Nicolas Cage walked back claims he was “a little bit homeless” months after a sinkhole engulfed his multimillion-dollar Malibu mansion.
The star admitted earlier this week that he was adapting to a unique housing situation following September’s disaster where severe coastal erosion impacted his beachfront abode.
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Cage, 62, explained that he got carried away in describing his property problems while “riffing with a very good interviewer” at Comic Con over the weekend.
While appearing at the L.A. event, Cage divulged that upcoming Halloween plans were a little tricky due to the sinkhole situation.
“I’m currently a little bit homeless,” he said.
“Something happened to my house in Malibu so I’m just sort of living in hotels, so I don’t have normal trick-or-treaters I would like to enjoy tonight.”
The actor revealed he would instead take his four-year-old daughter, August, trick-or-treating in nearby Santa Monica before tuning into Stanley Kubrick’s classic, The Shining.
Cage’s beachfront home was damaged due to coastal erosion spurred by September’s Hurricane Marie, which formed in the Pacific Ocean and generated massive waves in addition to high tides.
Evacuations were issued for more than 30 homes on the private road near the west end of the affluent community, with the city explaining that the properties were unsafe due to “the loss of access for Fire and Sheriff’s personnel to respond to medical, fire or law enforcement emergencies.”
Cage later clarified with the Associated Press that his words were taken out of context.
“I went to Comic Con and I was riffing with a very good interviewer and he just had to ask, because it was Halloween night, ‘What are you doing for Halloween?’” he said. “Now, when I said that, I meant my house is not available for trick or treaters.”
“Now, I have to watch my words so much to the letter. We’re content. We’re fine. We’re not destitute. We’re okay.”
He added, “I was just meaning that the house is not available for decorations and for candy to hand out to the children, which I like to do because I like Halloween.”
The National Treasure star purchased the 4,000-square-foot home in 2024 for a reported $15.2 million.
This story originally appeared in Fox News and was republished here with permission