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Lakers superstar LeBron James moved to LA in 2018 after signing with the team. In September 2020, the Akron Hammer bought an almost century-old mansion in Beverly Hills. Now, the 2.5-acre plot of land has been transformed into a luxurious homestay for the James family. However, there have now been reports of trouble in paradise, as a group of squatters are proving to be a huge menace in the neighborhood.
Even the police are reportedly unable to stop the near-nightly loud and wild rave parties thrown by these squatters. They have taken over a $4.3 million mansion just two doors down from Bron’s grand abode where everything goes down.
Loud parties, arrests, and everything in between
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The parties in the celebrity-studded Beverly Hills have resulted in assaults, fires, and arrests. These parties do not start before 2 am and continue for hours, and this is proving to be a huge inconvenience for the residents. Bron’s home manager, who wished to remain anonymous, has said, “I’ve heard from my security team up there about all the crazy cars, crazy parties at night, how we’re not able to get into our property sometimes because they’re blocking the street with their cars, and just the nuisance at night with the loud music and people floating out to the streets.”
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Frustratingly enough, these squatters have also put up a vacation rental listing for the luxurious mansion on Booking.com. They are also allegedly charging $75 for gate entry to the parties hosted there, and there have been reports of illegal substance use in the parties. The squatters maintain that they are legitimate tenants despite the homeowner’s and property agent’s denial of any rental agreements. James’ home manager asserted that these wild parties were one of the reasons he had to put up security personnel at Bron’s construction site around the clock.
LeBron had previously torn down the home
When LeBron bought the extravagant $36.8 million home, it had been previously owned by Hollywood star Charles Boyer, then Howard Hughes, who leased it to actress Katherine Hepburn. Then the owners kept changing over the decades and it finally got into King James‘ hands.
After buying the property, he was engaged in a long legal proceeding that finally gave him the green signal to tear it down in 2023. He then decided to build his dream home from scratch and, although a major chunk of the building project has been completed, there is still some construction work being carried out. This is what Bron’s home manager was referring to.
