter as 'Difficult'

Michelle Obama Reveals Why Barack Labeled One Daughter as 'Difficult'originally appeared onParade. Barack Obamafound one of his daughters more "difficult" to raise than the other, according to his wife,Michelle Obama. During the Wednesday, August 20, episode of her and brotherCraig Robinson's"IMO" podcast, Michelle, 61, explained that Barack's relationship with their daughterMalia, 27, was more seamless than his dynamic withSasha, 24. "I'd say this to Barack, when it comes to, you know, [our] oldest, Malia, she is going to figure out who you are, what do you like and let's discuss it," Michelle said, noting that it was an "unusual" characteristic for a teenager to have. Michelle then laughed as she recalled how Malia was always eager to spend time with Barack, 64. "When Malia was a teenager, it wasn't that she was going out any less or doing anything differently," she said. "She would tell me, 'I'm going out this weekend, but I'm going to go in and give dad like 15 minutes.'" In fact, Malia and Barack bonded over discussing the political climate. "She'd go into the Treaty Room and be like, 'Tell me about Syria,'" Michelle shared, adding that Barack would always end their time together by saying, "I just had an amazing conversation with Malia." When it came to Sasha, she wasn't as focused on pleasing Barack. Michelle explained that Sasha's lack of interest in bonding with her father created a struggle for the former president. Parade Daily🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 "Sasha is like a cat," Michelle said. "She's like, 'Don't touch me, don't pet me. I'm not pleasing you. You come to me.'" After Barack labeled Sasha as "difficult," Michelle explained that their youngest was not a people "pleaser" like Malia. She then said that it's the parents' job to "be a chameleon" and adjust to the different temperaments of their children. "Some people parent to one child, or one personality child, but then you have three," Michelle, who married Barack in 1992, said. Michelle Obama Reveals Why Barack Labeled One Daughter as 'Difficult'first appeared on Parade on Aug 20, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Aug 20, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Paula Deen Returns to TV to Talk About Her New Documentary After Scandal: 'Thought I Was Gonna Die of a Broken Heart'

Paula Deen Returns to TV to Talk About Her New Documentary After Scandal: 'Thought I Was Gonna Die of a Broken Heart'

Fox News Paula Deen appeared onFox & Friendsahead of a new documentary about her life The former Food Network star said she "would not have survived" without support from her fans following her 2013 firing as a result of her admission to using a racial slur Canceled: The Paula Deen Storypremieres at the Toronto International Film Festival in September Paula Deengot candid about past struggles during a new appearance onFox & Friends. The former Food Network star's television appearance comes ahead ofCanceled: The Paula Deen Story,a documentary premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September that examinesthe scandal that shatteredher multimillion-dollar empire more than a decade ago. Deen was on the Food Network for 11 yearsbefore she was fired in 2013, as a result of her admission to using a racial slurin a sworn deposition. The deposition was part of a lawsuit filed by Lisa Jackson, a former manager of one of Paula's restaurants, Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House. A federal judge in Georgia dismissed the lawsuitafter a settlement was reached. During the Aug. 20segment with host Steve Doocyfilmed in her kitchen in Savannah, Ga., Deen, 78, reflected on her life, including a 20-year battle with agoraphobia. "I self-diagnosed myself after watchingThe Phil Donahue Show,with these people that couldn't leave their house," she recalled in the interview, which aired on Wednesday, Aug. 20. "And I considered what I would call a functioning sometimes-agoraphobic." "You're so afraid someone's going to hurt you," she said. "I had lost my daddy when he was just 40. He was the star of my life. And then my mother, my best friend, I lost her at 44, four years later. I had a 16-year-old brother to try to finish raising and I had two babies under 3." Deen welcomed two sons with her first husband, Jimmy Deen: Jamie, born in 1967, and Bobby, born in 1970. She has been married to her second husband, Michael Groover, since 2004. Fox News One morning, she said woke up and had an epiphany that inspired her to turn a corner. "The Serenity Prayer went through my head, and I said, 'Girl, you are so stupid. That's what you're supposed to be asking God for, to be able to accept the serenity to accept the things you couldn't change, the courage to change the things that you could, and dear lord, please give me the sense to know the difference between those two things.'" Doocy then said the story was part of Paula's upcoming documentary, which prompted her to share her feelings on the film. "My children and I were a little leery at first," she revealed. "But then we decided — let me tell you something, Steve. I thought I was going to die of a broken heart. And I said I couldn't let myself fall back into that terrible [agoraphobia]. But I had, like, 5 and a half, 6 million people come in on my Facebook and put their arms around me. And without y'all, I would not have survived." Deen has lost various partnerships in the wake of her controversy, but has since made other television appearances. Daniel Boczarski/Getty In 2015, she joined the cast ofDancing with the Starsas a contestant for the show's 21st season. In 2018, shereturned cooking televisionwithPositively Paula, which aired for two seasons on RFD-TV and in syndication around the country. Earlier this month, Deen announced that two of her eateries — including her "flagship restaurant" — had closed. On Aug. 1, she revealed on bothFacebookand herofficial websitethat the Lady & Sons, her decades-old Savannah restaurant, and her nearby restaurant, The Chicken Box, had both shuttered. "Hey, y'all, my sons and I made the heartfelt decision that Thursday, July 31st, was the last day of service for The Lady & Sons and The Chicken Box. Thank you for all the great memories and for your loyalty over the past 36 years," Paula wrote in a statement, also signed by Jamie and Bobby. "We have endless love and gratitude for every customer who has walked through our doors. We are equally grateful to our incredible staff — past and present — whose hard work, care, and hospitality made The Lady & Sons what it was. Savannah will always be our home, and we'll always be here to support our wonderful community." Paula added that she'd now be focusing on her four Paula Deen's Family Kitchen locations in Pigeon Forge, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, and Branson. "We're excited to continue visiting these restaurants regularly, starting with Branson on August 8th," she wrote. Read the original article onPeople

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Paula Deen Returns to TV to Talk About Her New Documentary After Scandal: 'Thought I Was Gonna Die of a Broken Heart'

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Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says

Texas can't put the Ten Commandments in certain school districts' classrooms, judge says

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to displaythe Ten Commandmentsin every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools. A group of families from the school districts sought a preliminary injunction against the law, which goes into effect on Sept. 1. They say the requirement violates the First Amendment's protections for theseparation of church and stateand the right to free religious exercise. Texas is the largest state to attempt such a requirement, and U.S. District Judge Fred Biery's ruling from San Antonio is the latest in a widening legal fight that's expected to eventually go before the U.S. Supreme Court. "Even though the Ten Commandments would not be affirmatively taught, the captive audience of students likely would have questions, which teachers would feel compelled to answer. That is what they do," Biery, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton, wrote in the ruling that begins by quoting the First Amendment and ends with "Amen." The ruling prohibits the 11 districts and their affiliates from posting the displays required under state law. The law is being challenged by a group of Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Unitarian Universalist, and nonreligious families, including clergy, who have children in the public schools. A broader lawsuitthat names three Dallas-area districts as well as the state education agency and commissioner is pending in federal court. And although Friday's ruling marks a major win for civil liberties groups, the legal battle is likely far from over. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he planned to appeal the ruling, calling it "flawed." "The Ten Commandments are a cornerstone of our moral and legal heritage, and their presence in classrooms serves as a reminder of the values that guide responsible citizenship," the Republican said in a statement,echoing sentimentsfrom religious groups and conservatives who support the law. Texas has a Ten Commandments monument on the Capitol grounds and won a 2005 Supreme Court case that upheld the monument. The families who sued were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation. "The court affirmed what we have long said: Public schools are for educating, not evangelizing," Tommy Buser-Clancy, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Texas, said in a statement. A federal appeals court has blocked a similar law inLouisiana, and a judge inArkansastold four districts they cannot put up the posters, although other districts in the state said they're not putting them up either. In Louisiana, the first state that mandated the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms, a panel of three appellate judges in June ruled that the law was unconstitutional. Biery, the judge, cited both the Louisiana and Arkansas cases in his 55-page ruling. He also includes extensive historical references, quotes that range from the Founding Fathers to evangelist Billy Graham, and even a Rembrandt painting of Moses holding the stone tablets alongside an image of actor Charlton Heston in the film "The Ten Commandments." Having the displays in classrooms, Biery wrote, would likely pressure children of the parents challenging them into adopting the state's preferred religion and suppressing their own religious beliefs. The judge said there are ways students could be taught the Ten Commandments' history without it being placed in every classroom. "For those who disagree with the Court's decision and who would do so with threats, vulgarities and violence, Grace and Peace unto you," he wrote. "May humankind of all faiths, beliefs and non-beliefs be reconciled one to another." ___ This story has been updated to correct that the ruling covers specific school districts in Texas, not the entire state, and to correct the identities of the plaintiffs and defendants.

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Man accused of stalking family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO put on leave from job

Man accused of stalking family of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO put on leave from job

A New York state Department of Health employee who was charged with stalking and harassing family members of the slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been put on leave from his job. Shane Daley, 40, wasarrested last weekand accused of "sending harassing and threatening voicemail messages to a family member" of Thompson, according to authorities. His employer said Tuesday in a statement that Daley was placed on administrative leave. "This alleged behavior in no way reflects the Department's values or mission," a spokesperson for the department said. "We condemn hate speech, harassment of victims of a senseless crime and any threats of violence." Daley's attorney, Samuel Breslin, said in an email that his client's "rights, including the presumption of innocence, are preserved as we continue to review the facts and evidence." Daley is from Galway, New York, about 35 miles northwest of Albany. He was hired at the state's Department of Health in January 2024, according the agency's spokesperson. Authorities said that Daley made threatening phone calls to Thompson's family members from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7 in the hours just after the late CEO was gunned down on the streets of midtown Manhattan. "In a series of voicemail messages, Daley used threatening and harassing language that focused on, among other things, Thompson's killing, expressed satisfaction over the fact and manner of his death, and stated that the victim and Thompson's children deserved to meet the same violent end," prosecutors said in a statement last week. Daley was released from custody under GPS monitoring, officials said last week. He is also temporarily prohibited from obtaining firearms or consuming alcohol. Thompson, 50, wasfatally shotin December by a masked gunman outside the New York Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan, hours before he was set to speak at UnitedHealth Group's investor conference. After a dayslong manhunt for the gunman, authorities arrested Luigi Mangione, 27, and charged him withstate and federal chargesin connection with Thompson's murder. Mangione pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Hecould face the death penaltyif convicted of federal charges. Thompson's killing and Mangione's arrest prompted a national debate about the high costs of healthcare in the United States. A legal defense fund for Mangione has surpassed $1.2 million since he was arrested in December. On Tuesday, Mangione's attorneys filed a letter requesting an evidentiary hearing to discuss what they say is prosecutorial misconduct on the part of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in their pursuit of Mangione's medical records. "This calculated lack of transparency is concerning, as the files that Aetna produced contained medical diagnoses and statements made by Mr. Mangione to health care providers to receive medical care and treatment," one of Mangione's attorneys, Karen Agnifilo, wrote in a letter to the judge. Mangione is scheduled to next appear in state court on Sept. 16.

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Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury transcripts fromJeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case, joining two other judges who declined to release similar records from investigations into the late financier's sexual abuse of young women and girls. Judge Richard Berman, who presided over the 2019 case, ruled a week after another Manhattan federal judge turned down the government's request to release transcripts from the grand jury that indicted Epstein's longtime confidanteGhislaine Maxwell. Barring reversal on appeal, Berman's decision appears to foreclose the possibility of federal courts releasing Epstein-related grand jury testimony. A federal judge in Floridadeclined to release grand jury documentsfrom an investigation there in 2005 and 2007, though some material from a state case against Epstein was made public last year. The rulings were a resounding repudiation of the Justice Department's effort to unlock the records, a move the Republican administration undertook amid a fierce backlash over its refusal to release a massive trove of documents in its possession. Berman and the judge in Maxwell's case, Paul A. Engelmayer, made clear in their rulings that the grand jury transcripts contain none of the answers likely to satisfy the immense public interest in the case, with Berman calling the request a "diversion." PresidentDonald Trumphad called for the release of transcripts amid rumors and criticism about his long-ago involvement with Epstein. During last year's presidential campaign, Trump promised to release files related to Epstein, but he was met with criticism — including from many of his own supporters — when the small number of records released by his Justice Department lacked new revelations. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment on Wednesday. Each of the judges who declined to release transcripts cited longstanding grand jury secrecy rules and concluded that the government did not meet any of the extraordinary exceptions under federal law that could justify making them public. They also noted that the Justice Department has voluminous records related to Epstein that aren't covered by grand jury secrecy rules. Berman wrote that the scant information contained in around 70 pages of Epstein grand jury transcripts "pales in comparison to the Epstein investigative information and materials in the hands of the Department of Justice," which he said totals around 100,000 pages. "The Government is the logical party to make comprehensive disclosure to the public of the Epstein Files," Berman wrote in an apparent reference to the Justice Department's refusal to release additional records. He said the request to release grand jury records "appears to be a 'diversion' from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government's possession. The grand jury testimony is merely a hearsay snippet of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged conduct." The Justice Department had informed Berman that the only witness to testify before the Epstein grand jury in 2019 was an FBI agent who, the judge noted, "had no direct knowledge of the facts of the case and whose testimony was mostly hearsay." The rest of the grand jury presentation consisted of a PowerPoint slideshow and a call log. Last year, a judge in Floridaunsealed around 150 pages of transcriptsof the grand jury proceedings that led to Epstein's indictment on state charges there in 2006. Maxwell, a British socialite and publishing heir, is serving a 20-year prison sentence after her 2021 conviction on sex trafficking charges for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. She was recentlytransferred from a prison in Floridato a prison camp in Texas. Epstein died in jail awaiting trial. Maxwell's case has been the subject of heightened public focus sincean outcryover the Justice Department said last month that it would not release any additional documents from the Epstein sex trafficking investigation. The decision infuriated online sleuths, conspiracy theorists and elements of Trump's base who had hoped to see proof of a government cover-up. Since then, officials in Trump's Republican administration have tried to cast themselves as promoting transparency in the case, including by requesting the unsealing of grand jury transcripts. Meanwhile,Maxwell was interviewedat a Florida courthouse weeks ago by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The House Oversight Committee also said it wanted to speak with Maxwell. Her lawyers said they would be open to an interview but only if the panel were to ensure immunity from prosecution. In a letter to Maxwell's lawyers, Rep. James Comer, the committee chair, wrote that the committee was willing to delay the deposition until after the resolution of Maxwell's appeal to the Supreme Court. That appeal is expected to be resolved in late September. Comer wrote that while Maxwell's testimony was "vital" to the Republican-led investigation into Epstein, the committee would not provide immunity or any questions in advance of her testimony.

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Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts

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