Nicolas Cage makes bizarre new purchase
s latest property purchase isn't a new mansion or a shiny car -- it's a giant mausoleum in the shape of a pyramid.
Cage commissioned the 9-foot tall tomb to sit inside a New Orleans cemetery with the stipulation that it serve as his final resting place. The actor is known for being a devotee of the Louisiana city, and is the former owner of several homes inside its city limits.
Why the pharaoh-grave? It's probably no coincidence that a pyramid is the logo associated with Cage's popular film franchise "National Treasure." In the movies, Cage plays a noted cryptologist with a fascination with the mysteries of ancient civilizations.
The extravagant purchase comes during a time of financial stress for Cage. His Bel Air home foreclosed earlier this month after an unsuccessful courthouse auction failed to attract the minimum bid of $10.4 million. The foreclosure was the latest straw in a pattern of financial strain for the Cage family.
Cage was hit with a $5 million tax bill earlier this year, allegedly due to mismanagement by his financial adviser. He's been forced to sell off many of his homes, dumping a medieval German castle, a Rhode Island estate and a Bahamian island.
Cage's mausoleum. Splashnews.com It's been reported that fellow A-lister Johnny Depp has offered support to Cage, pledging to give "whatever it takes" to dig his friend out of trouble.
Cage is partly responsible for jump-starting Depp's career, having been friends with the future Jack Sparrow since he was a young unknown. Cage introduced Johnny to his own agent, which swiftly garnered Depp a spot in "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
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While a pyramid-shaped tomb is certainly not a run-of-the-mill purchase, Cage is no stranger to eccentric behavior. The actor recently dyed his hair a shocking platinum blonde in order to get in touch with his "Celtic roots." And let's not forget his young son, whom he named Kal-El -- the birth moniker of Superman.
When Cage is not buying and selling houses or checking in on his final resting place, he's hard at work. Currently he can be seen in an
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