The Economic Crisis Forces Nicolas Cage To Act Like An Asshole
The economy, you guys. Woof. So bad! A very bad economy. It's affecting everybody. People are losing their jobs and their homes. It's even affecting celebrities. Why, just this week, the economic collapse forced Nicolas Cage to say things that make him sound like a complete asshole. From the AP:
BERLIN (AFP) - The global recession has forced Hollywood star Nicolas Cage to tighten his purse strings and sell his sumptuous castle in Bavaria in southern Germany, the actor told a magazine Tuesday."Due to the difficult economic situation, unfortunately, I was no longer able to keep it," the 45-year-old told German celebrity weekly Bunte.
Cage bought the 28-room Neidstein castle with 165 hectares (410 acres) of forest and gardens two years ago, reportedly paying 2.6 million dollars for the property, which dates back to the 16th century.
But the "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Wild at Heart" star has not been seen since flying off in a helicopter in 2008, local media reported.
Oh no! You were forced to sell a CASTLE? In Germany? A castle that you haven't been to in A YEAR? And that you travel to and from BY HELICOPTER? I'm surprised Nicolas Cage hasn't gotten so despondent over his bad luck that he's jumped off the roof of one of his other castles. Look, I'm not saying that Nicolas Cage would be any less of an asshole if he KEPT the castle. I'm just saying, maybe in a time of global panic in which people's lives are actually being destroyed and the future is increasingly bleak, it seems prudent that those of us who may or may not own GERMAN CASTLES in addition to our other MANSIONS keep the sales of those castles to our fucking selves.
Posted by Gabe at 2:00 PM in Celebrity Gossip!
Tags: Economic Crisis | Germany | Nicolas Cage
Meh. This was like shooting Nicholas Cage in a barrel if you ask me. He's definitely not the only celebrity with multiple homes and even a castle, and frankly, considering what many rich people spend millions of dollars on that aren't homes, $2.6 million doesn't even seem like that much. I'm not really sure what you find objectionable here. He probably didn't issue a press release on it, some German paper probably just asked him about it. The situational irony is funny in a kind of dark way, considering some people are having to sell their ONLY homes, but that's not Cage's fault.
Whine bitch moan, everyone's a horrible person.
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Shooting Nicholas Cage in a barrel is fine, because at the end of the day, Nicholas Cage still got shot. Let's not split hairs when it comes to shooting Nicholas Cage.
BTW, Gone in 60 Seconds for TWMOAT Plz?
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I can't really see how this makes him a complete asshole. Granted, he probably is. But a German celebrity weekly would be interested in whether he sold his German castle and he (or his publicist) gave them an answer that is likely truthful.
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I'm a little hesitant to call such quick outrage on this one. First of all, of course he owns castles, he bought them with all the moneys WE THE AMERICAN MOVIE-GOING PEOPLE gave him for doing jack shit on film. What else you do when it keeps roooooolllllinnng in(Knowing, $24.8, opening weekend)???
Secondly, he probably actually is feeling the effects of the recession (oh no, now I only have 4 butlers) and it made sense to sell a huge ass castle he owns that he doesn't even go to anymore so he did. And I'd be willing to bet the tabloids over in Germany would love to do few things more than to report on Ole Nicky Cage having to give up that awesome castle that used to be theirs. Then some dude at the NYT caught wind of it through his Nicolas Cage RSS feed and mistakenly thought anyone gave a damn.
But still, fuck you, Nicolas Cage.
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Yeah, what an asshole, what with throwing away a million dollars after Katrina.
http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/110-nicolas-cage
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Whether or not this particular incident deserves such a vehement attack, the actual issue of the rich and famous lavishing themselves with gluttonous excess isn't counteracted by one or two charitable donations.
Having said that, there is an extent to which you can chastise the rich for being rich. From a relative scale, we waste just as much of our money.
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Do I smell a "LEAVE NICOLAS ALONE!" on the way?
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WTF people are so serious on this thread. Cage might be a really great guy, but making fun of him is all we poor people have to hold on to IN THIS ECONOMY
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the word "sumptuous" makes me feel uncomfortable.
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oh yeah, it's right up there with scrumptious.
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Gabe, the hilarious part is he does own another castle. From People (kill me): "He still has another castle, Midford Castle, near Bath, England, which he bought in July 2007."
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It was either the Bavarian castle or the extensions.
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I'm just entertained by the reference to "Wild At Heart". Other people saw that movie?
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What a cheap ass 28 room castle! 2.5 mil! Hey! Maybe keep the castle and we can all move in there? Because I am losing everything. HAHA.
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Worst actor/person ever in the history of actors and people
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Some may say that's an overstatement, but I say they HAVE NO SOULS.
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I feel bad for all his Bavarian maids, butlers, and footmen who are going to lose their jobs.
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He got fleeced. I sold my Bavarian chateau for $4.5 million. I guess real estate is still losing value. Damn economy.
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