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Driveway of coastal mansion owned by
Nicolas Cage collapses
[September 09, 2026]
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The driveway of a coastal mansion in Malibu
owned by actor Nicolas Cage collapsed Tuesday morning, opening up a
giant hole in front of the house.
The collapse caused a gas leak just before 6 a.m., prompting authorities
and a utility to respond. Utility SoCalGas said the leak was under
control several hours later, but that it was temporarily shutting off
natural gas services for an 85-foot (26-meter) section of the street as
a precaution against coastal erosion. |
An aerial view of a sinkhole which collapsed the driveway of a coastal
mansion owned by actor Nicolas Cage Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Malibu,
Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) |
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Representatives for Cage did not immediately respond to requests
for comment. Property records show the property was sold in
2024, and the prior owned told the New York Times at the time of
the sale that Cage was the buyer.
The mansion was damaged during a Los Angeles-area coastal
flooding advisory over lingering effects of Marie, which had
been a hurricane before turning back into a tropical storm.
While Marie did not make landfall, it brought rain and churned
up dangerous waves along the Southern California coastline over
the holiday weekend.
The city of Malibu prohibited entry to five total homes on the
street Tuesday, officials said in a statement. The private
neighborhood sits between the ocean and the iconic Pacific Coast
Highway.
Cage, 62, recently starred in the Amazon series “ Spider-Noir.”
He’ll play John Madden in a biographical film about the NFL
coach and commentator out later this year. He’s appeared in more
than 100 films, winning an Oscar for “Leaving Las Vegas.”
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