Back in late 2015, immediately after she signed on for another two-year residency at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Britney Spears doled out $7.4 million for an Italianate-inspired mansion in the unincorporated Hidden Valley region near Thousand Oaks. Ever since, that sprawling 21-acre home base has served as ground zero for many momentous occasions in the pop music superstar’s life, all of which have played out on the worldwide stage.
Think provocative impromptu Instagram dance routines and widely seen documentaries (“Framing Britney Spears,” “Britney vs. Spears”) released during the pandemic, plus the subsequent end of a controversial 13-year conservatorship that began way back in 2008. And in September 2021 came the happy news of Spears’ engagement to her longtime beau, Iran-born fitness trainer Sam Asghari, 28, who the 40-year-old singer met when he played her love interest in her 2016 “Slumber Party” music video.
Most recently, though, the palatial and picturesque pad was the site of the couple’s surprise June 2022 nuptials, which Spears’ first husband Jason Alexander (to whom she was married for 55 hours in 2004) attempted to upstage.
Despite that wedding-crasher snafu — which resulted in Alexander being arrested and booked for trespassing, vandalism and battery — the eventual ceremony went off without a hitch, complete with about 60 celebrity guests including Madonna, Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore, Selena Gomez and Donatella Versace, who designed the $20,000 wedding dress!
The vast house itself was designed by architect Ronald Firestone and built in 2000, and is set on a hilltop parcel within a guard-gated community, and behind private driveway gates of its own. Reportedly also once occupied by actor Adam Sandler, the spread would be likely worth well north of $10 million on today’s open market.
Spears — whose estimated net worth is around $70 million — has indeed come a long way from her childhood home in Kentwood, Louisiana. In addition to her Hidden Valley manse, she’s also owned or rented numerous other mansions over the years, including a hacienda-style compound inside the Sherwood Country Club and her infamous Mediterranean-esque villa in the mountains above Beverly Hills.
And for what it’s worth, Spears apparently has a thing for casual house weddings. She also married Kevin “K-Fed” Federline way back in 2004 at a plush Studio City home that was owned at the time by her wedding planner, Alyson Fox.
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Image Credit: via Zillow Inside an ornate front door, the double-height foyer displays massive pillars and a wrought-iron staircase.
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Image Credit: via Zillow Marble floors continue into a soaring 35-foot great room, where a fireplace with a limestone mantle is tucked between built-in cabinets. Floor-to-ceiling windows allow for ample natural light.
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Image Credit: via Zillow Other generously scaled public spaces include formal living and dining rooms.
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Image Credit: via Zillow A gourmet kitchen is outfitted with a spacious center island, wood cabinetry and high-end stainless appliances, and connects to a windowed breakfast nook sporting a fireplace.
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Image Credit: via Zillow Nearly all of the downstairs rooms — which also include an oak-paneled library featuring a fireplace, built-in bookshelves and Parquet de Versailles floors — overlook the 20 -acre parcel’s lush grounds, which are laced with manicured parks, flower gardens, an orchard and a three-hole golf course with sand traps. And don’t forget the sweeping vistas of the L.A. skyline and Santa Monica mountains!
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Image Credit: via Zillow There’s also a rear motorcourt with access to a six-car garage (where the wedding tent and reception area were set up), along with an infinity pool and separate spa flanked by a 1,200-square-foot poolside pavilion with its own full kitchen, climate-controlled wine cellar with space for 3,500 bottles and bath, and finally, a lighted tennis court boasting a viewing platform.
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Image Credit: via Zillow Back inside, the posh amenities continue upstairs. Here, five ensuite bedrooms include a sumptuous master retreat that comes complete with a cozy fireplace, sitting area and private balcony, plus dual walk-in closets. Two baths are equipped with luxe offerings like dual vanities, a sunken soaking tub and steam shower. Elsewhere on the upper level is a huge media room.