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Add to this the fact that Queens River is the Los Angeles River,,,and the third strike zone in the Batman movie is Queens river...stuff's getting crazy since Sandy Hook and Boston matched up to the first two strike zones.
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I have lived in Hollywood for over 20 years. Believe me, the crowd of celebrities that live there are not the conspiracy theory types by any means. Not the case for all of them, but for the majority, the most important thing is money. Simple as that.

My guess is that if they are all leaving it has nothing to do with bugging out before a disaster and everything to do with how their finances are being affected.

Just my thoughts.
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I agree...I work around the edges of some major players and I have not seen or heard much...but then again I am not in the know 1st hand but my wife is...she tells me what she hears or what was said by the various people on a daily basis...

I pay attention to anything that might hint of this including traveling schedules and meetings...So far their is nothing seemingly out of the ordinary...
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Then there's China...good point previous poster.

The movie industry in China is growing by leaps and bounds as is the country its self.

If I had millions to plant somewhere. I'd put a lot into China right now. Especially if I was embedded in the movie industry.
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(I'm male, mid-40's, and live and work in India as a designer. Writing is a passion of mine, as is painting. My avatar represents my protagonist against the Illuminati -a female warrior.)
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Hollywood is run by the Illuminati,


every name here is famous because they are an illuminati puppet,


if they are going it's only because their masters told them to go


although if there is a nuclear WW3


where are they gonna go,


plus good luck hiding in Mad Max post ww3 with a famous face




I have lived in Hollywood for over 20 years. Believe me, the crowd of celebrities that live there are not the conspiracy theory types by any means. Not the case for all of them, but for the majority, the most important thing is money. Simple as that.

My guess is that if they are all leaving it has nothing to do with bugging out before a disaster and everything to do with how their finances are being affected.

Just my thoughts.
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plus good luck hiding in Mad Max post ww3 with a famous face





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Mel Gibson might do alright.
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Why would they care about selling their homes cuz they "know something" ..don't they have insurance.
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Why would they care about selling their homes cuz they "know something" ..don't they have insurance.
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Many insurance plans might not cover the full cost of a luxury home in the even that it's annihilated.
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There's no conspiracy behind this other than the fact that liberals have destroyed California with their tax & spend policies and red tape that has discouraged new business and also forced existing ones to leave.

Obozo, Moonbeam Brown and the rest of Liberal 'Supermajority' are learning real fast that Socialism doesn't work when you run out of other peoples money. And soon all that's going to be left is a welfare state full of illegal mexicans and other free loaders...oh wait that's what it already is.

Personally I can't wait until this whole piece of shit state is destroyed in a massive earthquake and sinks into the ocean, and this is coming from someone who still lives here in CA.
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^^^THIS^^^^!!!!! LA was once a great place..now your either a millionaire or live below poverty level
Never Enough Wine!!
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We still own a condo in a "historic" building in West Hollywood. The apartment property tax bill is now about 19000 annually. I get a mello-roos reduction that pulls the total bill down to under 12k per year and friends think I'm lucky. As long as the "big bucks" are rolling in from tv, movie parts, residuals from commercials, etc., it all seems as though it will never end. A mortgage payment of $30k month doesn't seem daunting when you're making $300k per month. But let the income stream slow down and you're screwed. The taxes, the maintenance, the upkeep costs all roll onward. Some of these places eat up $14k per month in just keeping up the grounds, lighting the place up at night, private security patrols, etc. And that's before you go inside the house. Our HOA fees on the historic Apartment in LA were $2900/mo, plus another $1000 mo for property taxes, (the utility costs were included in the 2900/mo - even our cable or direct TV and DSL or Cable Modems. But still - you can buy that stuff yourself for $200/300mo. No need to pay so dearly for it.

California property taxes run about 1.30 percent of the last sale price. So if you neighbor has a house they paid $300k for in 1970 and you have a similar house across the street that you paid $3,000,000 for in 2007, your property tax bill will be about $33,000 dollars per year. Your neighbor who bought their home in 1960 will pay about 3300.00 dollars per year in property taxes.

CA State Income tax runs about 12% of your Federal tax bill. Average. So if you have a good year and owe the feds $100k, your CA tax bill for the state will run about 12,000 that year.

Then of course there is sale tax on everything you buy or lease. My 2007 Range Rover Sport had a base lease payment of 650/mo. Taxes brought it up to 755/mo. Then car insurance at $2400 year with a spotless driving record (no ticts no accidents for over ten years.) If you do not pay, your driver's license and registration are invalidated by CA. (Lots of celebs register their cars in Nevada at their accountants office and get their insurnace rates cut by 50% in doing so. That's why you will often see high dollar cars in CA with Nevada Plates on them. Oh, and Nevada doesn't have a state income tax or personal property tax.

I've seen doc friends of mine have a good year in practice ad make 5 or 7 million dollars gross income. By the time they pay the help, benefits, rent, malpractice insurance, general business insurance, and more - they wind up paying out over 90% of their earnings in taxes, costs, overhead, etc. They're still taking home 500k or 700k per year - but then they pay income tax on that money which effectively cuts it in half (or close.)
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what if this fake nuke thing on saturday is gonna be big.. n stars are moving out.. and that means everyone in cali should move out( bug out ) ?? there gonna fake nuke cali because its a green city( marijuana) jp. i hope they dont though because i live in cali
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Didnt they just finish a little town with the biggest building in the world?
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Exellent thread! Thank you very much! Of corse they know something is going on. 5*!
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Look what this guy says:
Thread: I am the Overlord and this is one of the last messages. (Page 27)

"A major earthquake in Los angles California. Same magnitude as the one which hit Tokyo in 2011.

It wel be befor 15 may."


Just wanted to share. I don´t know what to think.

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We still own a condo in a "historic" building in West Hollywood. The apartment property tax bill is now about 19000 annually. I get a mello-roos reduction that pulls the total bill down to under 12k per year and friends think I'm lucky. As long as the "big bucks" are rolling in from tv, movie parts, residuals from commercials, etc., it all seems as though it will never end. A mortgage payment of $30k month doesn't seem daunting when you're making $300k per month. But let the income stream slow down and you're screwed. The taxes, the maintenance, the upkeep costs all roll onward. Some of these places eat up $14k per month in just keeping up the grounds, lighting the place up at night, private security patrols, etc. And that's before you go inside the house. Our HOA fees on the historic Apartment in LA were $2900/mo, plus another $1000 mo for property taxes, (the utility costs were included in the 2900/mo - even our cable or direct TV and DSL or Cable Modems. But still - you can buy that stuff yourself for $200/300mo. No need to pay so dearly for it.

California property taxes run about 1.30 percent of the last sale price. So if you neighbor has a house they paid $300k for in 1970 and you have a similar house across the street that you paid $3,000,000 for in 2007, your property tax bill will be about $33,000 dollars per year. Your neighbor who bought their home in 1960 will pay about 3300.00 dollars per year in property taxes.

CA State Income tax runs about 12% of your Federal tax bill. Average. So if you have a good year and owe the feds $100k, your CA tax bill for the state will run about 12,000 that year.

Then of course there is sale tax on everything you buy or lease. My 2007 Range Rover Sport had a base lease payment of 650/mo. Taxes brought it up to 755/mo. Then car insurance at $2400 year with a spotless driving record (no ticts no accidents for over ten years.) If you do not pay, your driver's license and registration are invalidatede by CA. (Lots of celebs register their cars in Nevada at their accountants office and get their insurnace rates cut by 50% in doing so. That's why you will often see high dollar cars in CA with Nevada Plates on them. Oh, and Nevada doesn't have a state income tax or personal property tax.

I've seen doc friends of mine have a good year in practice ad make 5 or 7 million dollars gross income. By the time they pay the help, benefits, rent, malpractice insurance, general business insurance, and more - they wind up paying out over 90% of their earnings in taxes, costs, overhead, etc. They're still taking home 500k or 700k per year - but then they pay income tax on that money which effectively cuts it in half (or close.)
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Yep, sounds about right. Most of the homes mentioned have large lots. These days the cost of keeping up with landscaping, you can add thousands each month.
I have a little under an acre and the cost has tripled. I can only imagine the upkeep on the estates. Also liability insurance here in Los Angeles is crazy because so many lowlifes know they can sue a homeowner for just about anything and win. There are so many default laws it doesn't matter if a homeowner is not at fault, the low life always wins

Yes these celebs seem as if they have endless millions. Even millions won't last long if you are wasting millions

I can't wait until my home sells and I leave LA
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yeah I've seen this and the actual FB page is real. there are comments on it asking 'wtf is this a joke?'

I think people are starting to wake up....
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I hate to raise the B.S. flag on this because I actually think there are probably celebs with half a brain who are bailing, but THIS many??

Can we get links or some independent evidence to support this? Otherwise...


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yes. sorry. here you go:
[link to www.frontdoor.com]
THERE IS AN ENTIRE WEBSITE SPECIALIZING IN SELLING THESE HOMES.
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wow OP thank you for sharing this... I would really like to see the new Arrested eps coming out at the end of May. Hopefully it'll still get out there.

not like the Earth is gonna give a shit what we want, and Los Angeles can be hit at any time. but damn if this isn't a compelling list..
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We still own a condo in a "historic" building in West Hollywood. The apartment property tax bill is now about 19000 annually. I get a mello-roos reduction that pulls the total bill down to under 12k per year and friends think I'm lucky. As long as the "big bucks" are rolling in from tv, movie parts, residuals from commercials, etc., it all seems as though it will never end. A mortgage payment of $30k month doesn't seem daunting when you're making $300k per month. But let the income stream slow down and you're screwed. The taxes, the maintenance, the upkeep costs all roll onward. Some of these places eat up $14k per month in just keeping up the grounds, lighting the place up at night, private security patrols, etc. And that's before you go inside the house. Our HOA fees on the historic Apartment in LA were $2900/mo, plus another $1000 mo for property taxes, (the utility costs were included in the 2900/mo - even our cable or direct TV and DSL or Cable Modems. But still - you can buy that stuff yourself for $200/300mo. No need to pay so dearly for it.

California property taxes run about 1.30 percent of the last sale price. So if you neighbor has a house they paid $300k for in 1970 and you have a similar house across the street that you paid $3,000,000 for in 2007, your property tax bill will be about $33,000 dollars per year. Your neighbor who bought their home in 1960 will pay about 3300.00 dollars per year in property taxes.

CA State Income tax runs about 12% of your Federal tax bill. Average. So if you have a good year and owe the feds $100k, your CA tax bill for the state will run about 12,000 that year.

Then of course there is sale tax on everything you buy or lease. My 2007 Range Rover Sport had a base lease payment of 650/mo. Taxes brought it up to 755/mo. Then car insurance at $2400 year with a spotless driving record (no ticts no accidents for over ten years.) If you do not pay, your driver's license and registration are invalidatede by CA. (Lots of celebs register their cars in Nevada at their accountants office and get their insurnace rates cut by 50% in doing so. That's why you will often see high dollar cars in CA with Nevada Plates on them. Oh, and Nevada doesn't have a state income tax or personal property tax.

I've seen doc friends of mine have a good year in practice ad make 5 or 7 million dollars gross income. By the time they pay the help, benefits, rent, malpractice insurance, general business insurance, and more - they wind up paying out over 90% of their earnings in taxes, costs, overhead, etc. They're still taking home 500k or 700k per year - but then they pay income tax on that money which effectively cuts it in half (or close.)
 Quoting: MarkinAZ


Yep, sounds about right. Most of the homes mentioned have large lots. These days the cost of keeping up with landscaping, you can add thousands each month.
I have a little under an acre and the cost has tripled. I can only imagine the upkeep on the estates. Also liability insurance here in Los Angeles is crazy because so many lowlifes know they can sue a homeowner for just about anything and win. There are so many default laws it doesn't matter if a homeowner is not at fault, the low life always wins

Yes these celebs seem as if they have endless millions. Even millions won't last long if you are wasting millions

I can't wait until my home sells and I leave LA
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Can't you hire crews of illegal aliens to do the yardwork? Or is it so PC there that you can't hire them?

Here in the NYC area the going rate for an illegal alien is no more than $10 per hour cash, and there are certain places along roads that they gather and you can pick them up for work. So that determines the rate for yard work, which of course includes the cost of lawn mowers and other equipment, plus a healthy profit margin for the crew chief / company owner.

Personally I have my own mower and do my own yard work (and my own shoveling in the winter) but I do know the economics of it.
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If they knew something you can bet there's no way they would be able to keep it a secret.... A handful of them would have gotten intoxicated and blabbed about it over twitter or social media by now....

Interesting though....
 Quoting: ANHEDONIC


Remember what Jodi Foster said in here acceptance speech for her lifetime award at the Golden Globe.
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She mentioned privacy. The real need for it. Many crave the limelight but everyone has the craving/need for privacy. Maybe that is what some are after.

"But seriously, if you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you'd had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe you too might value privacy above all else. Privacy. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.
I have given everything up there from the time that I was three years old. That's reality-show enough, don't you think?"


[link to articles.latimes.com]
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Depends on the celebrity. Reese did ask the arresting officer if he knew who she was ;)

Would like to think if any one on this list had a clue about Fukushima they would use their voice.
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You must think they are aware..

lmao
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Not so much.

Although when James Cameron bought a 2,500 acre farm in New Zealand and moved his family there last fall it gave me pause.
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I'm talking about the average celebrity..
Cameron is a director/producer... smart man.

My show biz friends in Hollywood don't get it.
They are insulated from normalcy by the lifestyle and the
rat race.

:move:
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He said he wanted a good environment for his kids to grow up in. Here is a story about their farm. He is going more plant based than animal now.

[link to www.mnn.com]
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Why would they care about selling their homes cuz they "know something" ..don't they have insurance.
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Many insurance plans might not cover the full cost of a luxury home in the even that it's annihilated.
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insurance does not cover terrorism or acts of war.
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YT:er Revmichellehopkins:
US ALERT !!! TTA EMISSIONS SHOWN ~ EQ's RESULTING ~ GREATER EQ's Expected ~ WEATHER INSULT TO INJURY



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the video reminds me of when east coast has all these weather diasters n west coast doesnt have much. and then man made disaster is coming for the west coast . hopefully not
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MASSIVE DISASTER DRILL AT LAX TODAY.
over 300 participants in a "disaster drill"
at the airport today.
there was an "unoffical drill" yesterday there, they said it was "just an accident", but the terminals were evacuated anyway.
from the daily breeze.
can't post link, not allowed.
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another "plane crash disaster drill"
is planned for 4/27 in lebec, ca
it is a CERT drill.

a "ufo crash & zombie drill" is also scheduled on 4/27 in moscow, idaho.

i expect something falling from the sky with mass causualties comming soon.

i'm leaving los angeles tomorrow.
good luck to you all.
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I guess the next question would be, is there a location that most are re-locating to??
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New Orleans and Atlanta, which is where most of the films are made these days. Film work in CA has all but dried up.
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this is so doomy!
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"Escape Artists" are "Knowing"!

ahhh
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Departdieu: Moves out of Paris : taxes running at 85% ?!!!!!

[link to www.newser.com]

thats really insane...might as well move into a cave...
and start making candles...

oy!





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