Fact Check

Is Pharrell's Beverly Hills Mansion Listed for $17 Million?

A comical Reddit post in 2022 referenced an old tweet, which led us to Zillow to check dates and prices.

Published Feb. 17, 2022

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 28: Pharrell Williams speaks onstage for Panel 1 "Who We've Been" as Pharrell Williams holds forum at Norfolk State University to discuss full potential of the cities of Virginia Beach and Norfolk in his home state of Virginia at Norfolk State University on October 28, 2021 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Pharrell Williams ) (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Pharrell Williams)
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Claim:
Musician Pharrell Williams has listed his Beverly Hills mansion on Zillow for $17 million.
Context

It was true that Pharrell Williams listed his Beverly Hills mansion for around $17 million. However, it happened in 2020, nearly two years before a Reddit post went up that highlighted the listing as if it were current. The mansion was eventually sold for $14 million.

On Feb. 17, 2022, a post on Reddit in the r/holup subreddit showed a screenshot of a tweet that read: "Pharrell has listed his Beverly Hills mansion for $17 million." The joke was in the response below which commented on the home's appearance: "This man live in a community college."

It was true that musician Pharrell Williams had previously listed his Beverly Hills mansion for about $17 million. The exact amount was $16.95 million. However, this news was outdated, as it was around two years old at the time that the Reddit post went up.

The tweet was from March 2, 2020:

We found the home on Zillow, with 10 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and 17,245 square feet, at the following address: 14175 Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14175-Mulholland-Dr-Beverly-Hills-CA-90210/19987655_zpid/

According to Zillow, Pharrell's mansion eventually sold later in 2020 for $14 million, around $3 million under the list price.

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Jordan Liles is a Senior Reporter who has been with Snopes since 2016.