‘Hate Him!’ Paul Simon’s Daughter Rages At Richard Gere For Selling Her Childhood Home To Developers

Paul Simon’s daughter, Lulu Simon, is furious that actor Richard Gere decided to sell her childhood home in New Canaan, Connecticut, to developers, which she says goes against a promise he made when he purchased the property.

Lulu, 30, also a singer, is the daughter of the legendary Simon & Garfunkel singer/songwriter and his wife, Edie Brickell. She discussed the situation on her Instagram stories earlier this week, per People.

Gere purchased the property in 2022 for $10.8 million and then sold it for $10.75 million in October 2024, when he moved to Spain. It’s now being torn down to make way for nine new homes. 

“Just in case anyone was wondering if I still hate Richard Gere – I do!” Lulu wrote in the caption text. The post also included a news article about the house’s fate.

She continued, “He bought my childhood home. Promised he would take care of the land as [a] condition of his purchase. Proceeded to never actually move in & just sold it to a developer as 9 separate plots :).”

“Hate! Him!” Lulu added in the caption.

A second Instagram Story showed a photo of Gere surrounded by images of cats and dogs. “I hope my dead pets buried in that backyard haunt you until you descend into a slow and unrelenting madness,” that post caption said. 

Lulu also posted a meme of a frog that included the caption, “Time will put your enemies in the ground.”

According to Realtor.com, the house was built in 1938 and sits on more than 31 acres. It has six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. 

Simon and Brickell reportedly purchased the home for $16.5 million in 2002, per Town & Country. In 2019, the couple attempted to sell the property for $13.9 million, but Gere acquired it in 2022 after multiple price adjustments. 

 

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The salvage company Hudson Valley House Parts has reportedly started preserving items from the home prior to its demolition. French doors, window casings, a bluestone pond edge, and other items are listed for sale on the website under the project name “New Canaan.”

Gere and his wife, Alejandra Silva, moved their family to Spain to be closer to her family. 

“For Alejandra, it will be wonderful to be closer to her family, her lifelong friends and her culture,” the “Pretty Woman” actor told Vanity Fair Spain in April 2024. “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so it is only fair that I give her at least another six living in [Spain].”

“I love Spain and the ability of the Spanish people to live transmitting joy and happiness,” Gere added.

The couple has two young sons, Alexander, 6, and James, 5. Silva is also mom to an 11-year-old son from her previous marriage, while Gere has a 25-year-old son with his ex-wife, Carey Lowell.