Though they have not publicly addressed their split, just weeks after Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez officially heaved their gigantic Bel Air mansion on the market for $68 million, records show Affleck sealed the deal for a $20.5 million bachelor pad in the Sullivan Canyon area on the border between L.A.’s tony Brentwood and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods. The five-bedroom equestrian property, owned since 2010 by one of Rupert Murdoch’s nephews, has a 1940s residence originally designed by architect Cliff May that has since been expanded and updated to 21st-century standards. There’s also a pool and an open-air poolside cabana with a stone fireplace, along with a two-story guesthouse and—though he's not known to own any—a stable for horses. Other A-listers like Diane Keaton, Ryan Murphy, and Steven Spielberg own properties in the immediate vicinity. And in New York’s lower Hudson Valley, a defense contractor seeks $2.7 million for a custom-built "safe house" complete with a guard house, several panic rooms, and a NASA-designed water filtration system.

Ben Affleck Just Paid $20.5 Million for a Cliff May-Designed Equestrian Spread in Los Angeles

 Known as “Paradise Found,” the Brentwood property was previously home to Rupert Murdoch’s nephew. 

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