The Best and most Expensive Celebrity Real Estate 2012-13

There are many low key celebrities that have homes in La Jolla and San Diego, CA. However most wild and crazy celebrity real estate is in Hollywood and LA. Below is a list of the most expensive and best celebrity homes sold in 2012 around the world. If you are searching for La Jolla luxury estates and homes you have come to the right place. Local real estate guru Justin Brennan, helps some of the most discrete and uber rich clientele locate their dream home along San Diego's coastline. Check out all the Luxury real estate for sale in San Diego at http://www.thelajollalife.com/  

Mark Wahlberg's Beverly Hills Estate

Mark Wahlberg's career just keeps soaring higher and higher, taking him farther from his rapping origins. With two big movies last year (Ted and Contraband) and four new flicks planned for release in 2013, one finished and the others in post-production, he doesn't look to be slowing down any time soon. Unfortunately, his career isn't helping him sell his Beverly Hills estate. Listed at $12.9 million, this gated home sits on two acres of land and features a beautiful waterfall pool and grotto. Also included is a gym, theater room, patios and terraces with canyon views, a guest house, and high ceilings.

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Alex Rodriguez's South Beach Waterfront Estate

The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez is still hoping to sell his home in South Beach, Miami for $38 million (he bought it in 2010 for $24 million). With nine bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and almost 20,000 square feet of room, this property would be great for anyone appreciative of minimalist interior design. Not to mention, the waterfront view looks pretty relaxing.

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Ryan Phillippe's Sunset Strip Retreat

Actor Ryan Phillippe is selling his modern home in Los Angeles, which features great views of surrounding canyons and city lights. At 7,447 square feet and with five bedrooms, this home was decorated with comfort in mind, which sets it apart from other celebrity homes. The living areas are accented with comfortable-looking home furnishings, like rugs and leather couches, while the 60-foot-long swimmer's pool has underwater speakers. The listing price is set at $6.99 million.

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Michael Jackson's French Chateau

If you were hoping to snatch the last home that late Pop King Michael Jackson lived in, you're too late because the luxury French Chateau already sold for $23.9 million. Built in 2002, this Los Angeles estate is found in Holmby Hills, is 17,171 square feet, and sits on 1.26 acres of land. Aside from the previous owner, it's no surprise that this home sold when you consider the design's representation of Parisian architecture blended with some 18th-centure Rococo extravagance (especially noticeable in the whimsical landscaping). The residence features seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, an elevator to carry you up the three floors, wood-paneled library, spa and gym, game room, and 12 fireplaces. One of our favorite rooms is the theater, which looks fit for a presidential film screening with its sky mural on the ceiling, chandelier, and lovely wood work throughout.

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Reese Witherspoon's Historic California Ranch

Listed at $8.9 million (a drop from the previous $10), Reese Witherspoon is still hoping to sell her California Ranch just outside of Ojai. The décor seemingly reflects her laidback style, infusing simple designs with playful pops of color. With rustic wooden ceilings, iron wrought stairwells, a stone fireplace, and fun Spanish tiles, this home was built in 1923 by Wallace Neff and has appeared in numerous publications, like Elle Décor and Vogue.

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Oprah's New York City Penthouse

Oprah's New York City home was sold for $7.75 million this past year, which is a slight raise from the $7.1 million it was purchased for back in 2008. Much speculation surrounded who actually bought the home, Oprah or her best friend Gayle King, and even more questions surrounded who really lived there, but that didn't stop the 2,500-square-foot penthouse from selling. Found on the 36th floor, the home features three bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, walk-in closets, a Jacuzzi tub, floor-to-ceiling windows and nearly 800 square feet of terrace space.

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Once-Owned Versace Mansion

Casa Casuarina, the once-owned mansion of Gianni Versace in Miami Beach, has spent quite of bit of time on the market. Listed by The Jills, the property was listed at $125 million early in 2012 but the price has since been dropped to $100 million. Versace bought the home in 1992 and reportedly invested $33 million on refurbishing and enhancing the décor and when businessman Peter Loftin bought it in 2000, he apparently kept all of Versace's designs intact. The 19,000-square-foot estate has 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, hand painted walls and ceiling frescoes, and a 54-foot-long mosaic tiled 24K gold lined pool in the courtyard.

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Christina Aguilera's Beverly Hills Mansion

Singer Christina Aguilera is trying to unload this 11,000-square-foot mansion, which was once owned by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, as seen in their MTV realty show The Osbournes. Listed for $13.5 million, the mansion has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a gym, game room, gift wrapping room, salon, theater, guest house, recording studio, pool and grotto, and a BBQ. If you're an Ozzy fan, don't expect much of the décor to reflect his style because with dramatic chandeliers and zebra prints, this place has Christina written all over it.

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Gérard Depardieu's Parisian Villa

French actor and filmmaker Gérard Depardieu listed his 19th century villa in Paris for $65 million, which was a choice apparently made due to Socialist French President Francois Hollande's 75 percent top tax rate that will kick in soon. With plans to set up shop in Belgium, the actor is trying to get rid of this 20,000-square-foot home, which features 20 rooms, 10 of which are bedrooms. Split between two structures (the historic 1820 Hôtel de Chambon being one of them) with a private garden connecting the two sides. The wealthy actor originally intended the home to be offices of his production company, as well as some apartments for his loved ones, but then shifted his plans into turning the space into a luxury boutique hotel that was set to open in 2013.

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Hilary Swank's Pacific Palisades Home

Hilary Swank's 6,700-square-foot Pacific Palisades home is still on the market for $9.4 million. The actress originally bought the home in 2007, right around the time she began dating talent agent John Campisisi, and she reportedly decided to sell the property after the couple split up. With an ocean view, this Mediterranean-inspired home was built in 1928 and restored by the Santa Monica and Santa Barbara-based architects Mark Appleton & Associates, alongside NYC designer Mark Zeff. The home features six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, a saltwater swimming pool, private spa, poolside cabana, an outdoor kitchen and dining area, as well as an open-air terrace on the top floor that gives excellent views of the Pacific Ocean.

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