Grammy-winning singer John Mayer and filmmaker McG have teamed up to purchase the historic Jim Henson Company studio property in Hollywood.
The Hollywood Reporter announced the sale, although the purchase price was not disclosed. Nor is it certain how Mayer and McG plan to use the property.
Last month, news reports circulated that the Church of Scientology acquired the 80,000-square-foot property, which first opened in 1917 as the Charlie Chaplin Studios. While the Church of Scientology has a sizable real estate portfolio in the Los Angeles area, a spokesperson for the Henson family denied the story.
Over the years, the property served as Kling Studios, the Red Skelton Studios and the headquarters for A&M Records. The Jim Henson Company purchased the property in 1999 and has used it as a headquarters location since 2000. It was named a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1969.
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