Nicolas Cage is walking back his recent claim that he was left “homeless”after a sinkhole almost swallowed his $10.5 million Malibu home.
He explained that he was just “riffing,” and insisted that he was “content” and “fine.”
“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?’ Now, when I said that, I meant my house is not available for trick or treaters,” he told AP on Wednesday.
“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 continued.
“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” actor added.
His clarification came after he spoke about his housing misfortune during last week’s LA Comic Con.
“I’m currently a little bit homeless,” he said at Comic Con. “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.”
Cage, 62, faced backlash for the comment on social media, as some took issue with the actor calling himself “homeless.”
In early September, his beachfront home wasaffected “due to coastal erosion from the high tides and high surf,” a statement from the City of Malibu read at the time.
Five beachfront homes in the area — including Cage’s — were red tagged. An evacuation order was also put in effect for the affected properties.
The coastal emergency was also accompanied by a gas leak at the back of Cage’s property, The Post reported.
The “Ghost Rider” star is doing everything he can to save his home, as Page Six exclusively reported that he filed three permits within days of the sinkhole incident in efforts to salvage his property.
Cage requested an emergency building permit with city officials, and was granted permission to pack sandbags against the beach and exterior of the home to prevent any future erosion and protect against waves.
Other permits were also approved for asphalt debris removal and excavation to collect soil samples.
The luxe property, which he purchased in 2024, included a private rooftop deck and private beach access.
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