Why are celebrities destroying multimillion dollar mansions? | Arwa Mahdawi

From Kanye West to Chris Pratt, the celebrity approach to housing is more out of touch than ever

Looking for a bargain beach house? Then you're in luck. Kanye West has just lowered the price on his minimalist mansion in Malibu, California, to a mere $39m (31.5m) - a $14m discount on its original listing price. There is a catch though: the house has no windows, doors, electricity, plumbing or interior finishes. It's completely uninhabitable, unless you happen to be a gull.

The sparseness isn't a deliberate design choice - though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. West, who also goes by the name Ye, is after all a man who opened up a lawsuit-magnet of a private school in Los Angeles called Donda Academy which, according to court filings, had empty windows because the musician doesn't like glass". Ye is, to put it in the politest terms possible, an individual with eccentric tastes.