Bill Bell Jr. and Maria Arena Bell sell Malibu mansion to Jay-Z and Beyonce

[DaytimeFan]

In my opinion a hideous architectural style, but they've made a fortune on it, selling the place for $200 million:

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https://www.dirt.com/gallery/entertainers/musicians/beyonce-jay-z-spend-200-million-on-californias-most-expensive-house-1203639435/screen-shot-2023-05-20-at-2-15-28-pm/

[Khan]

It looks like a golf and racquet club.

[BoldRestless]

Interestingly, TMZ only refers to William Bell as " William Bell, one of the biggest art collectors in the world" with no mention of the soap legacy.

https://www.tmz.com/2023/05/19/jay-z-beyonce-home-purchase-malibu-record-breaking-mansion/

[DRW50]

Maybe Beyonce and Jay can buy Y&R next.

If I were her I wouldn't want to mention my ties to Y&R either.

[Liberty City]

TMZ readers probably couldn't give two s**ts about the soap legacy.

[Soapsuds]

Is this the mansion BB uses for its outdoor remotes?

[Broderick]

I read the article last night about Beyonce buying "the most expensive home ever sold in California", and I noted the house is hideously ugly but in a pretty location.  It never crossed my mind that was Lil Billy & Maria Arena's house!  

[BoldRestless]

That's the one LeBron James bought from Bill & Lee Phillip Bell for a paltry 37 million. https://www.latimes.com/business/real-estate/gallery/hot-property-lebron-james-buys-soap-opera-creators-beverly-hills-compound

[AbcNbc247]

Yeah… that house is hideous. It looks like a bunch of shoeboxes stacked together 

[Khan]

I think the only ones (besides us) who would care about the Bell family connections to those mansions would be LeBron, Beyonce and Jay-Z's grandmas, lol.

[Paul Raven]

Maybe Bill could throw a couple of million Y&R's way to help with the budget.

[DaytimeFan]

B&B uses Brad Bell's actual homes in Bel Air and Malibu for remotes, but they've also filmed at this house.

The Forrester mansion is modeled after William J Bell and Lee Phillip Bell's house. They redid a lot of the exterior b roll footage to take advantage of drone technology. The house has since been levelled by LeBron James. 

[Khan]

That's not the famous Sol Wurtzel house, is it?  If it is, then shame on LeBron!

[BoldRestless]

I think that one is Brooke's house? 

https://www.redfin.com/CA/Los-Angeles/10539-Bellagio-Rd-90077/home/6827069

[YRfan23]

For a minute I thought they were filing for divorce…oops.

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