Nicolas Cage once jokingly claimed to be “homeless” after his Malibu mansion was affected by coastal erosion; he later clarified that he simply couldn’t host Halloween visitors at the property, rather than being in any genuine state of distress.
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage found himself in a difficult situation when his luxury home in Southern California suffered structural collapse due to ground subsidence. The Oscar-winning actor initially quipped that he was “homeless,” though he later retracted the remark—acknowledging, however, that he remains troubled by issues concerning the property.
According to Fox News, Hurricane Marie struck Southern California this September, causing coastal erosion that led to the partial collapse of Cage’s multi-million-dollar mansion on the beach in Malibu.
On Halloween, 62-year-old Nicolas Cage—while engaged in an impromptu conversation with a “very good interviewer” at San Diego Comic-Con—revealed that he is currently “a little bit homeless.” He explained that an issue with his home in Malibu has forced him to stay in a hotel, meaning he wouldn’t be able to welcome trick-or-treaters as he usually does.
Cage, who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1995 performance in Leaving Las Vegas, shared that the structural collapse of the ground at his property complicated his Halloween plans. As a result, he planned to take his 4-year-old daughter, August, to Santa Monica for some trick-or-treating, followed by a screening of the classic horror film The Shining, directed by Stanley Kubrick.
A few days later—on the 4th—Cage took the opportunity during an interview to retract his earlier statement, admitting that he had “gone a bit too far.” He emphasized that his words had been taken out of context and clarified what actually happened: “I was at a comic convention, having a casual chat with a very good interviewer. Since it happened to be Halloween, he just asked, ‘How are you planning to spend Halloween?’ My point in saying what I did was simply that my house isn’t set up to welcome children coming by for trick-or-treating.”
Speaking to an Associated Press reporter, Cage remarked, “I have to be very careful with my words these days. We’re living a very fulfilling life—everything is fine. We aren’t struggling financially; we’re doing quite well.” He added, “All I meant was that I wasn’t planning on decorating the house for Halloween or handing out candy to kids—even though I actually quite like Halloween and enjoy doing those kinds of things.”