Plenty of people from all over the world move to Los Angeles with hopes of making it big in Hollywood. However, once they’ve become pretty big stars, some people move out of the city — and some leave the US altogether.
Here are 11 American celebs who moved out of the US and why:
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In 2024, Eva Longoria told Marie Claire that she and her family have been splitting their time between Spain [where she often works] and Mexico [where her husband, José Bastón, is from] for the last few years.
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In a 2024 Instagram video, Britney Spears shared that she moved to Mexico because of the “extremely mean and cruel” treatment she’d faced from paparazzi.
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In 2024, People reported that Ellen DeGeneres fell in love with a house in the Cotswolds in the UK and moved there with her wife, Portia de Rossi.
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Janet Jackson has lived in London, UK since about 2016.
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In April 2024, Richard Gere told Vanity Fair Spain that he and his family planned to move to Spain, where his wife, Alejandra Silva, is from, later in the year.
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In 1995, Tina Turner moved to Switzerland with Erwin Bach, her then-boyfriend (and later husband).
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In 2021, George Clooney reportedly moved to Brignoles, Provence, France with his wife, Amal Clooney, and their children.
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In 2023, Christina Milian and her family moved to France, where her husband, Matt Pokora, is from.
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And finally, Josh Hartnett and his wife, Tamsin Egerton, lived between the US and the UK (her home country) for years but spent lockdown in the UK. Then, when they were expecting their third child, they decided to stay in Hampshire for good.
If you were going to move to a different country, which one would you choose? Let us know in the comments!
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