PLAYBOY MANSION SOLD

The Playboy mansion, a stately 1927 manor in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills, is under contract to be sold to a financier who owns the mansion next door. The mansion, owned by Playboy Enterprises, was listed for $200 million, although the sale price couldn’t immediately be determined. The buyer, Daren Metropoulos, a principal at a private-equity firm, lives in the house next door, which he purchased from Playboy founder Hugh Hefner in 2009 for $18 million. He is said to be passionate about the neighborhood’s architecture. The roughly 20,000-square-foot Playboy mansion has 29 rooms, including 12 bedrooms, on 5 acres. It is one of the few private residences in Los Angeles with a zoo license. According to the terms of the sale, Mr. Hefner has the right to remain in the mansion for the rest of his life. After Mr. Hefner’s tenancy – and life – ends, Mr. Metropoulos intends to connect the two estates into a combined 7.3-acre compound.
* After the floor-to-ceiling bleaching of the house, of course.
* Before that, let some researchers in. They could discover dozens of new species of STDs.
* “If these walls could talk …”, you’d have to wash their mouths out with soap.
* How rich is Mr. Metropoulos? He built the city where Clark Kent lives.
* He should allow the gals to roam the land – a free-range Playboy Bunny ranch, as it were.
* This reminds me of that movie “My Old Lady” only it’s “My Old Playboy” instead.
* You’re essentially gambling that the tenant dies soon so with Hef, at 90, it’s a pretty safe bet.
* Then again, Hef could stick around for awhile – not everybody his age has this much incentive to go on living.
* It’s tough – and really creepy – when you realize that a 90-year-old man is getting more sex than we are.
* Another place in Los Angeles with a zoo license is Ozzy Osbourne’s brain.