By STEPHEN M. LEPORE, US SENIOR REPORTER
Chelsea Handler criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr and Cheryl Hines for allegedly selling her a ‘f***ed up’ California mansion that she claims she has been unable to live in for over five years.
Handler bought the mansion from the Health and Human Services Secretary and his wife for $5.9 million in 2021.
However, during an episode of her podcast, Handler ranted to fellow comic Denis Leary about being unable to move in due to an allegedly poor foundation and an ‘illegal’ outdoor storage structure.
‘I bought RFK Jr.’s house in Los Angeles five years ago. I still have not lived in this house, that’s how f***ed up this house was,’ Handler fumed.
The comedian claimed that inspections revealed issues with the five-bedroom, 5,474-square-foot mansion which she was assured would be fixed.
Handler said she had no idea who the previous owners were because the sale was done through trusts on both sides, which kept the identities of both the seller and buyer anonymous. Handler’s trust was registered under the name of her sister Simone, according to Realtor.com.
‘It was a disaster, and I didn’t know it going in because everything was, you know, under wraps,’ she claimed.
Handler added that only ‘in the last week of inspection’ was it discovered the renovations she was told would happen never materialized, having previously been assured that ‘everything’s been redone.’
Chelsea Handler criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr and Cheryl Hines for allegedly selling her a ‘f***ed up’ California mansion that she claims she has been unable to live in for over five years
Handler bought the mansion from the now Health and Human Services Secretary and the Curb Your Enthusiasm star for $5.9 million in 2021
When inspectors came in to the property, she said they told her: ‘This house is the most toxic environment. You cannot live here for at least two years.’
‘Now we have to remove his illegal bulls**t from my property and I’m like, how did they not find this upon the first inspection?’ Handler said, saying that their renovations, including the outdoor storage structure, made ‘the house less valuable.’
She said the final nail in the coffin came from Hines herself, who allegedly offered to help once Handler bought the property, having bought another home on the same street for $6.6 million.
‘They had the audacity to leave me a note. Cheryl Hines left me a note saying, ”Let us know if there’s anything we can do for you, Chelsea.” I’m like, yeah, how about a f***ing foundation. That’s something you could do for me.’
The comedian, an outspoken liberal, used the situation to slam Kennedy’s work in Washington with Donald Trump.
‘The idea that this guy is in charge of the health of our country when he didn’t even have a proper foundation at his house,’ she continued.
The home, built on a full acre of land in 1937, was sold to Handler in October of 2021, for approximately $5.85 million.
The final nail in the coffin came reportedly from Hines herself, who allegedly offered to help once Handler bought the property
The home, built on a full acre of land in 1937, was sold to Handler in October of 2021, for approximately $5.85 million
Kennedy, a member of one of the most famous liberal families in American history, has become persona non grata among Democrats after going to work for the Trump administration.
The ex-Democrat initially ran for president against Joe Biden in 2024, before dropping out and endorsing Trump.
The president thanked him by giving him the job as the top health official in the United States.
Kenendy has preached a different way of approaching public health under the banner of ‘Make America Healthy Again.’
Liberals have largely dismissed him as a conspiracy theorist, citing his anti-vaccine beliefs.
Original source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15652431/Chelsea-Handler-RFK-Jr-Cheryl-Hines-mansion.html